Location: Los Angeles County, about 4 miles SSW of Wrightwood

Maps

Nearby Peaks: Pine Mountain Ridge

Distance: 5.5 miles round trip on old dirt road and use trail

Gain: 1744' total, 1172' out plus 572' on return

Time: 3 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, easy

Original: Peter & Ignacia Doggett, September 2010

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Go east on I-10 to I-15.
• Go north on I-15 to SR 138
• Go west on SR 138 to SR 2
• Go through Wrightwood & 4 miles further to N4.
• Stay on SR 2 and drive 1.8 miles further to the Blue Ridge Road (3N26).
• Turn left on 3N26 and note your odometer.
• At 0.2 mile, fork; keep right.
• At 1.3 miles, fork; keep left.
• At 2.4 miles, Blue Ridge Campground, keep straight, pavement ends.
• At 4.4 miles, gate; keep straight.
• At 5.1 miles, fork (to Guffy Campground); turn right on 3N06.
• At 5.6 miles, fork; turn right on 3N39.
• At 8.5 miles, Fish Fork Trailhead. Park here.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (6626'), begin in a southwest direction and stay left on the main trail at the first fork, about 100 yards from the parking area.
• At about ¼ mile, a flowing spring descends down the gully and crosses the trail.
• Follow the trail for about 1¾ miles to the Pine Mountain ridgeline (elevation 7270'). Excellent views from here.
• Upon reaching the ridgeline, turn left and follow another dirt road up for ½ mile (gaining 250') to a sometimes broken Fish Fork Trail sign (elevation 7520').
• Do not continue up the ridge. Instead, head southeast and follow the dirt road and then a use trail for about 1 mile to the summit.
• The summit is an obvious high point in a grove of sugar pine trees. There is about 75' of gain, just as one reaches the top.