"My friend Brett and I started at about the midway point on Pine Mtn. Rd. at 6000' elevation and walked up the asphalt (original plan was to hike the Chorro Grande to Reyes and then to Haddock for a roughly 22 mile hike, but started too late). We passed Pine Mtn and Reyes Peak Campgrounds, as well as the Upper Chorro Grande Trailhead. We then reached the trailhead and went a short distance until hitting a 3-fork junction. The left is the Forest Service Reyes Peak Trail, but the middle fork is the actual use trail to the 7,514' summit. We took the middle fork for just under a mile to the summit, requiring a short class 2 scramble to the top where there is an official USGS survey benchmark. The stats below are for Reyes Peak alone, as we returned to the official Reyes Peak Trail and took it to summit Haddock afterwards. The Reyes Peak Trail towards Haddock is very scenic with lush stands of Jeffrey Pines, Sugar Pines, a few Ponderosa Pines, and many White Fir, many of these trees being several of the largest specimens in Southern California. The area is outstandingly beautiful. With Haddock included, the entire trip was roughly 16.75 miles with about 3,000' gain due to many up..." — brianpowell • May 12, 2018