Pacific Crest Trail: Mile 347 to 356

Looking north into Lone Pine Canyon.

Section D
Lone Pine Canyon Rd to Gobbler's Knob – Sobo

Miles: 9
Hiking with: Chris

Lodging: Best Western Cajon Pass, Cajon Pass, CA – This hotel has the easiest access to Wrightwood and the Eastern Part of Section D. It's right next to the highway and still pretty quite. There is only a subway and McDonalds for food in the area unless you want to travel 20 minutes north to Hesperia where there is a mall and all kinds of restaurants.

Shuttle: A Dual Sport Bike (Kawasaki 250) that I put on the back of my Excursion & shuttle myself!!!

Dining: We ate the previous night in Wrightwood at the Grizzley Cafe. We had a burger -- pretty good. I have since talked with a Wrightwood resident who claimed that all the restaurants in Wrightwood are respectable...nothing outstanding & nothing you need to avoid.

Start: Sheep Creek Truck Trail (or Lytle Creek Rd) off of Lone Pine Canyon Road. This is a pretty rough road that is closed in the winter. I was fine in my 2 wheel drive Excursion -- but it was bumpy, rocky and slow going.

End: Swarthout Canyon Road off of Lone Pine Canyon Road. I parked my motor bike about 1/8 north of where the PCT crosses this road behind a hill...it was pretty well out of sight.

People along the trail: We saw 2 groups of PCT through hikers going north. It's always inspiring when you cross paths with these hikers.

Description: Other than the bad dirt road to the trail head this was a great 9 mile section with great views down to the Lone Pine Canyon. There was a lot of Poodle Dog Bush in the area (we were in shorts) but we were always able to go around it or step over it.