| Mt. San Gorgonio - South Fork Trail Highest point in Southern California (permit required) 25 miles north along Highway 38 from Redlands, CA (jenks lake rd) |
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| Trailhead, 6900 feet | ||||||||||||||||
| i'm guessing this is horse meadows?? if it is, its 2 miles in at 7500 feet just after this pic the trail splits in three - take the middle path you'll soon enter the official san gorgonio wilderness for which you need a permit. |
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| steeper hiking, but at least its partially shaded.. | ||||||||||||||||
| this is the 'fork' in South Fork trail - we're going right to Dollar Lake and back the entire loop is 23 miles and can be done in one day if you start hiking around 8 during the summer. 3.75 miles, 8100 feet. |
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| getting higher.. about 5 miles, 9000 feet. |
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| Trees!! about 5.5 miles, 9500 feet. |
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| OK, prepare yourself for disappointment! this is supposed to be Dollar Lake - however its all dried up!! usually its very beautiful and worth the 0.6 miles from the main trail. 5.75 miles along main trail and then 0.6 miles down - 9219 feet. |
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