Printable Peak Guide

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Location: San Bernardino County, about 7 miles west-northwest of Yucca Valley, 128 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Los Angeles and Vicinity
USGS Topo	Rimrock 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable PDF file - Approximately 810K
	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)

Drive east on I-10 past Banning to SR 62.
Go north on SR 62 to Pioneertown Road in Yucca Valley. Turn left.
Go north on Pioneertown Road 7.3 miles to Pipes Canyon Road. Turn left (west).
Go 0.6 mile to a fork. Go right.
Continue 0.3 mile farther to a parking area at 51010 Pipes Canyon Road ("The Pipes", UTM 421811). Park here.

From the parking area (4460'), hike west towards Pipes Canyon.
Pick up the well marked Pipes Canyon Trail (Indian Trail Loop) at a white steel gate. Sign in at the register box.
Follow the trail past the Olsen Ruins and continue on the Indian Loop Trail.
Follow the Indian Loop to the south-southeast (left, up the canyon) at a fork past the ruins. The trail fork is marked with signage.
Follow the trail up the canyon to the Chaparrosa Peak Trail (connecting to Route 1).
Turn right (south) and follow the trail 0.6 mile up to the summit.
Coming down, retrace the route up, or continue on "Indian Loop." For the "Indian Loop," when you reach the trail fork, continue right on the Chaparrosa Peak Trail, back to the parking area, 3.3 miles from the summit.