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

   
  No chance of getting bored in California if you like the fresh air. A lengthy tour divides Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana from West Fork Trail, but it is one of many brilliant trails in this neighborhood. Every California wilderness trail has its own character. This is one of many wilderness hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. Throughout the warm days of summer, highs typically are in the 90's at West Fork Trail. During the moonlight hours it's mostly in the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 60's, and night lows at West
    Fork Trail through the winter mostly dip into the 40's. This hike shouldn't take more than 3 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Delightful wilderness trails in California are in abundance; one of them being West Fork Trail in San Bernardino
County. Can’t wait to get out in nature, West Fork Trail in San Bernardino County, California is a really brilliant location to spend some time. West Fork Trail is a one trailhead hiking trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry hike it normally. Here in California backcountry trekking never gets boring. The amount of rainfall that falls at West Fork Trail is in close proximity to the national average; through the month of February you get the most rain around here while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. West Fork Trail is not  
that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Being 3.2 miles long it's shorter than many great outdoors hiking trails. This hiking trail is a very short hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a glorious wilderness hiking trail for the average person looking for a glorious adventure. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. West Fork Trail has a total elevation difference of 927 feet which is a lower than average number. The hiking trails of the San Gabriel Mountains are a really perfect way to spend quality time in the fresh air. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. There's not much difference in elevation along West Fork Trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your walk.

Briefly about the general area:
So much entertaining stuff to do in the San Gabriel Mountains, not enough time. Camping at Crystal Lake - Angeles National Forest is always a tremendous experience; close by you hit upon Cucamonga Canyon which is a nice site to visit.
Camping is available at Crystal Lake Deer Flats Group - Angeles National Forest, and if you're going to from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, you won't be the only one.

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
 Hotels Near West Fork Trail:
GuestHouse Inn and Stes Upland, Upland , 5 miles away
Ontario-Days Inn Airport, Ontario , 6 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Upland, Upland , 6 miles away
Best Western Heritage Inn, Rancho Cucamonga , 6 miles away
Ramada Limited Ontario Airport, Ontario , 7 miles away
 Lakes Near West Fork Trail
Thirteenth Street Reservoir, San Bernardino County , 4 miles away

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