Topic: Momyer trail conditions | San Gorgonio Wilderness Association

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- 05/21/2020 at 2:28 pm #4098
  
  aldser
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  Would hiking the Momyer route to SG be passable without any kind of equipment? Also, any idea how busy it would be midweek?
- 05/22/2020 at 11:03 pm #4114
  
  Hikin Jim
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  Probably not busy at all midweek. Not sure about trail conditions though.
  
  HJ
- 05/23/2020 at 12:48 pm #4119
  K
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  We just did the Momyer-San G hike Thursday-Saturday (today). We camped at Saxton (5/21), summited San G and stayed at Dobb’s (5/22), and hiked out today.
  
  We found snow starting at Dry Lake view. We put on microspikes and made it across slowly, but we went across and back when it was still cooler and that minimized postholing. That was a slow-going 1/2 mile and it was difficult to keep the trail with the snow.
  
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- 05/23/2020 at 1:35 pm #4121
  
  K
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  Also, from Dobb’s Cabin Thursday afternoon to San G and back on Friday we only saw 3 people. The people we ran into were coming up from South Fork and we met them at Dry Creek View.. So, the trail was definitely not crowded and we essentially had it all to ourselves 🙂
- 05/23/2020 at 7:12 pm #4122
  
  aldser
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  Great! Thank you guys.
- 05/26/2020 at 3:56 pm #4128
  
  Hikin Jim
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  That makes sense that you’d encounter significant snow heading out of Dry Lake View toward Jepson Pk and San Gorgonio Mtn. That spot there just south of Dry Lake View always tends to hold snow longer.
  
  A small technical distinction: If you went by way of Saxton, you’re no longer on the Momyer Creek Trail. The Momyer Creek Trail goes straight up to the ridge.
  
  The trail that cuts over via Alger Creek Camp is the Alger Creek Trail, and the trail that goes by Dobbs and Saxton on up to Dollar Lake Saddle is the Falls Creek Trail.
  
  Sometimes it gets a little confusing, since sometimes anything originating out of the Momyer Creek trailhead gets called the “Momyer Creek Trail”, but really only the trail that goes straight up to the ridge and crests just east of San Bernardino East Peak is the Momyer Creek Trail.
  
  Considering that we probably wouldn’t even have a San Gorgonio Wilderness were it not for Joe Momyer and the work he did to prevent the development Jepson and San Gorgonio as a ski resort, it’s fitting that we respect the trail and the creek that bear his name.
  
  HJ
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