Icehouse Canyon Trail

The Icehouse Canyon Trail, located just north of Mt. Baldy Village, is a moderately challenging day hike into the Western San Bernadino Mountains. The Icehouse Canyon Saddle is the junction to three other trails; North to the "Three T's" (Timber, Telegraph and Thunder Mountains), East to Cucamunga Mountain and Lytle Creek and Southwest to Kelly Camp and Mount Ontario.

April 12, 2008 - Mt Baldy in background

Basic Hike Info:

Topo Maps: Mt. Baldy and Cucamunga Peak. For a printable topo map of the trail, click here.
Season: Mid March thru Mid November, depending on snow and weather conditions.
Distance: 7.2 miles roundtrip, approximately 2,620 ft elevation gain.
Hike Time: 3 - 4 hours from Trailhead to the Saddle, at an easy pace, and about 2 1/2 hours back down.
Directions to Trailhead: For a detailed map and driving directions to the trailhead at the parking lot at the east end of Icehouse Canyon Road, click here.

Special notes about this hike:

An Angeles Forest Adventure Pass is required at trailhead parking lot.
If you plan to do this hike on a weekend, try to be at the trailhead parking lot by 7:30 AM. Lot is usually full by 8:00AM.
In the early Spring and late Fall, make sure you bring appropriate outerwear as it can get very windy and cold on this trail.
For most of this hike, including trailhead parking lot, you will have no cell phone signal. However, you can usually get a cell phone signal at the Icehouse Saddle by facing Northeast towards Cajon Pass.

Move cursor slowly along blue trail line, on the map below, to view various pictures taken on the trail. For a printable version of this map, click here.

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