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California · Hiking · Near Lucerne Valley
Pine Knot
- 5.0 mi
- round trip
- 739 ft
- climb
- 7,712 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Pine Knot open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Pine Knot, 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.
Pine Knot is a moderate out-and-back hike of about 5 miles in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is rated moderate, with a one-way climb of about 740 feet from a low point of roughly 7,025 feet to a high of about 7,712 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Big Bear Lake weather station run from highs around 75°F in June to about 80°F in July, with lows in the low 50s. The station sits nearly 1,000 feet below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The trail is accessible, and the Pine Knot Reroute lies about half a mile away. Within a short drive are Boulder Group Camp and Nightmare Tower, both about 1.4 miles off, and Big Bear Lake Recreation Area at about 2.4 miles.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after 
If it rainsBeyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDeep Creek Hot Springs
Hot spring
Hot spring · 16 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- Cabin 89 TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Pine Knot RerouteHiking0.5 mi
- Nightmare TowerRock climbing1.4 mi
- Boulder Group CampCamping1.4 mi
- Snow Summit BouldersRock climbing1.6 mi
- SerranoCamping2.3 mi
- Big Bear Lake Recreation AreaLake fishing2.4 mi
- Big Bear LakeLake fishing3.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Dickies TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: kallahar, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
WestridgeHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Radford Truck TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: kallahar, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cedar Lake ConnectorHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Going GreenHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Siberia CreekHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: evan.mcclain, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
PlantationHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Turtle TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: kallahar, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Grays PeakHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: stevelyon, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Big Bear Secret TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Pine Knot
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, 0.9 mi away at 6,753 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.
Route details
- Distance
- 5.0 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 739 ft
- Summit
- 7,776 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
Other routes up Grand View Point
Questions about this route
How long is the Pine Knot on Grand View Point?
About 5.0 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Pine Knot?
About 739 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Pine Knot?
It is rated moderate.
How many routes go up Grand View Point?
2: Seven Oaks and Pine Knot.
Conditions and forecast on Grand View Point
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
