"Started at Windy Gap trailhead going clockwise around the loop getting Hawkins first, then Middle Hawkins and South Hawkins before heading down the fire road. Cloudy day below, but not up in the mountains. Really cool hiking above those clouds all day, and a brief section through chilly mist." — jodola • May 20, 2021

"Great views. Worth the trip south from the PCT, although it adds a bunch of miles. Got up this one with HPS peaks Islip, Mount Hawkins, Throop Peak, Mount Burnham, and Baden-Powell." — JustinB • Apr 26, 2018

"I had the plan to hike up from Crystal Lake to Windy Gap and over Middle, Sadie, and South Mt. Hawkins. So, I got to Crystal Lake on a refreshingly cool morning and made the somewhat steep ascent up the Windy Gap Trail to the well-named breezy namesake notch just east of Mt. Islip and rested a bit before heading east on Pacific Crest Trail almost a mile and a half to the junction with Hawkins Ridge Trail. At the junction, I saw Mt. Hawkins about a quarter mile further along the PCT and pondered whether I should add it to the already 3-peak itinerary, but decided to stick to the plan, so I headed south along Hawkins Ridge Trail, and shortly after found the use trail to Middle Hawkins and summitted the 8,505' peak. I then hiked down from there cross-country and met back with the Hawkins Ridge Trail near where I believed Sadie Hawkins would be, but I found no foot path for it. Not sure exactly where Sadie was, I decided to forego it and continue down the trail along the ridge to the junction of the fire road, and then took the sometimes steep fire road up 300' gain to the lookout site. Considering that the 2002 Curve Fire razed the lookout tower and much of the forest here and t..." — brianpowell • Apr 21, 2018

"Third summit of the day. Saw a mule deer off the fire road. Lost the trail both on the way off Sadie Hawkins and again on the way back to the PCT. The overgrowth from the 2002 Curve Fire obliterated the trail in spots. Also, I find it ironic that these fires keep specifically taking out fire lookouts (also Vetter Mt- Station Fire)" — Christopher • Aug 19, 2012