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2 summits • 2.5 mi • 298 ft gain • 1 hr 20 min
1 summit • 2.7 mi • 557 ft gain • 1 hr 14 min
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"Started from Red Box and hiked to Strawberry/ Lawler Saddle. Went left there to climb Strawberry Peak. It is a steep 1000 foot climb from the saddle. There was no shortage of summit signs on top (there were about 3 or 4). On the way back, I included Peak 5166, which now has a freshly cleared firebreak going straight to the top. " — MikeTeeples • Oct 30, 2022
"This day, 11/24/19, was the day to finally up the ante in my post-accident hiking I wanted to up the challenge factor as I have not hiked more than a 6 mile hike with 1,300' gain since before my June 9th hiking fall near Mt. Wilson. I decided to try at least Peak 5166 and Lawlor and leave Strawberry Peak as a possibility. I parked at Red Box, crossed Angeles Crest, and picked up Barley Flats Road, which at first also is the same path as the Strawberry Peak Trail until after 1/3 mile, the old road continues straight and becomes overgrown, and the Strawberry Peak trail curls left and heads more uphill. I then found the saddle between Mt. Lawlor and Peak 5166, turned left onto the firebreak which crosses the Strawberry Peak Trail (SPT). The firebreak is partially overgrown, so some wading through thorny ceanothus and spiky yucca is inevitable. Then, after a short while, the firebreak steepens and is more conspicuous. It is a short hike to the top of 5166, but there is one small false summit very shortly before the true summit. In a couple of spots, there is a cable running through the firebreak, so watch that you don't trip on it. The summit has a wooden pole, and 2 tiny rock..." — brianpowell • Nov 24, 2019
"The hike begins at Red Box on the Strawberry Peak Trail. Although the peak generally overlooks the parking lot, the route to get to it is not direct. The trail goes around the side of the mountain to a trail junction. At that point, I turned left to leave the Strawberry Peak Trail. The use trail to 5166 is overgrown but still passable. Great views of the surrounding peaks from the summit." — MikeTeeples • Sep 10, 2019