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Alder Creek

In the San Bernardino Mountains

Trail3.6 km · 2.2 miBest Oct–May

Next nearby hike: Government Canyon 2.4 mi · 3.9 kmExplore San Bernardino Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–May · highs 15–25 °C (59–77 °F)

  1. J15°4°163
  2. F16°5°180
  3. M18°6°129
  4. A21°8°73
  5. M25°11°21
  6. J30°15°7
  7. J33°19°10
  8. A32°19°14
  9. S30°16°15
  10. O25°12°41
  11. N19°8°73
  12. D15°4°121

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 3.6 km (2.2 mi) long, Alder Creek is a trail in San Bernardino National Forest, California, United States of America. It is in the San Bernardino Mountains. It lies about 8.1 km southeast of Running Springs.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
3.6 km · 2.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
San Bernardino Mountains (Transverse Ranges › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
8.1 km SE of Running Springs (San Bernardino County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
San Bernardino National Forest
Best months
Oct–May
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
34.1432, -117.0687
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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