Limber Pine Bench via San Bernardino Peak Divide Trail
5.6 mi
Distance
2 hrs 26 min
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terrain
3,286 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a difficult one way trail to Limber Pine Bench in San Gorgonio Wilderness.
This trail goes by Columbine Spring and Limber Pine Spring.
This is an alternate route for San Bernadino Peak via San Bernardino Peak Divide Trail.
Rate this Hike
★★★★★
Solo hiked Fri 09/01/2023 – Angelus Oaks TH-San Bernardino West/East Pks-Anderson Pk-Alto Diablo Pk-Shields Peak-Gerhardt Pk. Early start with an electrical storm in the distance but dry with only a little wind. Great views off the first 4 peaks before the clouds moved in with a few sprinkles. Limber Pine Spring is still a mini waterfall and great place to filter some extra water on the way up. The San Bernardino Ridgeline is a scenic, beautiful hike in itself, much like Ten Thousand Foot Ridge. There are plenty of the original USFS carved tree blazes marking the ridge route but the trail path itself is well defined right now. Several fallen trees to navigate with a few small washout areas but nothing unsurmountable - unless you’re on horseback or leading stock. Most people would have a lot of fun scrambling up the Shields Peak rock pile – I certainly did. Was very luck with the weather today as the clouds didn’t roll in until after the fourth peak (Shields) and then there was a fine cooling mist all the way down with no bugs. Conversed with a lot of nice people on the way down including the trail runners, making it to the car just as the rain started (the day’s weather felt like it was timed as if would be on a movie set). Gerhardt Peak was an ant hill compared to the others but a new peak for me. Highly recommend this hike, even if the turnaround is SB Peak. Logged 24.1 miles/6118 vertical ft. with Gaia
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Limber Pine Springs
Great weather but way more snow than I was expecting. I’ve got a way to go to be ready for Whitney.
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