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** Use at Your Own Risk **
21G |
Bertha Peak |
8201' |
Location: San Bernardino County, about 3 miles north of the town of Big Bear Lake, 102 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity, San Bernardino Mountain Area |
| Forest Service | San Bernardino National Forest |
| USGS Topo | Fawnskin 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable JPG file - Approximately 715K | |
| 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) |
ROUTE 1
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 3 1/4 miles round trip on trail and cross-country
- Gain: 800'
- Time: 2 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, easy
Original: John Backus, January 1980
DRIVING ROUTE 1
- Drive east on I-10 to I-215.
- Drive north on I-215 to SR 210.
- Drive east on SR 210 to SR 330.
- Drive north on SR 330 to SR 18 at the town of Running Springs.
- Drive east on SR 18 to the dam at Big Bear Lake. Turn left on SR 38.
- Drive on SR 38 to Fawnskin.
- Continue east on SR 38 for 2.0 miles to Polique Canyon Road (Holcomb Valley turnoff). Turn left (north). Note your odometer and go as follows:
- At 1.5 miles, T intersection with 2N71 to the left. Go right (northeast) on 2N09.
- At 2.0 miles, a gated road on the right. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 1
- From the parking area (7420'), hike north on 2N09 about 250 yards to where the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) crosses the road. Turn right (east).
- Continue about 1 1/2 miles to where the PCT begins to pass the north slope of Bertha.
- Leave the trail here and hike southeast up the slope to the summit. There is a radio transmitter site on the summit.
ALTERNATE ROUTES
From the same parking area, pass the gate and hike east up road 2N09C to the summit.
ROUTE 2
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 7.0 miles round trip on trail and dirt road
- Gain: 1500' total, 1425' out plus 75' on return
- Time: 3 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 1, moderate
Original: Peter Doggett, April 2009
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- Follow Route 1 directions to Fawnskin.
- From Fawnskin, continue 2.5 miles east on SR-38 to the Cougar Crest Trailhead parking lot. Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the Cougar Crest Trailhead (elevation 6850') hike north about 0.1 mile on a paved walking path.
- As the paved path turns to the right, continue straight on a dirt road and hike up to the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).
- Upon reaching the PCT (2 miles from your car), turn right and proceed another 0.5 miles to another dirt road.
- Leave the PCT, turn right and follow this dirt road for about 1 mile to the summit.
SPECIAL NOTE
The views of Big Bear Lake from much of this route are very nice.
History of Summit Signature
Climbing Archives
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