REAL TRAIL NAME: Ontario Peak – via IceHouse Canyon, Cucamonga Wilderness
HIKE DATE: Saturday, December 4, 2010
HIKE LEAD: Elizabeth Brienza & Effin Gentry
HIKE LEVEL: Level 8 + Strenuous
DISTANCE: 13.9 miles round trip
HIKE DURATION: 9 hrs
MEETING TIME: 6:30am -6:40am (Please be there on time)
MEETING LOCATION:
Burger King
910 N. Mountain Ave.
Upland CA 91786
[Scroll Down for a map to the meeting point]
DRIVE TO TRAILHEAD: 15 miles
REQUIRED: Forest Recreation Pass & Wilderness Permit – we will get as a group
RECOMMENDED: Extra water besides the two liters in the hydration systems, one or two half-liter bottles of water, Extra food, Extra clothing, and Sun protection- sun screen- lip sun block sun hat- sun glasses – Gloves. It could get very cold (winds) and the next minute get hot – so be prepared!!!
HIKE WALK THROUGH: It is steep and strenuous the whole way. This hike takes you through beautiful Icehouse Canyon, into the Cucamonga Wilderness up to Icehouse Saddle and beyond Kelly’s Camp to Ontario Peak exposed to sun. Elevation Gain: 3710 feet
NOTE: There is more than one Mountain Ave. exit of the 210 Fwy. Make sure it is the Mountain Ave exit in the city of Upland and it says Mount Baldy on the Fwy. Exit sign