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This is a leisurely, easy hike through a truly enchanted portion of the San Gabriel Mountains that leads to a fifty foot waterfall. From the trailhead at Chantry Flat you descend a paved service road into Big Santa Anita Canyon to a well maintained trail that skirts alongside the main stream. Along the way you pass private cabins that have been there for years and a strange system of concrete check dams...
A great loop route in one of southern California's best-preserved canyons. Lots of water on this trail!
Full write up at Modern Hiker.
Full write up at Modern Hiker.
A trip up Mount Wilson via the Upper and Lower Winter Creek Trails.
Full write up on Modern Hiker.
A quick trip up the north face of San Gabriel Peak.
Full write up at Modern Hiker.
I decided that my first recorded trip would be one with the whole family. So we headed to the end of Santa Anita ave. in Arcadia to start our hike of the day. The temperature that afternoon was about 66 when we started and 57 by the time we got back. That was probably my 4th. time to Sturtervant Falls, but I love this easy trail.
This is a great summer hike into
beautiful Cooper Canyon from Buckhorn Campground via the Burkhart Trail. This
is hike number 62 in “Trails of the Angeles: 100 Hikes in the San Gabriels” and
from Robinson’s description, I knew we were in for a sylvan treat. It was also an
extra special hike for us since our daughter, Holly decided to join us.
The plan was to hike to Cooper
Falls, have lunch, enjoy the coolness of the...
Rob and I go for a hike I found on ModernHiker.com (he has an everytrail trip too!) Please refer to him for the best trail info. Like the casual hikers that we are, we left LA around noon, arrived to the trailhead in 45 minutes, and was walking by 1pm. The parking lot was mostly empty (contrary to modernhiker.com) Most of the trail is following creeks and under the cover of trees, so heat was...
Full write up at Modern Hiker.
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