California · Hiking · Near Lucerne Valley

Skyline Trail

30.8 mi
round trip
1,478 ft
climb
7,984 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

Is Skyline Trail open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Skyline Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Skyline Trail is a 30.8-mile out-and-back hike in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It's a hard route, with a one-way climb of about 1,478 feet from a low point near 7,323 feet to a high of about 7,984 feet. The trail is natural surfaced and accessible, according to Forest Service records. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Big Bear Lake show July highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F, while winter months stay near 46°F and bring several wet days each month. Fall Line, a mountain biking route, lies just 0.2 miles away, and the Bristlecone hike is about half a mile off. Buttercup Group Camp is about a mile away for camping, and Big Bear Lake Recreation Area is roughly 3.3 miles away for lake fishing.

Around this trail

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

    Buttercup Group Camp

    Campground

    Campground · 1.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Geronimo's Outpost

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsBeyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Deep Creek Hot Springs

    Hot spring

    Hot spring · 19 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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