California hiking trails - West Fork Trail, San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino County

   
  In California you never run out of outdoors fun. Every California backpacking trail has its own character. There are so many magnificent backpacking trails for hiking in California; one of them being West Fork Trail in San Bernardino County. When you're here in California hiking along one of its backpacking trails is a great way to spend some time. This is one of many backcountry trails in the surrounding area. You spend the whole backcountry trek in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry
    trek. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is not a very long backpacking trail but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. This hiking and backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 927 feet which is lower
than average. Backcountry trekking here in the San Gabriel Mountains is an outstanding way to explore these peaks. The amount of rainfall that falls at West Fork Trail is near the national average; February is when you get the most rain here, and July is when it's the driest. There is only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry hike. This hiking and backpacking trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a fine backcountry trail for the average person looking for a fine adventure. Quite far from  
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana you run into West Fork Trail, but it sure is a a good wilderness trail. At West Fork Trail through the summertime highs are in the 90's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 50's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the 60's, and nighttime lows in the 40's for West Fork Trail. West Fork Trail is 3.2 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry trek. The time needed for this walk is roughly 3 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, West Fork Trail in San Bernardino County, California is the great outdoors at its best.

Briefly about the general area:
If you want a nice time in the great outdoors just come on up to the San Gabriel Mountains. Crystal Lake - Angeles National Forest is a pleasant campground nearby; Cucamonga Canyon is positively a great location to explore.
West Fork Trail is a nice place to visit for more than one day, Crystal Lake Deer Flats Group - Angeles National Forest is a nice place to camp nearby, and while you're here you will meet lots of folks from nearby Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.1821, Longitude -117.6353
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Total in and out hiking length = 3.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 927 feet


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 Trails Near West Fork Trail:
Ontario Peak Trail, San Bernardino County , 3 miles away,  5 hiking miles, 1159 feet elevation difference
Fern Canyon Trail, Los Angeles County , 5 miles away,  13 hiking miles, 455 feet elevation difference
Cucamonga Peak Trail, San Bernardino County , 5 miles away,  10.4 hiking miles, 3105 feet elevation difference
Baldy Trail, Los Angeles County , 5 miles away, 7.5 hiking miles, 7055 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 7, County , 7 miles away, 52.1 hiking miles, 7647 feet elevation difference
Dawson Peak Trail, Los Angeles County , 7 miles away,  18 hiking miles, 3488 feet elevation difference
Allison Trail, Los Angeles County , 8 miles away,  17 hiking miles, 5495 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near West Fork Trail:
Crystal Lake - Angeles National Forest, Mt Baldy, 4 miles away
Crystal Lake Deer Flats Group - Angeles National Forest, Mt Baldy, 4 miles away
Table Mountain - Angeles National Forest, Mt Baldy, 4 miles away
Manker Campground, San Bernardino County, 5 miles away
Coldwater Campground, San Bernardino County, 6 miles away
 National Parks Near West Fork Trail:
Mojave National Preserve, Barstow - CA , 57 miles away
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GuestHouse Inn and Stes Upland, Upland , 5 miles away
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Best Western Heritage Inn, Rancho Cucamonga , 6 miles away
 Lakes Near West Fork Trail
Thirteenth Street Reservoir, San Bernardino County , 4 miles away

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