Bridge to Nowhere, Mt Baldy CA

Simply put, the very best hike in SoCal.
Prepare your water, lunch, snack and fruits, you will need it in this at least 6h hike. Be prepared to get your feet wet, and enjoy the beautiful landscape on the way to the bridge, and make sure you Bungee when you arrive at the bridge.

Have done this hike multiple times, and there's always something new to enjoy or see.

I recommend bringing a large trash bag, so you can fill with trash on your way back and help keep it clean. Unfortunately there are some people, if we can call them that, trashing the place and tagging everything they see.

Do bring your bag, because you will fill the urge to keep it clean.

Why not hike 5 miles out in the California woods and then jump off a bridge and then hike back? !

Really fun hike, but it helps to do some prep work and now where the trail is to make it more enjoyable. Search for "HikingGuy bridge to nowhere" for a video and guide. And go on a weekday to beat the crowds.

Easy trail, but can be hard to find the path. We were walking along the river bank and had to do quite a handful of crossings. The trail is actually on the high ground, along the cliff, and much easier?

Photo ops abound on the East Fork River, whether you're into wildlife, flora or ''Yucca Hula. ''

The hike is 5 miles to get to the bridge. Although it's more of a walk than a hike. There's river crossings and plenty of shade at the beginning. The kast two miles are uncovered and steeper. Bring water and snacks. At the bridge you can do bungee jumping. That's also fun. At the end of the bridge you can continue the hike or go down into the river. This is a good day hike and 10 miles round trip.

This is an incredible destination however if you are out of shape, don’t hike often, somewhat inexperienced, I might say hold off build some endurance before you go. Pack as much water as you can, by the river it will always be cool but you will find pockets in which the sun beats on you relentlessly. This is a beautiful and stunning location I highly recommend getting there as early as possible and resting shortly after you reach the Bridge. It is privately owned there is clear signage that once you pass a certain point no drones! Wonderful landmark great hike and don’t forget to respect the area!

Great hiking place but if your not use to walking alot don't try it because your legs are going to hurt the next day, if you use your legs daily then your going to be alright, I do recommend to hike early in the morning, wake up early get there early because the heat will get you coming back especially right now, the heat it's hot there's a spot like 30mins on the trail where you can stop and get in the water then yoi cam continued to the bridge to nowhere. Then you can go to the Devil Gulch the water fall.

5 mile, pretty hard yet flat, hike to the bridge. If you follow the quickest trail, you cross the River 6 times. Bring lots of water and food, this is a serious hike. But wicked worth it!

I din't know what I was getting my self in when I walk this trail and man you better think twice cuz it a 6 hour Krazy walk maybe more‍

Great hike for early morning start. Going back around noon can be brutal for the first two miles or so until you reach the river.

Beautiful hiking course. Also, there is beautiful mountain view while driving to get there. It’s about 10 miles trail. Parking lot was crowd. The stream along with trail is very clean and cold. You have to cross the stream about 8 times. It was very pleasant feeling. May prepare extra shoes and socks. There is bungee jumping place on the bridge.

This is an amazing hike. All you walk through is the canyons or bank of streams, it’s good to see the water, floras and faunas while hiking. Downside is parking, just park wherever you find the spot - walking is worth. Will teach you bit about history too when you reach the bridge. When you pass the bridge, it’s really scary cliff you have to pass to get into the bottom of the bridge.

This may be one of my favorite hikes in Los Angeles. Took us 6 hours total with 30 minutes of those spent exploring and resting at the bridge, and we weren’t in a rush at all. However when I parked there was a homeless person (an older man living out of his truck and a tent on the trail) there screaming at another hiker who just parked telling him he was “going to kill him” which scared the hiker from proceeding so he started to leave and as the hiker did so the man next yelled that “hoped that he got in a head on collision with his car on the way down” as he left and tossed his walking crutch at the windshield of his car. That being said I’m from LA so that sadly didn’t phase me, I’m used to crazy people, so we still decided to continue on the hike. Sadly I saw at least six different homeless camps set up on the West side of the river which were covered in trash, open fires being used (not allowed), and we even saw a man openly going to the bathroom.

Aside from that the hike is very fun but a bit challenging at times due to the fact that there are many ways to go and recent rockslides have caused the established trail to be impassible. First time going on this trail will most likely be the slowest because it’s hard to move quickly when you’re not sure exactly where you’re going. It is not a difficult hike aside from the cold water crossings, a little bit of rock scrambling at points, but mainly the distance and heat are the real challenge being it’s 10.5 miles total. That being said making it to the bridge is totally worth it, the bridge is really something special to see and all the rock pools beneath the bridge are deeper than 5 feet in parts and would be amazing in warmer months. Alltrails really has this place covered in terms of landmarks and which route to go. However make sure to download the map because there is no service on the trail or in the parking lot. Just try to stick to the east side of the river as much as possible, bring water, trekking poles, waterproof boots or shoes, a hat, and don’t let the Deliverance-type locals get you and you will be fine. Enjoy!

It's a great hike with a lots to see and be prepared to get wet when crossing the river

If you're looking for a challenge that doesn't really require uphill hiking, then this is your hike. This is a nine mile long hike that requires multiple stream crossings. My group tried to get away with not crossing streams, but you're going to have to cross the stream due to the terrain. It was still chilly in January, so stepping into rushing knee deep crystal clear cold water was definitely challenge. Now imagine doing that 10+ times over the course of the hike. I brought along a small towel and water shoes and changed at each crossing (a little annoying, but definitely worth it to not do the hike in wet shoes!). Make sure to download the maps before hand because there is no service in the mountains. Overall, beautiful trail but it seems like there's been a lot of graffiti on the surrounding.

Hiking the Bridge to Nowhere is an extremely fun hike. I hiked this trail on November/14/2021.
The trail itself is 10 miles Out & Back, and about 1,300 ft of elevation gain.
It was an easy hike, not exceedingly challenging, but very enjoyable, intensely beautiful, with incredible views, and abundant wildlife.
It is a mixture of rocky river bed, forrest, canopy, and the San Gabriel River.
There is very little shade, and the trail isn't very well marked, but I paid attention to the blue and red arrows on the rocks which were a lifesaver, (Blue marks the way In and Red marks the way Out).
I ended up crossing the river multiple times, and there were lots of sketchy spots, (so be prepared to get Wet).
The highlight of this hike was the MYSTERIOUS BRIDGE. Getting to this bridge was an amazing adventure for me (learning about the bridge was also very special).
As the bridge is on private property be sure to be respectful, especially of their business.
They run a Bungee Jumping Adventurebusiness.
Watching the bungee jumpers having fun and hearing their thrilling shierks of excitement and joy had me thinking that maybe next time, I would love to try it.
Bring plenty of water, snacks, sunscreen, hiking boots, water shoes, trekking poles, and a hat, as previously noted, there isn't much shade on the trail.
I also recommend wearing long pants as they will help you avoid getting cuts and scrathes from the bushes.
Happy hiking, hikers!