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California · Hiking · Near Lucerne Valley
Fall Line
Photo: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 4.4 mi
- round trip
- 819 ft
- climb
- 7,947 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Fall Line open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Fall Line, so check the source for the area it covers.
Radford Fire Closure Area
Agency closure covering Mountaintop Ranger District · Order 05-12-52-24-06 · USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District
Safety Alert - Falling Rocks at Bonita Falls
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · Order 05-12-00-26-05 · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Fall Line is a 4.4-mile out-and-back hike on natural trail in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The trail rises from a low point of about 7,114 feet to a high of about 7,947 feet, a climb of roughly 820 feet one way, and it is accessible. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Big Bear Lake show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 73°F, while temperatures at the trail's higher end run cooler than those figures. Pirates and the Skyline Trail for mountain biking both sit about 0.4 miles away. Buttercup Group Camp and the climbing at Buckthorn Boulder are each about 0.8 miles off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Slopeside Pub
Bar
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsBeyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDeep Creek Hot Springs
Hot spring
Hot spring · 19 mi from Lucerne ValleyNatural hot springs located in San Bernardino National Forest, California, United States
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
More in Lucerne Valley
PiratesHikingPhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi- Skyline TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
- Buckthorn BoulderRock climbing0.8 mi
- Skyline BoulderRock climbing0.8 mi
Buttercup Group CampCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.8 mi- Big Bear Lake Recreation AreaLake fishing3.1 mi
- SerranoCamping3.2 mi
- Oso GroupSaltwater fishing3.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- PiratesHiking · Next doorPhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Radford Truck TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: kallahar, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Turtle TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: kallahar, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Fall Line ConnectorHiking · Next doorPhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Skyline TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- WestridgeHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Showtime TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: miheco, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Going GreenHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Dickies TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: kallahar, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sugarlump TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: morrisonbrett, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Fall Line
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
46° / 24°
6 wet
Feb
46° / 24°
6 wet
Mar
51° / 27°
6 wet
Apr
57° / 31°
4 wet
May
66° / 37°
2 wet
Jun
75° / 43°
1 wet
Jul
80° / 50°
2 wet
Aug
79° / 49°
3 wet
Sep
73° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 35°
2 wet
Nov
53° / 28°
3 wet
Dec
46° / 24°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 2.4 mi away at 6,753 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
