Mt San Antonio

Taking the Baldy Bowl Trail, it was a killer hike. Not an easy hike so I wouldn't take it 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.

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.

Unforgettable experience with incredible 360 views of the urban jungle, San Gabriel range, and the desert. First 10K summit, and more to come. Please come prepared for the hike

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.

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.

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!

I cheated and took the ski lifts it was way fun! Once I reached the top I realized Devils backbone was not for me and found plenty of trails up to explore. I wish all the ski runs were open. Soo fun and thrilling. Back down the road before you enter the ski resort area you can park and easily hike to a viewpoint to see San Antonio falls. SPECTACULAR! The hike down to it is moderately difficult. KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE TRAIL. The falls have a way of catching your attention with excitement. However you do not want to fall and injure yourself. VERY IMPORTANT DETAIL... I highly advise you return out up the same trail. I went exploring down river and found no other way out. I made a mistake and tried to free climb out midway as down stream is like a waterfall. I swear to you I almost died DO NOT TAKE ANY SHORTCUTS PLEASE. I was stupid.

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.