By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: East of Running Springs Length: 2.2 miles Elevation gain: 57 feet Challenge: easy Our destination this week is in a setting beloved by outdoor-adventure devotees. The area’s main attraction is the Exploration...
With the good intention of giving a “Let’s Go Hiking” nod to Cedar Glen, this weekly columnist wrote about Hook Creek Road for the June 20 edition of the Alpine Mountaineer. My first preference would have been the access route to Splinters Cabin and trail to Aztec...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Lake Arrowhead Length: 2.3-mile loop Elevation gain: 133 feet Challenge: easy to semi-difficult We’ve been to this U.S. Forest Service gem before, paying our “Let’s Go Hiking” respects because it’s home to a...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Lake Arrowhead Length: 5.2 miles Elevation gain: 483 feet Challenge: moderate to semi-difficult One of the most hikable and likable routes in our area has been expanded. Thanks to the visionary management of the...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: East of Running Springs Length: 2 miles Elevation gain: 114 feet Challenge: easy to moderate Small Is Beautiful was a popular and influential book published in 1973. Its title could apply to Arrowbear Lake, so...
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Where: Silverwood Lake Length: 5.2-mile round trip (partial transit) Elevation gain: 87 feet (return leg) Challenge: easy It’s one the longest and most well-known trails in the United States. The Pacific Crest Trail...
