"After experiencing the high gas prices, I opted for a close to home Sunday. I had been meaning to return to Buzzard Peak, and today I got my wish. While studying Google Maps, I observed that there was a different trail than I used the last time. This one is at the end of South Garvey Avenue, right next to Interstate 10. When driving up to see it in person, I saw a trail sign for the continuation of the Schabarum Skyline Trail, which cuts across the Puente Hills. I figured to give this trail a shot with the hopes that it would give me access to Buzzard Peak. The trail passes through a nearby neighborhood via green belt easements before it climbs into the hills. Along the way, the trail overlooks the Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mount San Antonio College. Once in the hills it rides the crest of a ridge and goes directly to Buzzard Peak, where I elevated a summit use trail. I found this trail approach to be nicer than the other trail I took on my previous visit." — MikeTeeples • Mar 21, 2021

"My friend and I were craving some lower elevation hiking today (10/8/18), so we decided on Buzzard Peak near West Covina simply because it seemed interesting. We parked at Hillside/Holiday like the previous climber Peak Conquistador and followed the same route. Hiking was on trail and fire road most of the way up, except for .2 mile on a steep, and sometimes sketchy, use trail up the southwest ridge of the summit. We found a few chairs, a U.S. flag, a benchmark (San Jose BM), and unfortunately, some trash (beer cans, wrappers, etc). The views of the San Gabriel valley and mountains were fantastic. There are some nice perches in the San Jose Hills. Some may be put off by the proximity of the path to residences and barking dogs, but the stretches of open ridgeline views and shady, peaceful oak woodlands more than make up for short stretches near backyards. Since I hiked in fall (October), the Poison Oak was changing color nicely (view from a distance!!), with reddish hues in the trifoliate leaves! After the summit, we took a small use trail along a ridge just southwest from the summit, and were surprised to see a couple of scraggly Interior Live Oaks (Quercus wislizeni var...." — brianpowell • Oct 8, 2018

"A nice little early morning hike to start off the weekend. Parking is an issue. I needed to park about a quarter mile away at the corner of Hillside and Holiday Drive in Walnut. However, anybody on this site would have no issue with that, since it simply adds a little mileage to the hike. 3.3 miles R/T with 750 foot elevation gain." — MikeTeeples • Jul 22, 2017