"Began at Vincent Gap on the PCT. Followed the never ending switchbacks up and down the mountain. It's a scenic trail with ample shade in a healthy section of the forest, except near the summit where the trees thin out. Nice cool Summer day! " — MikeTeeples • Jul 8, 2023

"I hit the road from Los Angeles around 8am. A wet winter washed out parts of CA-2 and prevented direct access to the trailhead via that route, so I detoured around the north side of the San Gabriel range via CA-2 to N3, through a sliver of the already-90-degrees-by-9am Mojave, through Valyermo, and onto Big Pines, where I re-joined the CA-2, westbound this time. I reached the TH around 10am. Conditions were great: clear skies, low 70s, no wind. That in mind, and after eyeballing the route ahead/above me, I elected to leave behind my microspikes. A majority of the trail's 40 switchbacks are shaded intermittently, which was much obliged given the grade. The frequency and volume of flies plus an empty pouch where my bug repellent should have been left me feeling like Pig-Pen throughout the ascent. That my only complaint was a result of my own boneheadedness speaks to the excellence of the trail. The first patches of snow appeared around 8000' and soon became large (for almost-July anyway) and laid across the trail. Despite the still-steep gradient, they were easily circumventable, or traversable without spikes provided you don't mind taking a sudden seat once or twice. I didn't ..." — colin • Jun 30, 2023

"8 hour, 15 mile hike from Crystal Lake to Baden-Powell, tagging a few other peaks on the way. Snow is rapidly melting and can be mostly avoided by staying on the ridge, West of the trail. " — danishclimber • Jun 4, 2023

"This was my first summit in a while, and my first time in the San Gabriel Mountains. The trail was very nice, never too steep, and mostly shaded under the trees, with different views depending on which way the switchback was facing. There were quite a few people on the trail, but not as many as I thought there would be. I spent a while at the top watching the clouds ease across the sky, then came back down. It was an amazing day!" — Mojavewanderer • Aug 28, 2022

"I hiked Baden-Powell, Throop, and Burnham on the same day. Started at 4 in the morning, it was freezing up at Vicent Gap, as it was about 29 degrees outside. Ended at 1 pm and it was comfortable but hot as we still got our layers on. Photos were very cool at night, especially the Vincent Gap sign. " — lcnguyen • Oct 12, 2021

"Peak #7 of round two of the 2020 SoCal Six (18) Pack of Peaks Challenge took me back to Mount Baden-Powell by way of Vincent Gap and just a a few additional peaks. Peak 8426, 8600, Mount Hawkins, Throop Peak, and Mount Burnham" — Philip-Yoho • Jun 26, 2020

"June 13, 2020. Hiked Mount Islip, Mount Hawkins, and Baden-Powell, and bagged Mount Burnham on the way back. I as watching AllTrails for the supposed turn off to get Throop Peak, but I don’t think that turn off actually exists anymore. Looks like the turn off is earlier on the Baden-Powell end. I’ll just have to go back and bag that one, too. Perfect weather and there was a flag and new peak sign up at Baden-Powell. " — runningvegan • Jun 13, 2020

"Hiked on February 1, 2020. My first time hiking this peak and I had a couple of route finding issues in the beginning. I immediately needed to put on my microspikes as there was snow and ice over most of the trail. The trail started out with the usual switchbacks, but some people started making their own trails through the snow and this is what threw me off and made me lose the switchbacks twice before I turned back and found the switchback trail again. After about 1.5 miles the switchbacks ended and it was a straight climb up to the top of the peak. There were still other tracks in the snow that could have been misleading, but this trail was more worn and easier to follow. The views were beautiful once I got up to the ridgeline. The snow was packed and frozen over, so I was fine with microspikes and my hiking pole. 5.8 miles and 3,058 feet of elevation gain and 4 hours of hiking. Highway 2 was closed right after the Vincent Gap Trailhead; pay attention to road conditions in case the highway is closed before the trailhead. " — runningvegan • Feb 1, 2020

"Peak #12 of the 2020 SoCal Six (18) Pack of Peaks Challenge and Peak #4 of the Alternate Six. What a perfect day going almost straight up Mount Baden-Powell. What is normally about a 4 mile hike to the summit, turned into 2.4 miles to the summit. The mountain was completely covered in snow. I started off from the parking lot in microspikes. However, within a half mile the trail disappeared, I put on crampons, a helmet, pulled out my axe and headed straight up. My descent was fast and fun, except for all the stops I made to see how others were doing. Most of which were not prepared (lack of equipment) to make it to the summit." — Philip-Yoho • Jan 25, 2020

"This time I elected to hike Baden Powell from Dawson Saddle as opposed to the “normal” trailhead to avoid the 1,001 switchbacks (not a fan!). It's approximately the same distance, but this way takes you by Throop Peak and Mt Burnham. And there's the occasional views of Los Angeles and the Inland Empire, and very few switchbacks! Temps were on the warm-ish side but not bad given there's plenty of shade for most of the hike. Good thing too, as I a) forgot my hat, and b) discovered at the trailhead my sunblock was missing out of my pack. I'll pay for it in the coming days… Oh and the glider swooping around the summit of Baden-Powell was a nice addition to the scenery. We then retraced our steps, but snagged Burnham and Throop to complete this 3-peak day." — marc • Aug 25, 2019