This blog will detail 1,000 video hikes in Southern California. By Southern California, I am drawing a line from San Luis Obispo to the Nevada Border. Anything south of that line will be declared "Southern California". In a way, it is a personal challenge to do so many hikes. Mainly, however, it is my way of showcasing how many hiking opportunities there really are right in our own geographic back yard. As a blog, it serves as a companion piece to my Youtube channel "Mike On The Trail". It is also a work in progress, as I don't actually have 1,000 edited videos completed. This will take effort for quite some time before it is declared done. Even then, there will still be more out there. Here's to hiking and all the positive effects it has had on my life...and possibly yours!
The "Bane Ridge Loop" is the name I decided to give to this adventure. It can easily be called "The Bane Canyon Loop", or "The Bane Canyon Road Loop". Since most of the best features are along the ridge lines, I wanted to emphasize it in the title. I also made a point to be here in the spring while temps are cool and the flowers are out. There are really two ways to do it. You can drive into the park, pay park fees, and find a place to park, or park on the outside of the park and hike in. Since I was out for a hike anyway, I parked on Sapphire Road in Chino Hills, which is right at the state park entrance.
Invasive mustards turn the scene yellow.
The hike starts at the "Chino Hills State Park" entrance sign and the trail is actually the paved park road for nearly a half-mile. At the first junction the signed East Fenceline Trail goes left. It starts out as a dirt road, which climbs to a high point on Peak 1230. After a short backtrack, the East Fenceline Trail continues as a single track along the ridges. Eventually, the trail reaches the actual east fence line on the park, thus making the trail name to make sense. On my visit, the flowers were out and forming a very scenic sight.
A nice spot to hang out for a while.
Truly panoramic backcountry viewpoints are common along the ridge high points. Meanwhile, by forming a loop, the hike extends to McLean Overlook before dropping down to Bane Canyon Road. I continued past the road an onto Bane Ridge. The ridge returns parallel to the East Fenceline Trail, forming a nice loop. Bane Ridge continued to provide sweeping vistas and nice flowering opportunities. The trail eventually reconnects with the original trail junction followed by a short paved downhill walk back to the parking areas on the street. Naturally, this is doable most any time of the year, but when the flowers are out, this becomes a great one.
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