 the trail has no blockages. Some brushing. From the Piedra Blanca Trailhead, southern starting point, the trail crosses Lion Creek and the Sespe River. Continue southeast from Haddock camp approximately 2 miles, finally descend into Three Mile camp (elev.  If you want to do just the northern section to Bear Trap or just the southern to Piedra Blanca those would make for easier overnight hikes.  The trail is brushy from Beartrap to Haddock Saddle and then clear with some fallen trees to Piedra Blanca. Have to cross three small rivers. 1865 – George Hearst purchases the 48,000 acre Piedra Blanca Rancho.  Even I got vertigo. To reach the parking area at the trailhead for the coastal trail to the light station, proceed another 0.3 miles up Highway One and turn into the smaller lot on the left. The GMPB is indisputably one of the gems of the Los Padres National Forest. Not much shade if you’re planning this in the summer months. CLICK HERE to find out more information about the Adventure Pass and where they can be purchased. Rancho Grande is a family-owned and operated venue hosted by Richard Murad and his wife Linda and their three children, Alex, Shelly, and … Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Sufficient water flowing at Piedra Blanca Camp. We through hiked the trail from Reyes Creek to Piedra Blanca Trailhead in 3 days and two nights. 5900 ft.). 4675 ft.). Water was available at Pine Mountain Lodge, Twin Forks and Piedra Blanca Camps.Â. There is a usable pool of water at the entrance to Pine Mountain Lodge. We saw two trail runners at Bear Trap who were a bit lost. There are a few shaley areas where light tread work is needed through this section: first is right after Beartrap Camp where a tree has uprooted and taken some of the trail with it (see photos), second is along the steep ascent with switchbacks leading up to a saddle as you leave Beartrap Creek drainage at about mile 7 (see photos). Rigging work for large boulders and trees was done and landslide repair above Twin Forks, trees cut on the MPRD side and trees cut on the Ojai side, etc. Beartrap camp has 5 stoves amidst cedars, alders and conifers; water is year-round. Upcoming Hikes. More brushing needed near the top in the Pine and Fir area. Â. Very brushy with heavy white thorn below Pine Man Lodge on the steep ascent. 4000 ft., with paved parking, vault toilet and small pipe corral) at the end of Forest Service Rd. The trailhead is located at the Piedra Blanca parking lot, where you're required to have an Adventure Pass. Hike up and back to rock formation, 3 river crossing (ankle deep). People were camping and tubing and generally not following social distancing or mask guidelines so beware.  And then there is a lot of poison oak in the area near Piedra Springs. Nice trail for kids. 5960 ft.) before dropping into the Piru Creek headwaters towards either Fishbowls or Cedar Creek Trailheads. I head back to the Sespe Wilderness - this time to hike the Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail through a burn area. Enjoy the natural beauty of this trail that starts out by crossing Sespe Creek, a National Wild and Scenic River. Some water is available in Pine Mountain Lodge, Three Mile, Haddock, Beartrap We saw a ton of bear scat, more than I've ever seen before in my 50 some odd backpacking trips around California. After passing Kerr Spring not long after, the tr… The trail continues southeast, ascending a ridge for 1.5 miles before descending towards Beartrap Creek and Beartrap camp (elev. From Three mile to Haddock It starts to get overgrown with ivy and thorn bush as well as some large downed pine trees. From the junction at Pine Mountain Lodge Camp, the Piedra Blanca Trail continues northwest to Three Mile Camp. From the Piedra Blanca Trailhead, follow the trail down to Sespe Creek.  We saw water at Upper Reyes, Bear Trap, about a mile above Bear Trap, between Haddock and Three Mile, at Pine Mountain Camp, at Piedra Spring, at Twin Forks, and Piedra Blanca Camps. I found the hike challenging but very scenic. Backpackers: the trail continues and there's plenty of … From Piedra Blanca camp follow the trail south passing through the rock formation for which this trail is trail is named until reaching the Middle Sespe Trail (22W04) junction (elev. There was good flowing water halfway between Haddock and Three Mile, stagnant puddles here and there, and a trickle at Pine Mountain Lodge. But if the drought lets up (fingers crossed), I imagine you should be prepared to rock jump across the creek. Hard on pack stock bags and riders. This is a very scenic trip through the Sespe Wilderness to Willett Hot Springs. 1886 – Piedra Blanca Rancho grows to 270,000 acres. 7) Reach Piedra Blanca Trail Camp (mile 15.6) and follow Piedra Blanca Creek’s west bank to scale the actual Piedra Blanca, a massive sandstone formation, at mile 17. from Cedar Creek Trailhead to Reyes Creek camp via Pine Mountain Lodge. No water in Sespe Creek...completely dry.Â, Hiked from the Piedra Blanca trailhead up to Pine Mountain Lodge camp. Piedra Blanca trail head | Elevation 3,069 feet Monday April 17th -- 8:30AM. This section was very steep going downhill to Twin Forks. Lots of poison oak crowding the trail. Follow the trail west towards the Sespe River where the trail will follow the rock-bed upstream or the water upstream (if there is water during the time of year you go). Trail is in excellent shape with no downed trees, slides or washouts.Â. Fun photo opportunities. I spent the night at Haddock, and hiked to Pine Mountain Lodge Camp and back on Saturday. 7N11 (Camp Scheideck Rd.). The parking area for Piedra Blanca Trailhead. Before entering the camp, there was a small plastic sign showing Pine Mtn.  In some places we had to push through bushes but for a majority of the hike it was a fine trail. 6000 ft.). The campgrounds in the Ojai Ranger District are managed by the Parks Management Concession Management Company. Camp. Cedar Creek Trail is in excellent condition all the way to Pine Mountain Lodge except 3040 ft., with paved parking, vault toilets, and one pipe corral in 0.4 miles. Condor Trail hikers reported that the trail is in good shape from Haddock out to Piedra Blanca. Water at all the camps. Camping in the Sespe Wilderness is free and doesn't require a backcountry permit unless you plan on making fires, in which case you will need a fire permit. Pinos Ranger District. Water - good flow from below PB Camp to past third Fairly easy to follow trail. The closer you are to the creek the more mosquitoes and other bugs you’ll have to deal with. This camp is nestled in the conifers and has a year round spring close by. Two stream crossings, one may be a little difficult for younger kids but the water was shallow ( just some wet feet). We didn't have GPS, so I will try to describe the areas in need of work as best as I can; if you have any questions you can email me at aaronsonger4321@gmail.com. Minor tread and rock work to improve stock access.Â. The trail will most likely be harder to find come spring time. Thank you for taking the time to visit Hike Los Padres. 3100 ft.).  South of Pine Mountain Camp the trail is exceedingly steep with little shade. Adventure Passes are needed at the Piedra Blanca Trailhead. Trail is stock passable to Haddock. Recent McCaslin article about a dayhike up from Piedra Blanca, enjoy! You do not need … Found ticks on me and my dog after the hike so be sure to check.  VWR brushed the trail from Reyes Creek to 1 mile past Beartrap. Trail was high traffic and narrow from the mid-point on (hard to stay away from other people) Weather and conditions were beautiful in fall. a few step-over downed limbs along the way. for a couple of washed out sections as you descend from the summit leaving Grade  There are still a handful of downed trees in the middle section but the trail should be very passable for hikers and equestrians. Nice quick hike with a variety of terrain. Rasberry Drainage, Reyes Creek, and Beartrap Creek were all flowing. We have been working the trail since November off and on. High chance you may get your feet wet with the last one.  All downed trees were logged from saddle down to Haddock Camp. Finishing up at the Piedra Blanca Trailhead. Loved exploring and scrambling through the rocks at the end. If you want a adventure , this is it ! a fire pit. Signs in camp are broken and on the ground. By Pine Mtn  Some rutting has developed in the tread but other than that it's good to go! We got a report from Bardley of Ojai of some slides and damage along the Piedra Blanca Trail from the Piedra Blanca Trailhead up to Pine Mountain Lodge - see photos. Most of the journey you will be exposed to the sun. 21 September 2020. The trail was in great condition and very beautiful. • A few trees down, especially along the upper stretch. Crossing the Sespe River itself, near the Piedra Blanca Trailhead, had been easy, and it was simple on the return portion. If you look really hard just before Three Mile Camp and right after Three Mile Camp before the first knoll, you might find some old LP Forest isolators on some pine trees (see photos), my guess is that back in the old days, they wired Thorn Point Lookout with Reyes Peak Lookout so that they could communicate with each other. The saddle to haddock has snow, 1shetchy hill to 3 mile, and the slide above twin forks is passable but scary as fork. Creeks flowing. green. I recommend starting from the Piedra Blanca Trailhead, First cross the wide stream-bed of Sespe Creek and take the trail to the left. Many Trails listed may be unmaintained, always plan ahead, check weather report, know your risks and level of ability.  All downed trees have been removed from the Piedra Blanca side up to Pine Mtn Lodge. • Great water flow along the creeks, you will get wet at the first crossings. Trail is easy to follow but is tough around the slide areas. There is now overgrowth, no downed trees, and no tread/trail work needed. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is 4.4 miles north of Hearst Castle and 10.4 miles south of Ragged Point at the south end of the Big Sur Coast. Head southeast for 0.4 miles until reaching another trail junction then turn southwest, crossing Sespe Creek to the Piedra Blanca Trailhead (elev. The Gene Marshall-Piedra Blanca Trail is a National Recreation Trail, The trail can be accessed from four locations: The Piedra Blanca Trailhead at the end of Rose Valley Road, Reyes Creek Campground, Cedar Creek Trail / Fishbowls Trail and the Reyes Peak Trail from Pine Mountain. Piedra Blanca Location: Los Padres National Forest north of Ojai. Well maintained with no bush to walk through. The creek is home to gorges and the endangered California condor. Hiked on July 18th. I encountered three slides between Twin Forks and Haddock, all passable with care. It could also use light pruning. Brushing project completed this week. One of our Los Padres NRT’s is the 18-mile Gene Marshall – Piedra Blanca Trail (aka Piedra Blanca Trail) (aka GMPB) which crosses Ventura County’s Pine Mountain within the Sespe Wilderness between Reyes Creek Trailhead and Piedra Blanca Trailhead. This camp has one stove and water is reliable.  Then trail starts to get brushy and overgrown in places as it goes along the canyon bottom back and forth across Beartrap Creek,  As riparian vegetation leafs out, trail will likely be obscured but still possible to follow although difficult at times, but stays in canyon bottom. The trail is hard to follow because of the overgrowth from the ivy, washed out trail and numerous downed trees blocking the trail. The weather was clear and breezy and the temperature was in the mid to high 60s. VIP Hikes. However the section from Piedra Blanca camp to the 'turn' for the uphill to Pine Mtn Lodge is becoming overgrown, especially with longer areas of unavoidable Poison Oak overhanging the trail. There are some sketchy sections where the tread is not very large between Pine Mtn Lodge and Twin Forks Camp. Camp has low flow but better just up stream at bedrock.Â. Hiked from Piedra Blanca trailhead to Pine Mountain Lodge. Another spot that could use some tread work is just after Beartrap Camp along the creek where the canyon narrows, especially at the creek crossings. Signs need replacing in Pine Mountain Lodge and Three Mile camp. Trail was maintained the week before, and it showed. the amount of vegetation. Shelf Road. Some nice trail repair on the climb up the North Fork of Piedra Blanca creek to Pine Mountain Lodge. Piedra Blanca Formations Trail is a 4.2 kilometer moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Ojai, California that features a river and is good for all skill levels. There were no downed trees, but the trail could use some light pruning and tread work. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Piedra Blanca Trailhead Venue . Trail is pretty cleaned up and stock passable to Pine Mountain Lodge from Rose Valley if you dismount on heavy brush 1/2 mile below Pine Mtn Lodge.  The trail is in great shape from Reyes Creek to Beartrap thanks to the United Trail Maintainers of California. The trail was moderately overgrown and needs pruning coming out of Beatrap and along the creek as the canyon narrows. Highest slide before Haddock most sever, use caution.  there is flowing water at piedra blanca camp, twin forks camp, pine mtn lodge camp (slow but steady) and three mile camp. 19.3 Miles and 8-1/2 hours traversed with shuttle @ Lion's Camp and Reye's Creek. A half-mile further will bring you to Twin Forks Camp, located across the creek from the trail. The trail starts from Piedra Blanca trailhead near Rose Valley Falls and leaves the dense green of the bays, oaks, and chaparral for grassland plains that feel surprisingly southwestern. This section of trail has fossils from the Eocene era (6 to 23 million years ago) scattered in the rocks to either side. The rock formation made you feel as if you were on another planet. The trail begins to lose shape as you go past the camp.  it is easy to follow. Just nice to explore a new area. Turn right on Rose Valley Road and drive 6.5 miles to the Piedra Blanca trailhead. Cleared trees and performed spot limbing trail maintenance from Reyes Creek to Haddock. We went in November and the weather was perfect. Between beartrap and Haddock is overgrown and washed out in places. Fees for campsites range from $20-$30/night. Trail Distance 16.32 Miles The Gene Marshall-Piedra Blanca Trail is a National Recreation Trail, The trail can be accessed from four locations: The Piedra Blanca Trailhead at the end of Rose Valley Road, Reyes Creek Campground, Cedar Creek Trail / Fishbowls Trail and the Reyes Peak Trail from Pine Mountain. About a mile round trip to and from the rocks to the parking lot but can easily be made into a 2 mile trek if you explore the rocks. 2 trees taken out between trailhead and 3 Mile camp. This website was developed for adventurists, explorers and enthusiasts of both the Northern and Southern portions of the Los Padres National Forests. Continue downstream only 0.25 miles and Piedra Blanca camp is reached (elev. From Haddock its all pretty clear.Â. Description: The Piedra Blanca Camp is located on the Gene Marshall-Piedra Blanca Trail in the Sespe Wilderness about 2.1 miles from the Piedra Blanca trail head. Thanksgiving Hike through the Gene Marshall Trail. Trail is in disarray in the upper bear trap canyon Pretty good trail all the way to piedra blanca camp.  Near the camps the trail can be also confusing and hard to follow. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. There are lots of trees down near Haddock and Three Mile. 6200 ft.) and then gradually descending along the headwaters of Piedra Blanca Creek to Haddock camp (elev. The trail passes through Haddock Camp then to Bear Trap Camp , and Upper Reyes Creek Camp and finally the trail ends at the Reyes Creek Campground.The Cedar Creek Trail (21W10) proceeds northeast from Pine Mountain Lodge to Fishbowls and Cedar Creek Camps in the Mt. Maybe saw 15 people the entire trip. Sespe River Trail Piedra Blanca Trailhead. No tread work is needed but there were two or three very small downed trees before Pine Mountain Lodge.  In the Upper Bear Trap Canyon the trail is overgrown and hard to follow - I think this area sees more bears tha. Trail is in good condition all the way to Beartrap, but between Beartrap and Haddock is overgrown. valley behind. From the ranch, you can explore the surrounding mountains on the Nordhoff Ridge Trail, Howard Creek Trail or Piedra Blanca Trail. There is ample parking here and a toilet. When going over the saddles, there are great views of the badlands. Summer is brutally hot and dry. The colors on the trees make for a beautiful autumn hike. My boys are 11 and 13 and very active, this is their favorite trail thus far. traffic will likely correct this. Big tree fell in 3 Mile Camp next to Very cool but also very hot! The views at the top of the tail were incredible definitely worth getting off trail when getting to the rocks to play. Trail in good shape with some minor overgrowth and lush Poison Oak at the stream crossings. Piedra Blanca Formations Trail is a 2.6 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Ojai, California that features a river and is good for all skill levels. Trail Is well maintained and easy to follow from Rose Valley up to where I stopped at Pine Mountain lodge. Lodge ahead and Three Mile behind instead of have a clearer sign showing the junction and mileage. If you really are trekker, do this in combination with the other trail option that leads to the water hole and call it a day! Both Beartrap Creek and Piedra Blanca Creek were flowing. There was also some more fallen trees which may present a hazard should their condition progress. The Sespe River Trail begins at the ever-popular Piedra Blanca Trailhead and runs along, and crosses on many occasions, one of the last wild rivers in Southern California: the Sespe River. There is a fallen tree on the side of the trail though which should be cleaned up but does not obstruct the path. Another option is to start from the Reyes Creek Trailhead (elev. PB Trail needs spot brushing from Wilderness Sign to about a mile past Twin Forks. Would like to see a close up of the smashed 3 Mile Camp sign for replacement. Ran into one backpacking family and a couple of groups doing day hikes, no one else staying at the Lodge, even on the long weekend. The trail (P.B. Otherwise trail is in good condition with no slides or washouts - from Piedra Blanca Trailhead (rose valley) to .25 north of Pine Mtn Lodge. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. 6100 ft.) in 0.7 miles. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Lodge camp, there is a brown closure post and a paper notice saying the trail is closed for Pine Fire, even though online it shows its been reopened since December 8th. There are some new Burn area caution signs along the route. A few down trees of various sizes across The creek crossing was easy lots of stones to step on. 5100 ft.) in 0.3 miles. There is one other very large downed tree on the Reyes Peak Trail right at the junction with the Gene Marshall-Piedra Blanca Trail. Piedra Blanca Trailhead Rose Valley Rd Ojai, CA 93023 US + Google Map. It follows the Sespe Creek almost the entire way. http://christopherplord.blogspot.com/2018/10/piedra-blanca-from-rose-valley.html, a few sketchy tread areas in the upper slog.Â. I hiked this trail from Haddock to Pine Mountain Lodge. Bring bug spray, deer fly bites are not fun! The weather was clear and calm with temperatures in the mid to high 70s. After passing Piedra Blanca and Twin Forks Camps, the trail leaves the creek and climbs to Pine Mountain Lodge Camp. Fun trail. The Cedar Creek Trail (21W10) heads east from Pine Mountain Lodge camp and climbs 1.3 miles to a saddle (elev. 8:00 am - 11:00 am + Export Events. n hikers. Reyes Creek TH to Haddock. Usual narrow spots need work between Reyes and Bear Trap. Between Bear Trap and switchbacks below Haddock, areas of very thick brush, and 29 trees down and some sketchy areas where tread has slid. From top of switchbacks to Haddock camp, a few trees down and grass growing in trail, but all you need to do is follow the creek. The Piedra Blanca Creek flows year round. Patches of snow covering the trail in spots past Beartrap as well. This camp has 3 stoves and water is reliable. 6980 ft.) in 5.8 miles. When visiting the Los Padres always remember to pack extra water for any trip! Â. Even then, an easy crossing. personally I thought it was inspiring. A couple of down trees but nothing significant. Perhaps better hiked in a season with less • The big 75' landslide is about 1.25miles above Twin Forks Camp.  The Gene Marshall Piedra Blanca Trail was logged from Reyes Creek to Pine Mtn Lodge. It can get really hot, so it is best to go in the morning. Water was available on the trail up to Piedra Springs, and a little bit of flowing water was available at the spring just north of Pine Mountain Lodge, but not much. Overall just OK, especially with the travel time to get here. The next four miles are pretty easy with little elevation change. with washouts and overgrown trails. » It’s a 60-mile drive to the Piedra Blanca Trailhead in Rose Valley (this was once the main Lion Campground): Take Highway 101 to Ventura, then … That said,Â. Hiked July 19th. The Reyes Peak Trail 23W04 heads west from just upstream of Haddock camp ascending Reyes Peak until reaching Reyes Peak Trailhead (elev. and Upper Reyes. Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail ascends chaparral-cloaked hillsides and visits mighty Piedra Blanca. i dont normally do short trails, but i had not been here and wanted to scout for a longer trek. Numerous oak limbs fell in Piedra Blanca camp. Overall, this was a great backpacking trip and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a place that is not too far away. Lots of bear poop and footprints along Beartrap Canyon. The trail up to PML is clear with small sections of seasonal overgrowth, out of PML to Three mile camp had overgrowth in some sections but it was manageable. Easy and relatively flat trail. We plan to spend a week brushing near PML in March. the trail before you hit the big descent. Plenty of water along the creek and in the Sespe near the The trail continues 2.8 miles southeast, following the creek until climbing to a saddle (elev. The trail continues 2.8 miles southeast, following the creek until climbing to a saddle (elev. crossing above Twin Forks. North Fork Spring has good flow also. PML The trail leaves the main drainage in about .3 miles then undulates in and out of tributaries canyons for another 1.5 miles until it reaches Pine Mountain Lodge camp (elev. Me and three other friends did it with many pic's of water taken for future reference. I was awoken by the soothing sound of my 2004 Nissan Xterra being driven over small pothole, a jerky rattle similar to that of a tool chest being dropped from a second story window. I counted a total of 18 downed trees from about mile 7.5, at the saddle where you leave Beartrap Creek drainage and descend into Peidra Blanca Creek drainage, out to about a quarter mile past Three Mile Camp. After .4 miles turn right at the junction. between Piedra Blanca Trailhead and Pine Mtn Lodge water is flowing at both lower camps and the last water is at the beginning of the great uphill slog. The Sespe River crossing was dry. We had to walk through a little bit of brush on parts of the trail leading to pine mountain lodge. This trail is in great shape, although that last mile up to the Lodge is as fun as it always is. Not recommended for those that are not ultra-sure footed or afraid of heights.
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