Going Green
Going Green Trail is a 2.9 miles trail in San Bernardino National Forest, California. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The San Bernardino National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 34.2207, -116.8961 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 34.2342, -116.8979 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 2.9 miles, of which 2.9 miles evaluated accessible |
| Trail class | 3, developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 10-12 percent |
| Accessibility | At least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines |
| Special management area | WSR - RECREATION |
| Trail numbers | 1E40 |
| Forest | San Bernardino National Forest (unit 0512) |
| States | California |
| Detail published | basic characteristics |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
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Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
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Historic places nearby
Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Going Green Trail?
2.9 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in San Bernardino National Forest. 2.9 miles of that are evaluated as accessible.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Going Green Trail?
San Bernardino National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Going Green Trail start?
The line begins at 34.2207, -116.8961 and ends at 34.2342, -116.8979. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Going Green Trail in a wilderness area?
No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Where can I camp near the Going Green Trail?
Pineknot (0.7 mi), Deer Group Campground (1 mi) and Buttercup Group Camp (1 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Going Green Trail?
Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Going Green Trail?
The typical grade is 10-12 percent.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Going Green Trail accessible?
The Forest Service has evaluated 2.9 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is native material.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Going Green Trail?
San Bernardino National Forest, Forest Service unit 0512. The trail is in California.
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named GOING GREEN in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0512. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.