Very merry Berry Strawberry Peak

Meet: Trogro (Starbucks near EVK) at 8am Sunday

Return: 3pm

Member: $12 Non member: $15

Participant Driver (0): None needed

Activity: Hiking

Difficulty: 6/10 Medium Distance (miles): 7.2 Elevation (ft): 1,800ft

Recommended Prior Experience: None

Location of Trip: Angeles National Forest

Native Land: Tongva and Fernandeno Tataviam

Come one come all for some fantastic strawberry hunting as we trek towards strawberry peak! We’ll don our best gear and head out to Angeles national forest at 8am to get some absolutely beautiful views, relaxed hiking, and of course munch on some strawberries**. Once we reach the peak we’ll break for a delicious meal and then head back down to hopefully be back on campus around 3pm! Hope to see you guys there.

**Strawberries included but of the *comes in a plastic box* variety

Contact the Guides:

Caroline Dworken: dworken@usc.edu

Sahana Ramesh: saramesh@usc.edu

What to Bring:

*REMINDER (overnights only) : if you do not have a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, backpacking pack, or other technical gear (non-clothing), do not panic, SC Outfitters has these items for you! Your guides will send out a gear-request form the week of your trip where you’ll let them know what gear you need!

• Backpack

• AT LEAST 3 liters of water

• Good shoes that you can hike / scramble in

• A jacket and extra layers

• Hat

• Sunscreen

• Headlamp / flashlight

• Any medications you made need

Please Review Our Cancellation and Refund Policy:

All SC Outfitter trips have a no-refund policy unless a substitute participant can be found. In the event your trip requires added reporting measures of participants (plane tickets, external providers, rental services, etc.) dropping the trip close to the date of the trip will not allow for the spot to be re-filled. See the details on trip pages for specific deadlines and reference our complete cancellation/refund policy here.

TRIP DIFFICULTY RATING SYSTEM

• Difficulty rating for trips

  • 1: No physical activity.

  • 2: Leisurely walk.

  • 3: 2-5 miles less than 1000 ft of total elevation gain on well maintained trails. About 2-3 hours continuous activity

  • 4: 4-6 miles, about 1000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. About 3 hours of continuous activity.

  • 5: 6-8 miles, about 1500ft of elevation gain on maintained trials. 4-5 hours continuous activity

  • 6: 8-10 miles, about 2000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. 4-6 hours of continuous activity.

  • 7: 10-14 miles, over 2500 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 8: At high altitude. 12-16 total miles, over 3000 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 9: Technical skills may be necessary. At high altitude with physical elevation gain. Scrambling over rocks likely involved.

  • 10: u gunna die

**If you have any questions or concerns about the physical activity, recommended prior experience, or gear needed on any kind of trip please contact the guides as soon as possible!!