California · Hiking · Near Lucerne Valley

Aqueduct

AqueductPhoto: InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
4.2 mi
round trip
643 ft
climb
3,212 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Oct–May
best months

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for San Bernardino National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · San Bernardino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

The Aqueduct hike is a moderate out-and-back on natural trail in the Front Country Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest, about 4 miles from the Forest Service's boundaries. It gains about 640 feet from a low point of roughly 2,545 feet to a high of about 3,212 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 75°F with lows near 46°F in April to highs around 80°F with lows near 51°F in October. Midsummer highs there reach about 97°F. The closest climbing is School Rock (aka Eagle Eye Rock) and its West Face, both about 2.8 miles away. The Exploration Trail and Dry Creek Trail are each about 3 miles off.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Bench Camp, Pct Trail Camp

    Campground

    Campground · 2.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    old contry coffee shop

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rainsBeyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Deep Creek Hot Springs

    Hot spring

    Hot spring · 12 mi from Lucerne Valley

    Natural hot springs located in San Bernardino National Forest, California, United States

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

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