Bear Canyon Trail

The bear canyon trail is one of the best in the area, bringing you steep segments, a bit of snow, and incredible views. The first part of the trail is also special as you can hear the creek for about a mile. You might even end up crossing small streams.

Bear Canyon Trail—also called the Old Mt. Baldy Trail—offers some of the finest scenery and rewarding views in the San Gabriel Mountains high country. The first 1.8 miles to Bear Flat delightfully travels a superb single-track trail adorned with fern under a rich canopy of live oak, bay, and bigcone Douglas-fir. The lively creek gurgles, bubbles, splashes, and cascades down this enchanting canyon. Beyond Bear Flat the trail begins to steeply climb the chaparral-covered southeast flank of Mt. Baldy's great south ridge.

You're rewarded with expanding views of Ontario Ridge, Icehouse Canyon, the "Three T's" and Baldy Notch.
You'll then enter an open conifer forest with wide-reaching views toward the expansive San Gabriel Mountains to the west.

Even without achieving a grand mountain summit, this hike is sure to provide a fulfilling outing for even a diehard peak bagger.

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