Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Sierra Madre, California
Sierra Madre, California
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
![Check out the big rocks to the west near the top of El Cajon Mountain.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7029206_smallMed_1554920166.jpg?cache=1719659784)
El Cajon Mountain Summit Trail
5.1 mi 8.2 km • 2,334' Up 711.28 m Up • 534' Down 162.64 m Down
![Summit of Mt. San Antonio facing south-east.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006405_smallMed_1554320667.jpg?cache=1719659217)
Mt. Baldy Trail #7W12
5.4 mi 8.7 km • 5,390' Up 1642.87 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![Grand View Point overlooking the mountains and the forest](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7025479_smallMed_1554912312.jpg?cache=1719659666)
Pine Knot Trail 1E01
3.6 mi 5.7 km • 1,011' Up 308.21 m Up • 202' Down 61.6 m Down
![Keep an eye on the trail in this section - it's less clear on the way up, so if you're (understandably) distracted by the scenery, then you might find yourself off in the riverbed and not on the trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7002855_smallMed_1554227473.jpg?cache=1719659107)
Icehouse Canyon Trail #7W07A
3.5 mi 5.6 km • 2,573' Up 784.27 m Up • 8' Down 2.41 m Down
![Panoramic view from Cucamonga Peak looking out towards San Gorgonio and the upper LA basin.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7011182_smallMed_1554400119.jpg?cache=1719659355)
Cucamonga Peak Trail #7W04
7.4 mi 12.0 km • 2,989' Up 910.93 m Up • 1,314' Down 400.36 m Down
![Summit of Mt. San Antonio facing south-east.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006405_smallMed_1554320667.jpg?cache=1719659217)
Devil's Backbone Trail #7W05
3.1 mi 5.0 km • 2,184' Up 665.79 m Up • 11' Down 3.49 m Down
![World Peace Bridge](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7008223_smallMed_1554324416.jpg?cache=1720262203)
Mount Rubidoux Drive
2.4 mi 3.9 km • 409' Up 124.68 m Up • 284' Down 86.62 m Down
![Great view in the morning looking east.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7063043_smallMed_1568650448.jpg?cache=1719660823)
Skyline Trail
15.1 mi 24.3 km • 1,522' Up 463.89 m Up • 1,560' Down 475.51 m Down
![Following the leader!](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7058934_smallMed_1558399373.jpg?cache=1719660696)
Baldy Bowl Trail #7W02
3.1 mi 5.0 km • 3,412' Up 1039.9 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![Rock formations.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7025321_smallMed_1554911980.jpg?cache=1720250213)
Red Rock Canyon Trail
0.6 mi 0.9 km • 192' Up 58.39 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![At Mt Pinos, this is the sign that you'll find at the West side to start your hike down the Tumaimait Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7004538_smallMed_1554245549.jpg?cache=1719659157)
Vincent Tumamait Trail
4.2 mi 6.7 km • 880' Up 268.14 m Up • 1,625' Down 495.27 m Down
![Vivian Falls - Forest Falls, CA, USA](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7002957_smallMed_1554232101.jpg?cache=1719659110)
Vivian Creek Trail
8.1 mi 13.1 km • 5,405' Up 1647.5 m Up • 19' Down 5.69 m Down
![A warm winter hike with a spectacular view south.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7086049_smallMed_1675557181.jpg?cache=1719661541)
Big Horn Mine Trail
1.9 mi 3.0 km • 445' Up 135.68 m Up • 160' Down 48.68 m Down
![It's quite common to see Osprey in the cliffs as you're walking the beach back to the parking lot.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7024390_smallMed_1554846865.jpg?cache=1719659632)
Guy Fleming Trail
0.6 mi 1.0 km • 42' Up 12.73 m Up • 44' Down 13.49 m Down
![First view of the lake](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7050962_smallMed_1555691799.jpg?cache=1719660453)
Jenks Lake Trail #1E20
1.2 mi 1.9 km • 463' Up 141.26 m Up • 39' Down 11.86 m Down
Santa Ana River Trail (SART) 2E03 Glass Road to Middle Control Road
10.7 mi 17.3 km • 505' Up 154.03 m Up • 1,765' Down 537.95 m Down
![California Poppies turn the valley orange](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7056328_smallMed_1555711220.jpg?cache=1719660618)
Eagle Peak Trail
2.2 mi 3.6 km • 588' Up 179.26 m Up • 326' Down 99.26 m Down
![Some great views in between the trees at Sheep Camp.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7004548_smallMed_1554245578.jpg?cache=1719659157)
North Fork Lockwood Trail
6.5 mi 10.4 km • 35' Up 10.6 m Up • 3,048' Down 929.04 m Down
Beelie Goat Trail
1.1 mi 1.8 km • 1,814' Up 552.93 m Up • 1' Down 0.16 m Down
![The wide-open view from Sulfur Mountain Road Recreational Trail toward the Channel Islands.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7034283_smallMed_1554999936.jpg?cache=1720263065)
Sulphur Mountain Road Recreation Trail
12.8 mi 20.7 km • 695' Up 211.79 m Up • 2,666' Down 812.65 m Down
![The views of the Santa Clarita Valley from Towsley View Loop are stellar. LA and the Antelope Valley lie just beyond.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7023387_smallMed_1554844968.jpg?cache=1720262641)
Don Mullally Trail
5.5 mi 8.8 km • 1,291' Up 393.62 m Up • 1,297' Down 395.24 m Down
Barrett-Stoddard Truck Trail
5.9 mi 9.6 km • 962' Up 293.24 m Up • 1,018' Down 310.16 m Down
![Bench and oak tree on the Harmon Canyon Overlook Trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7077787_smallMed_1618166738.jpg?cache=1720251900)
Harmon Canyon Trail
4.2 mi 6.8 km • 1,072' Up 326.76 m Up • 77' Down 23.49 m Down
![The Ken Burton Memorial.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7056486_smallMed_1555711557.jpg?cache=1720251195)
Ken Burton Trail
2.3 mi 3.7 km • 30' Up 9.08 m Up • 1,115' Down 340 m Down
Los Liones Trail
0.6 mi 0.9 km • 0' Up 0 m Up • 187' Down 56.96 m Down
Antelope Trail South Loop
0.8 mi 1.2 km • 88' Up 26.83 m Up • 78' Down 23.75 m Down
![A beautiful, 2000+ year old limber pine; amazing!](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7019032_smallMed_1554836420.jpg?cache=1719659512)
PCT: Highway 15 to Agua Dulce
112.4 mi 181.0 km • 20,065' Up 6115.96 m Up • 20,514' Down 6252.69 m Down
![On Los Robles Trail East looking down into Thousand Oaks.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7011801_smallMed_1554560046.jpg?cache=1719659372)
Triunfo Canyon Trail
1.2 mi 1.9 km • 366' Up 111.52 m Up • 21' Down 6.29 m Down