Trailhead: Islip Saddle Trailhead

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Trail: Pacific Crest Trail to Windy Gap, Islip Ridge Trail to Mt. Islip, Mt. Islip Trail to Little Jimmy, Pacific Crest Trail to Islip Saddle.

Islip Saddle to Mt. Islip Track Map from July 2016 using Backcountry Navigator (US Forest Service-2013 map) from my phone.

Stats: From Islip Saddle to Mt. Islip: 3.4 miles 1580′ gain (using Islip Ridge Trail from Windy Gap).  From Mt. Islip to Islip Saddle: 3.3 miles, 1580′ loss (Using Mt. Islip Trail to Little Jimmy).  Round trip: 6.7 miles, 1580′ of gain and loss

Last Hiked: 11-26-2017

Trail Segments:  Take the Pacific Crest Trail from Islip Saddle up to Little Jimmy Campground.  At Little Jimmy Campground, there are two options to continue. To continue on the Pacific Crest Trail to Windy Gap, follow the trail that leads away from the Little Jimmy Campground.  At Windy Gap, take the Islip Ridge Trail to Mt. Islip.  You will pass the junction with the Mt. Islip Trail on the way up.  Also, there is a junction near the top, just continue up the trail (down leads to the Big Cienega Trail).  From Mt. Islip Continue down the way you came only at the junction with the Mt. Islip Trail, take the Mt. Islip Trail down to Little Jimmy.  From Little Jimmy return to Islip Saddle using the  Pacific Crest Trail.

Points of Interest: 

• Little Jimmy Campground

Peaks:

• Mt. Islip

Photos: 

• Pacific Crest Trail: Islip Saddle to Little Jimmy Campground.
• Pacific Crest Trail: Little Jimmy to Windy Gap
• Islip Ridge Trail: Windy Gap to Mt. Islip
• Mt. Islip Trail: JCT Islip Ridge Trail to Little Jimmy Campground.

View from Mt. Islip