Buckhorn Campground Trail Head: distance indicated is west of Grassy Hollow

Buckhorn Campground 23 miles from Grassy Hollow

Buckhorn to Little Rock Creek or Eagles' Roost. Drive through the campground to a parking area designated for hikers. The trail descends about 2 1/2 miles through beautiful trees past Cooper Canyon Campground to Little Rock Creek. Here, the trail intersects the Burkhart Trail (See Hike No.63 in Trails of the Angeles) and the Rattlesnake Trail up to Eagles Roost. Turning around at Little Rock Creek gives you a hike of 4-5 miles. Going on to Eagles Roost gives a hike of 6-7 miles and requires a car shuttle.

Mt. Waterman Trail

About 0.1 miles beyond the entrance to Buckhorn on the north side of Highway 2 is a parking area. Park there and cross the highway. About 50 feet east is the Waterman Trail. About 30 feet up the hill, the trail branches to the left. This is a pretty hike; about 6 miles round trip with 1300 ft. elevation gain. See hike No. 60 in " Trails of the Angeles". The summit is a fairly flat area with pretty rock formations and great views.

Mt. Waterman to Three Points

Starts out the same as above. 3/4 miles before the summit, you reach a signed junction going into the Wilderness Area. Follow this trail down to another junction. Going left here will take you to a dead end at the base of Twin Peaks in about 2 miles. There is no trail up Twin Peaks, but you can scramble cross country. If you take a right instead of left at the junction, away from Twin Peaks, you reach a junction with the PCT and the Silver Moccasin trail in 6 miles. From here, the PCT and the Silver Moccasin Trail follow the same path to the summit of Mt. Baden Powell. After reaching this junction, the trail crosses Highway 2 to a parking area called Three Points. The PCT, Silver Moccasin and the Mt. Waterman Trails meet here. From Highway 2 at Buckhorn to Highway 2 at Three Points is 9 1/2-10 miles with a fair amount of up hill and down hill. See hike No. 59 in "Trails of the Angeles". Leave out the Twin Peaks portion unless you are looking for a challenge.