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** Use at Your Own Risk **
25A |
Allen Peak |
5795' |
Location: San Bernardino County, about 5 miles northeast of Yucaipa, 76 miles from Los Angeles
Maps
| Auto Club | Los Angeles and Vicinity, San Bernardino Mountain Area |
| Forest Service | San Bernardino National Forest |
| USGS Topos | Forest Falls 7½, Yucaipa 7½ |
| Official HPS Maps | TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO! |
| Viewable PDF file - Approximately 2.7 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) | |
| All of Yucaipa Ridge: 3.6 meg JPG, TPO file, GPX file, KML file, CalTopo. |
ROUTE 1- Aqueduct Scramble
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)Route withdrawn due to impassibility. But see Route 3, below.
ROUTE 2 - Wildlife Preserve Road
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 7.5 miles round trip on road and cross-country
- Gain: 1300'
- Time: 3-4 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 2, moderate
- Navigation: Easy
DRIVING ROUTE 2
- Take I-10 east past San Bernardino to the Orange Street exit (SR 38).
- Go one block east, then go north (left) 0.5 mile to Lugonia Avenue. Turn right on SR 38 (east).
- Go about 8 miles to the Mill Creek Ranger Station.
- Continue on SR 38 another 6.2 miles to Valley of the Falls Road junction (Forest Falls Road). Park here.
HIKING ROUTE 2
- From the parking area (4460'), cross Mill Creek to the south on 1S08. Hike up 1S08 through privately owned land 2.6 miles to 1S09 (Yucaipa Ridge Truck Trail) at the Allen-Birch saddle.
- Turn right (west) and hike along 1S09 about 1/4 mile to where the north trending ridge of Allen Peak crosses the road.
- Turn left (south) and hike up the north ridge of Allen Peak to the summit.
ROUTE 3
(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)- Distance: 9 miles round trip on trail and road
- Gain: 1500'
- Time: 4-5 hours round trip
- Rating: Class 2, moderately strenuous
- Navigation: Easy
DRIVING ROUTE 3
- Take I-10 east past San Bernardino to the Orange Street exit (SR 38).
- Go one block east, then go north (left) 0.5 mile to Lugonia Avenue. Turn right on SR 38 (east).
- Go about 8 miles to the Mill Creek Ranger Station.
- Continue on SR 38 another 6.2 miles to Valley of the Falls Road junction (Forest Falls Road). Turn right.
- Go 1.2 miles to where the road crosses the creek. Parking is available just to the left of this junction.
- Drive or walk about 0.1 mile south on Canyon Drive to the intersection with Prospect Drive. Turn left.
- Continue on Prospect Drive to where the road curves to the west. The trail starts just past a brown cabin at 39393 Prospect Dr.
HIKING ROUTE 3
- From the start of the trail, follow it as it crosses a creek and continues on the other side.
- Continue on the trail 2.6 miles to FS 1S08, the road from Bear Paw Sanctuary.
- Continue on the road 1 mile to the junction with the Allen-Birch saddle (FS 1S09).
- Turn right (west) and hike along FS 1S09 about ¼ mile to where the north trending ridge of Allen Peak crosses the road.
- Turn left (south) and hike up the north ridge of Allen Peak to the summit.
Note: In some areas, beware of loose rocks. Helmets might be advisable.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Route 2 crosses a wildlife preserve and permission must be obtained well advance of the day of the hike. Route 3 does not need to have permission of Bear Paw Sanctuary.
Hiking along Yucaipa Ridge from Birch Mountain to Allen Peak without permission is not recommended! This route also crosses private property.
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