Remmington Trail

Remmington Trail is a mountain biking trail that accesses Lightner Peak. The trailhead is located at (35.573915, -118.550334). From CA-178 East, exit at Borel Rd three miles before the town of Lake Isabella. Note your odometer and go as follows:- Turn east on Borel Rd- At 0.3 mile, there's a fork. Go right.- At 1.1 miles, Swamp Flats Campground. Continue straight.- At 2.0 miles, Hobo Campground. Continue straight.- At 3.6 miles, large parking area on the right with tree in the center. Park.From the parking area (2480'), cross the road and hike up the signed Remington Ridge Trail about 4 miles to where the trail passes east of peak 6252' and drops about 100' into a final saddle. After crossing the saddle leave the trail on the right where convenient and hike west up the slope gaining 250' to the summit. (http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/guides/02a.htm)The hike is about 10-12 miles roundtrip with an elevation gain of 4500'. This hike is awesome in the early spring or late winter. The trail may be snowy, but it provides great views of the snow-capped Sierras. The first time I hiked it, we missed the summit and ended up doing about 18 mi of hiking. (See map here: http://goo.gl/maps/H1HbH). To avoid this, bring a GPS.