"Here's one of those places to hike on a Saturday and still have the place to yourself. I started early to beat the heat. Went to Peak 8868 first, since that involved more climbing. The hiking surface is very Rocky. I actually found it easier to climb than to descend on the trail. " — MikeTeeples • Jun 22, 2024

"Bluebird day in the San Bernardinos. Snowshoed up the old 4WD road and traversed over to the summit. Came down via the N ridge which was steeper than I expected but still manageable. Lots of powder. Hard to believe this is still SoCal." — edg • Dec 9, 2018

"Heart Bar Peak is a fairly easy hike on its own with about a 5.4 mile r/t and 1100' gain, but since Peak 8868' was nearby, my friend Brett and I decided to combine them, making a 6.9 mile r/t hike with 1800' gain, with the road leading up to 8868 being very steep in spots. Getting to Heart Bar was simply following 1N38 up from Hwy 38 as 1N38 does switchbacks up the western flank of 8868. Then it reaches a saddle between 8868 and Heart Bar, where a marked use trail heads west along the north slope just under Heart Bar's ridge top with a seriously gentle grade bypassing a few false summits enroute. The use trail follows an abandoned roadbed at times and actually passes under the summit and a little past to turn to the northeast up a ducked route to the summit. The scenery is fantastic and I highly recommend this lovely little summit. The register is on the summit boulder which is a very easy class 2, and the rock has an erect dead log in the middle of it. Stats below include Heart Bar only." — brianpowell • Sep 9, 2018

"With this being my second time on FR 1N38, the route to the top of Heart Bar Peak seemed a little more obvious. I again followed HPS directions where I climbed the road to the saddle. This time at the saddle, I noticed orange tape dangling from the bushes. The tape signifies the entry way onto the overgrown forest road leading to the summit. Once passing through the bushes, the old roadway widens while passing two false summits and onto the eventual peak. A dead tree is lying on top of the boulders at the top. On one of the boulders is the a red coffee can housing the summit register, which made it clear that I actually achieved the proper summit this time around. There is supposed to be a gully that leads directly from the summit that creates a shortcut back to the trailhead. Instead of looking for this express route down, I was content to simply return the way I came. The forest road offers a controlled descent, who knows what I would have experienced in the gully." — MikeTeeples • Sep 8, 2018