Santiago Peak

June 10th 2023

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- Trail: Main Divide Road

Description

This is an easy day run designed to get you out of the house for a day. Bring a lunch and a lawn chair.

We’ll meet at the Maple Springs Trailhead parking lot at the end of Silverado Canyon at 9:30 AM. Lunch will be at Santiago Peak. It’s a nice view of Orange County and sometimes Catalina from up there.

If we are lucky, the Cleveland National Forest gate will be unlocked and after lunch we can run the southern end of the Main Divide trail. That would put us at Ortega highway at the end of the run. Otherwise we’ll come back down off the Mountain the way we came.

Guide Book: BackCountry Adventures Southern California, 2002 edition, SC18 and

Glovebox Guide to Unpaved Southern California (1987)

Rendezvous 31332 Silverado Canyon Rd, Silverado, CA 92676

Run Checklist

Always Required

HAM Radio on 146.550 MHz
Full-Sized Spare Tire
Seat Belts
First Aid Kit
Fire Extinguisher
Battery Tiedown
Working Brakes
Tow Straps
Tow Points

Trail Rating

Difficulty Level: 1

	Graded road; Any 4x4 vehicle or higher clearance 2x4 vehicle with no other modifications
	Road rarely maintained; 4x4 with no low bumpers. Anti-sway bar disconnects recommended. Minimum 30" tires and some off-road experience is helpful
	Difficult terrain and road rarely maintained; 33" tires, Suspension lift, Off-road driving experience, body armor and Rear locker recommended. Stock vehicles will likely take damage
	Very difficult terrain, road never maintained; 33" tires, sway-bar disconnects, Rear locker, and Rock sliders required. 35" tires, front locker, Full cage, and 4:1 transfer-case recommended. Chance of mechanical failure and body damage
	Extremely difficult terrain with large obstacles and roll over potential; Full cage required, 37" tires strongly recommended. Good chance of mechanical failure and strong chance of body damage