Printable Peak Guide

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("South" on USGS topos)

Location: Riverside County, about 4 miles east of Idyllwild, 112 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Riverside County, Los Angeles and Vicinity
Forest Service	San Bernardino National Forest
USGS Topos	Idyllwild 7½, San Jacinto Peak 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 920K
	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)

From the Chevron station in Idyllwild, go northeast on North Circle Drive 0.8 mile to South Circle Drive. Turn right.
Go 0.1 mile to Fern Valley Road. Turn left.
Go 1.8 miles following the yellow line to Humber Park. Park here. Ample parking.

The Devils Slide Trail begins at the upper right corner of the parking lot. From this trailhead (6440'), hike up the trail 2 1/2 miles to Saddle Junction (8040').
At this point there are four trail choices. Take the second trail from the right with a sign "Tahquitz Valley".
Go 0.6 mile to another junction with a sign "Tahquitz, Skunk Cabbage Meadow". Go right at this junction.
Go another 0.6 mile to another junction signed "Tahquitz Peak, Tahquitz Meadow". This is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) marked by a square post.
Turn left and follow it along the north side of Red Tahquitz for about 3/4 mile to a shallow saddle with a rock outcrop about 100 yards to the left (east). There may be a duck on the right of the trail here. This is the turnoff for Red Tahquitz.
Continue on the trail past elevations 7900' and 7640'+ and past the east side of Southwell Peak.
About 1/4 mile from the last saddle at 7600'-, the trail starts downhill at a small saddle with a rock outcrop on the right. At this point the slope on the right side of the trail changes from steep rocks to a gentler slope. There may be a duck here.
Turn right, leave the trail and go up the slope to the summit.