Mt San Antonio

Taking the Baldy Bowl Trail, it was a killer hike. Not an easy hike that I wouldn't take lightly. However, absolutely gorgeous and completely worth it. The Devil's Backbone is a much easier trail to hike, just a bit longer. Very popular hike, recommend get here early. Views are incredible.

The most amazing camping trip I’ve been on. The mornings are very surreal with the clouds at that elevation. I highly recommend 10 out of 10.

There are many ways to hike this peak, the highest in LA County, but I did the Register Ridge-Ski Hut Loop today. There were nice views throughout, and this trail was steep and gained 4,000 feet. The views from up here on Baldy were amazing as always, and the summit was crowded more than my liking, but still very nice.

Worth it for the views at the summit and fun downhill via the ski hut. The weather was 52F and winds at 6/hr at the top for a summer hike in mid July. Parked at Manker campground and went via the ski lift area and onto devil’s backbone to the summit. Mostly fire road and scree after backbone then scree and a rocky, steeper technical descent into the ski hut and back down to the waterfall area and campground. Under 10 miles for the loop. Started later than I wanted at 8:30 and was already sunny and warm, single layer weather. Drank about 2.5L. Two hours up and an hour down on a training trail run. Loved the sea of clouds views. There were some colorful wildflowers surrounding a stream down by the ski hut. Look for the yellow tipped posts from rock fields upwards. I’d leave earlier and have a cooler ascent. Glad I brought the cap with face and neck flaps. I wouldn’t do it in winter unless I went with an experienced hiker and had crampons as there’re many rocks on the descent towards the ski hut and backbone would be quite dangerous.

The Devil's Backbone is a much easier trail to hike, just a bit longer. Very popular hike, recommend get here early. Views are incredible.

Great trail and a very cool experience. First things first. This is not a casual hike and for many it will one of the hardest hikes you have done. With that said the trail is well defined and for the most part it is well maintained. A word of caution the ski chalet route can get questionable at times so next time I do this one I will be going back the same way I came up via devils backbone. This is a great hike if you want to challenge yourself and the views are just gorgeous. It is windy at the top so bring a light jacket and poles are helpful. Enjoy your trip to the summit!

Mt. San Antonio, Mt. Baldy, is an amazing hike. We hiked it in late October and the weather perfect. We parked near Manker Campground and hiked to the Ski hut before hitting the summit via the Baldy Bowl trail. Not an easy hike but worth the work.

Very nice trail. Paved till the waterfall. The path to the falls is a bit loose, so be sure to wear appropriate footwear. The trail to San Antonio is pretty and serene.