Printable Peak Guide

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Location: Ventura County, about 14 miles east-northeast of Ojai, 85 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Ventura County
Forest Service	Los Padres National Forest: Mt Pinos, Ojai and Santa Barbara Ranger Districts
USGS Topos	Topatopa Mountains 7½, Santa Paula Peak 7½, Ojai 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable PDF file - Approximately 2.8 megs
	GPX file or Google Earth KML file to download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files)
	Routes as shown on CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo)

(Special Permit and USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

Take US 101 and SR 33 to the town of Ojai.
From the intersection of SR 150 and SR 33 in Ojai, go north on SR 33 for 14.7 miles to a road on the right signed "Rose Valley - 4". Turn right.
Go 3.1 miles to a fork on the right. Turn right.
Drive into the campground. There is a road with a locked gate on the west side of the campground. Use the combination supplied with your permit to unlock the gate and lock it behind you. Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 2.2 miles, junction with the Nordhoff Ridge Road (22W15). Turn left (east).
At 3.7 miles, pass through a wire gate.
At 3.9 miles a saddle with a duck on the south side. This is the parking spot for Chief Peak.
At 7.2 miles, fork with a sign "Road Ends 3 Miles". Keep left.
At 8.4 miles, a sign "Trail 22W08" and road forks. Take the main road (right fork).
At 10.3 miles, a permanent barrier and a sign "Trail 21W08". Park here (limited parking). There is more parking available 0.1 mile back on bump 5479'.

From the parking area (5440+'), hike past the gate east along the road up to saddle 6040+' and over bump 6204'.
Go down to the next saddle 6040+' at the end of the road.
From here go southeast up the narrow ridge following a faint use trail up to the summit. The summit is marked by a sign "Hines Peak".