Hours: 7.5 hours ( 12 miles with 5000 feet elevation gain)
Difficulty: Difficult
Pet-Friendly: Dogs are allowed on leash. Personally, I do not recommend with your dog unless summit similar length and altitude before.
Parking: Parking lot in Islip Saddle.
I started hike from Islip Saddle, and plan to summit 5 peaks in the region. As I climbing, I realized this is a bit challenging, then I reduced it to three peaks, Islip, Hawkins, and Mount Baden-Powell. The trip summarized well the trailhead sign. It is roughly 12 miles and finished at Vincent Gap. This route is part of PCT, and you might encounter PCTers during hike. About 2.1 miles from trailhead, I arrived at Little Jimmy campground. Continue follow the the sign of Islip peak. At the junction, go ascend to the right, and arrived at Islip peak. Back down the junction and take left this time to the Windy Gap. I climb to the Hawkins peak, walk around the other two peaks, and continue head to Baden-Powell. When you see the Baden-Powell sign that shows 2.5 miles to go, it is very straight forward to get the summit. The view from the Baden-Powell was great.
