Sunday Sep 23 - Pilot Rock Trail. Meet at Cajon Junction 9:00 am. Who’s in?

Busting a bitch to get this wheel bearing replaced by tomorrow. I think I'll make it after all.

 

@synergy10 Sorry for the late invite bro. I'm still not 100 but am getting close to deciding.

 

holy hell I'm looking forward to checking out your truck lol

 

Haha. Hopefully I'll be there just dropped off my hub to get pressed out

 

How long will this trail take, approximately? Is it worth bringing a cooler with food/snacks/beer?

 

always bring the cooler!

 

I've on ham radio for comms. Not sure what everyone's running.

 

I have a couple two way radios.

 

I'm running the "Roll windows down and yell" technique.

 

I have a HAM radio

yup I always bring my small cooler with beer and snacks, I usually pack a sandwich or pick one up at the gas station before we head out. Trail probably takes a few hours at most, more or less depending on how many stops we take for pics, snacks, beer, etc.

 

There's a real good stopping point with a great lookout next to a huge boulder overlooking Lake Arrowhead and the mountains below (I believe it's the big rock that Pilot Rock is named after). Good spot for a lunch/beer break.

It's past the point where the 'X' trail meets up with the regular trail so we could all stop there if people want

 

What are the meetings spots again? Worse case, what do you guys think your eta is for the trailhead?

 

Just to give you guys a visual, both trails start at the '1' on this map.

The 'X' (more difficult trail) is the orange one.

The blue trail is the normal Pilot Rock trail.

You can see where the meet on the map, the lookout is around number 16



the green trail(s) are fire roads that take you down the mountain back toward the freeway

 

I believe the plan is to meet at 9am at the Chevron at Cajon Junction...the staging area for Pilot Rock is maybe another 20 minutes from there so I imagine we'd be at the staging area around 10am after hanging around the Chevron for a bit to meet everyone?

 

I saw that map, what's with the perfectly straight part of the X trail? Is that just a GPS goof?

 

There's a part of the trail that goes pretty straight for awhile, climbing a not so steep hill but it doesn't have much turns. Probably that part

 

Man I wish I could make this run.

 

I'll probably show up at the Chevron between 9-9:30. So hopefully everyone us just chillin doing the meet and greet deal.

 

I have a couple of 2 way radios that I might bring also.

 

No worries. Been having a hell of a time getting my trucks power steering back to normal. I wont have it back till after the weekend.