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Pineknot Trail - 1E01 - 2 members in 7 triplogs have rated this an average 4.5 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Aug 10 2024
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43 female
 Joined Jun 23 2015
 Phoenix, AZ
Pineknot Trail - 1E01Big Bear - Jacinto, CA
Pineknot Trail - 1E01
Big Bear - Jacinto, CA
Hiking avatar Aug 10 2024
emilystardust • Triplogs 792
Hiking10.00 Miles 1,536 AEG
Hiking10.00 Miles   4 Hrs      2.71 mph
1,536 ft AEG      19 Mns Break
 
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Skyline Trail - 1E12
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Pine Knot to Grandview and then walked over to what the maps called the Skyline Tetons, which was definitely the highlight/had the best views. Very busy biking and running area.
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Oct 10 2023
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 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Pineknot Trail - 1E01Big Bear - Jacinto, CA
Pineknot Trail - 1E01
Big Bear - Jacinto, CA
Hiking avatar Oct 10 2023
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking7.30 Miles 1,240 AEG
Hiking7.30 Miles
1,240 ft AEG
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We hiked up to Grand View Point on the Pineknot Trail. Excellent trail through the forest with big pines and golden fern patches. The colder overnight temps turned all the oaks gold as well so fall color was excellent. Great views of San Gorgonio and the San Bernardino high country. Excellent hike!
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Aug 05 2015
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55 male
 Joined Nov 20 1996
 
Town Bristlecone Fern Pirate Skyline Pine Knot, CA 
Town Bristlecone Fern Pirate Skyline Pine Knot, CA
 
Hiking avatar Aug 05 2015
joebartels • Triplogs 5,894
Hiking16.78 Miles 2,299 AEG
Hiking16.78 Miles   4 Hrs   31 Mns   3.96 mph
2,299 ft AEG      17 Mns Break14 LBS Pack
 
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Towne Trail - 1E27
Bristlecone Trail 1E32
Fern Trail 1E31
Pirates Trail 1E29
Skyline Trail - 1E12
Pineknot Trail - 1E01
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Towne Trail 1E29
This is an old closed off forest road that is extremely smooth. It's nice except the far East end. You follow above cabins until you find yourself sandwicked between apartments and the ski resort.

Bristlecone Trail 1E32
Connector trail to the neighborhood.

Fern Trail 1E31
Not signed at the bottom hence why I hiked Bristlecone. A nice shaded ravine with namesake ferns. Just over too soon.

Pirates Trail 1E29
Stumbled upon this trail so I worked it in. This is a wonderful trail through the forest. The mountain bikes wized by faster here than other lateral trails. It's definitely built for speed.

Skyline Trail 1E32
The amount of work put into this trail is obvious as you roll through the forest at highway speeds. On a tight schedule of opportunity I tapped into my inner Boone. I'm not built for running but I intimidated my surroundings for thee miles.

Pine Knot Trail 1E01
My third trip on this popular trail. From the top I knew I needed to shave off a half hour from my standard pace. A mountain biker passed me and it was game on. Clocked my first and last 9 minute mile of my life. Downhill on a smooth trail and I'm still nowhere near an average runner... lol

Home with ten minutes to spare!
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Aug 03 2015
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 Joined Nov 20 1996
 
Castle Rock - Plantation - Skyline - Pine Knot, CA 
Castle Rock - Plantation - Skyline - Pine Knot, CA
 
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joebartels • Triplogs 5,894
Hiking17.17 Miles 3,765 AEG
Hiking17.17 Miles   6 Hrs   17 Mns   2.82 mph
3,765 ft AEG      12 Mns Break
 
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Castle Rock Trail - 1W03
Plantation Trail - 1W12
Skyline Trail - 1E12
Seven Oaks Trail - 0E01
Pineknot Trail - 1E01
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Castle Rock Trail 1W03
Steep start through nice creek, albeit dry now. Quick lake view. Huge pines. 600 ft ascent to full lake view!

Plantation Trail 1W12
One of those trails with an uninviting name that turns out nicer than anticipated. Decent shade midday.

Skyline Trail 1E01
A bit confusing at the top of Castle Creek. Higher up after Plantation it's easier to decipher. This is a constant zig zag along the ridge. Tree shade is typically sparce. Some nice areas. Built for mountain bikers. It must have been a lot of work as it is well done too!

Yeast smell yesterday and today. Must be some of the chaparral.

Seven Oaks Trail 0E01
Looks most used by downhill mountain bikers. Not new millennium friendly. A continuous slide of semi steep surface gravel. The oaks are not what most desire, rather the live oak / blue oak variety. The bottom has larger oaks and large pine cones. Hot gnatty hell. Doubt anyone hikes here from Big Bear Lake, especially in August. Nevertheless I liked the change of pace with foliage similar to Arizona'state southern Bradshaw range. Euphoria drive kicked in ascending back to Big Bear.

Pine Knot Trail 1E01
Only half as busy as Sunday. Amazing how much cooler it is just over the rim back into Big Bear valley.
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Aug 02 2015
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 Joined Nov 20 1996
 
Pine Knot Trail to Grand View Point, CA 
Pine Knot Trail to Grand View Point, CA
 
Hiking avatar Aug 02 2015
joebartels • Triplogs 5,894
Hiking9.02 Miles 1,660 AEG
Hiking9.02 Miles   2 Hrs   47 Mns   3.36 mph
1,660 ft AEG      6 Mns Break14 LBS Pack
 
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Pineknot Trail - 1E01
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This hike up to Grand Point View seemed pretty sweet. Nice lazy switchbacks novice mountain bikers to strong runners seemed to enjoy. Absolute perfect weather mid afternoon. Lots of shade. Maybe three notable lake views. Multi use trail was in full swing. Slow hikers, solo mountain bikers, groups, young groups, runners, famlies big and small. I think I was the upper age limit too.

Sunday was a lot less packed than Saturday at the lake. Yesterday the west end of the lake looked like a movie scene. Wish I would have snapped a photo. Several hundred boats on the lake looked like gridlock.

Pine Knot was much better than anticipated. A route I found online from a few years ago was nowhere near the current layout. All the signage appeared new. Looks like the FS got serious about creating a nice network of trails for the south shore.

Large easy to understand maps. Impressed with the material. Corragated like cardboard but soft plastic. Shoot it, doesn't shatter. Cheap enough to replace if needed, bet they have backups too.

While not jaw dropping, Grand View Point is a nice destination.

dry Red Ant Canyon Dry Dry
I read reports of this creek running earlier in the year. Bone dry today.
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Jul 08 2012
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 Joined Jan 04 2011
 Las Vegas, NV
Pineknot Trail - 1E01Big Bear - Jacinto, CA
Pineknot Trail - 1E01
Big Bear - Jacinto, CA
Hiking avatar Jul 08 2012
autumnstars • Triplogs 1,393
Hiking4.00 Miles 820 AEG
Hiking4.00 Miles
820 ft AEG
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I'd had enough of biking for the day, so decided to add on a short hike to finish off our quick day trip to Bear Big.
My husband rode the chair lift up with his bike to ride over and down Pine Knot. I started from the bottom and hiked up, turning around when we met up at Deer Group Camp.

Nice hike as last time, although views are somewhat limited by the thick pine cover. Sections of trail do have good views down to Big Bear Lake, and there are terrific granitic rock formations all around.

No wildlife on this hike, but saw several mountain bikers and a group of hikers - hiking in bikinis, none-the-less. :sl:
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Oct 09 2011
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 Joined Jan 04 2011
 Las Vegas, NV
Pineknot Trail - 1E01Big Bear - Jacinto, CA
Pineknot Trail - 1E01
Big Bear - Jacinto, CA
Hiking avatar Oct 09 2011
autumnstars • Triplogs 1,393
Hiking6.00 Miles 820 AEG
Hiking6.00 Miles
820 ft AEG
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We started out up the Pine Knot Trail with the intent of checking it out for a future biking trip. As a fairly inexperienced rider, I don't like to ride a trail without having hiked it. :scared:
After hanging out at Grandview point for a while, we headed back down the FS roads and hopped on the Cabin 89 Trail to check it out as well. This was a much steeper trail than Pine Knot. Somehow with my husband leading ( :sl: ), we soon got off the main trail, but managed to follow an ill-used short cut down to eventually meet up with the Cabin 89 Trail back near the trail head.
Nice hike and Pine Knot will be amazing for a future ride. Temperatures were delightful for hiking and far fewer hikers/bikers than I expected on trail.
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