Location: San Bernardino County, about 9 miles north of Upland, 45 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Nearby Peaks: Cucamonga Peak

Distance: 17 miles round trip on trail

Gain: 4600'

Time: 9-10 hours round trip

Rating: Class 1, strenuous

Original: Warren E. von Pertz, May 1964

DRIVING ROUTE 1

• Take the 210 freeway east to Baseline Road exit in the City of Claremont. Turn left (west) at the bottom of the off-ramp onto Baseline Road.
• Almost immediately, take the first right (north) onto Padua Ave.
• Go 1.8 miles north on Padua to the intersection with Mount Baldy Rd. Turn right (northeast).
• Take this road northeast and then north about seven miles to Mt. Baldy Village.
• Continue another two and a half miles (through Baldy Village) to a fork at Icehouse Canyon. Turn right.
• Go a short distance to a parking lot. Park here.

Note: There is a good parking lot for ridesharing in this area. To get there, after turning west on Baseline Road, continue past Padua Avenue a short distance to Mills Avenue. Turn north on Mills, and continue to Mt. Baldy Road. The parking lot is at the northeast corner of this intersection.

HIKING ROUTE 1

• From the parking area (5000'), trail 7W07 starts just to the right of the old Icehouse Lodge foundation.
• Hike up this trail about 3/4 mile to a trail junction with the Chapman Trail.
• Continue straight up the canyon past Columbine Spring to another junction with the Chapman Trail.
• Turn right and follow the trail up to Icehouse Saddle. It is also possible to take the Chapman Trail. It adds about 1 1/2 miles.
• Take trail 7W04 which goes southeast toward Cucamonga Peak. Follow it along the east side of Bighorn Peak, through a saddle, and up switchbacks.
• At the top of the switchbacks there is a trail junction with a sign "Cucamonga Peak".
• Keep left and continue on the trail about 1 1/2 miles passing the saddle east of elevation 8603'.
• Continue farther to where an obvious use trail forks to the right. Follow this up to the summit.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Etiwanda Peak is in the Cucamonga Wilderness. A permit is required. Applications are available on the trail just past the Icehouse Canyon Trailhead. Fill it and drop in the box, or contact the USFS Mt. Baldy Schoolhouse Visitor Center in Mt. Baldy Village at (909) 982-2829 (8:00 am to 4:30 pm). A permit can be obtained in advancy be writing to: