Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
The trailhead is at the bottom of the dead end Wagon Train Road. The path immediately heads down to the streambed.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
From the trailhead, quickly follow the stream and pass beneath Interstate 15 through a tunnel.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
Following the tunnel, the trail parallels the train tracks in a downstream direction.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
Pass beneath the railroad tracks and begin heading upstream to find the PCT path.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
Small trail markers sign the path.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
High desert flora emerges as the trail leads away from the interstate corridor.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
The trail to John's Bench follows a dirt single track as it rises and falls through the hills.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
Heading into the scenic national forest backcountry.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
A small wooden footbridge along the path.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
A second tunnel provides passage beneath the area's maze of railroad tracks.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
Climbing to higher and higher views of the surrounding landscape.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
The vantage point overlooks Sullivan's Curve, a wide turn along the railroad route connecting the high desert and lower coastal area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
01/18/2025
The trail ends at John's Bench, a scenic bench sitting as a sentinel over the forested and mountainous landscape.