Thorn Point
- 6.8 mi
- round trip
- 1,940 ft
- climb
- 6,926 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Thorn Point open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.
Los Padres Fire Use and Firearm Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-00-26-05 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara Front Country Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-5406-01 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Los Padres National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Thorn Point is a hard hike in the Sespe Wilderness, part of the Mt. Pinos Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is an out-and-back that climbs about 1,940 feet over roughly 6.8 miles, from a low point of about 4,980 feet to a high of about 6,926 feet. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows horses, so riders can take it as well as hikers. It's a long, steep route, and the climb is one way, so plan for that when you calculate your total ascent. Cedar Creek lies about 0.8 miles away, and Fishbowls is about 1.9 miles off. For an overnight base, Middle Lion campground is about 6 miles away, and Sespe Creek offers canoeing about 5.5 miles from the trail.
- Cedar CreekHiking0.8 mi
- FishbowlsHiking1.9 mi
Sespe CreekCanoeingPhoto: Blackmb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.5 mi- Middle LionCamping6 mi
- Rose ValleyCamping7.6 mi
- Lockwood CreekCanoeing7.6 mi
- Sespe Gorge (Black Wall)Rock climbing8.8 mi
Potrero JohnRock climbingPhoto: Dana L. Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Middle SespeHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Roger Sylvia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Potrero John Creek TrailHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Dana L. Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Howard CreekHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: Roger Sylvia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- FishbowlsHiking · ~3 min drive
- Cedar CreekHiking · ~1 min drive
- Cedar Creek TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- StonehouseHiking · ~7 min drive
- Willet Hot Spring TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Johnston Ridge TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Sespe RiverHiking · ~8 min drive
Also worth it near here
Willett Hot SpringsHot spring · ~9 min drivePhoto: Nudeturtle at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Sespe CreekCanoeing · ~9 min drivePhoto: Blackmb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rose Valley FallsWaterfall · ~13 min drive
Hines PeakSummit · ~14 min drivePhoto: Chevy111, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Route details
- Distance
- 6.8 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 1,940 ft
- Summit
- 6,928 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
Season
Season: Year-round.
Questions about this route
How long is the Thorn Point on Thorn Point?
About 6.8 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Thorn Point?
About 1,940 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Thorn Point?
It is rated hard.
When is the best time for the Thorn Point?
Year-round.
Conditions and forecast on Thorn 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.
