There are lots of excellent trail guides on the market. And I've gleaned much from them. The list below is my contribution to the literature for hiking in the San Gabriels and the Angeles National Forest. My desire is to help you have a great hiking experience in these mountains. In many cases, I offer my take on hikes that are covered by other authors, and in some cases, I present trail descriptions that are hard to find or non-existent in other works. I present two kinds of hike write-ups:
Hike Description - This is a complete trail guide designed to give you all the information you need to successfully hike the trail. In many cases, my write-ups are more accurate and up-to-date than the descriptions you find in popular books.
Hike Report - This is a narrative of my hike experience on that trail. Usually these are hikes that are well written up in the literature and/or on the web, thus you'll likely need to obtain a good hike description for the necessary details to do the hike.
In the chart below, the hike numbers in the left column are from John Robinson's Trails of the Angeles: 100 Hikes in the San Gabriels, which is my primary hike guidebook for my local mountains. See my Books page for reviews and information about the top trail guides for the San Gabriels.
If you have any suggestions, corrections, updates, or reports, I'd love to hear from you. Contact Dan. Happy hiking!
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# |
Hike |
Location |
Miles |
Gain |
Per mi |
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Waterfalls of the San Gabriels |
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15 |
Arroyo Seco to Oakwilde |
Altadena / ANF |
10.0 |
900' |
90' |
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19 |
Dawn Mine via Sunset Ridge and Millard Canyon |
Altadena / ANF |
5.0 |
1200' |
480' |
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20 |
Millard Canyon Falls |
Altadena / ANF |
1.4 |
150' |
71' |
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(21) |
Tom Sloan Saddle via Sunset Ridge and Millard Canyon |
Altadena / ANF |
7.2 |
2200' |
611' |
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24 |
Echo Mountain (3207') via Sam Merrill Trail |
Altadena / ANF |
5.0 |
1400 |
560 |
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25 |
Rubio Canyon |
Altadena / ANF |
1.5 |
380 |
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26 |
Henninger Flats (2550') via Old Mt. Wilson Toll Road / Eaton Canyon |
Altadena / ANF |
5.4 |
1360 |
504 |
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Eaton Canyon Falls via Eaton Canyon Nature Area / Eaton Canyon |
Altadena / ANF |
3.0 |
400 |
266 |
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30/32 |
San Gabriel Peak (6161') with Mt. Disappointment, Mt. Markham, and Mt. Lowe via Eaton Saddle |
Mt. Wilson / ANF |
7.4 |
1970 |
532 |
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(34) |
Bailey Canyon Falls |
Sierra Madre / ANF |
1.2 |
350 |
583 |
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34/(39) |
Jones Peak (3375') via Bailey Canyon and/or Little Santa Anita Canyon |
Sierra Madre / ANF |
6.6 |
2275 |
689 |
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39 |
Orchard Camp (2960') via the Mt. Wilson Trail / Little Santa Anita Canyon |
Sierra Madre / ANF |
7.0 |
1990 |
568 |
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41 |
Sturtevant Falls |
Chantry Flat / ANF |
3.7 |
700 |
378 |
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41-44 |
Hoegees Camp Loop Hike |
Chantry Flat / ANF |
5.0 |
1080 |
432 |
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Hermit Falls, First Water Trail |
Chantry Flat / ANF |
2.8 |
680 |
514 |
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Monrovia Canyon Falls, Bill Cull Trail |
Monrovia / ANF |
3.4 |
720 |
424 |
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Monrovia Peak (5409') with Rankin and Clamshell Peaks |
Monrovia / ANF |
6.6 |
1977 |
568 |
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Mt. Bliss (3720') via Van Tassel Canyon
|
Azusa / ANF |
8.5 |
2280 |
667 |
|
49 |
Van Tassel Ridge via Fish Canyon trailhead |
Azusa / ANF |
3.8 |
1400 |
737 |
|
49 |
Fish Canyon Falls |
Azusa / ANF |
6.0 |
900 |
300 |
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Garcia Trail to Azusa Peak (2081') |
Azusa / ANF |
3.0 |
1246 |
886 |
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Summit 2843 via Silver Fish Road (2N28) |
Morris Reservoir / ANF |
4.0 |
1300 |
771 |
|
58 |
Mt. Hillyer (6162') via Horse Flats |
Chilao area / ANF |
4.6 |
702 |
305 |
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Rincon Red Box Road to Summit 2908' NEW 5-20-07 |
Hwy 39 / ANF |
7.0 |
1350 |
386 |
|
71 |
Glen Canyon Falls via West Fork San Gabriel River |
Hwy 39 / ANF |
12.6
0.6 |
627 |
95 |
|
76 |
Big Cienega Trail to Islip Ridge |
Crystal Lake / ANF |
3.8 |
1020 |
536 |
|
76 |
Windy Gap Trail to Windy Gap |
Crystal Lake / ANF |
5.0 |
1756 |
703 |
|
76/77 |
Mount Islip (8250') via Hwy 2 and Windy Gap |
Crystal Lake / ANF |
3 |
1000 |
665 |
|
81 |
Mount Baden-Powell (9399') |
Vincent Gap / ANF |
8.0 |
2803 |
700 |
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Shoemaker Canyon Road, "The Road to Nowhere" |
East Fork San Gabriel River / ANF |
5.0 |
800 |
320 |
|
84 |
The Bridge to Nowhere and the Narrows via Heaton Flat Ranger Station |
East Fork San Gabriel River / ANF |
10.0 |
1000 |
200 |
|
(86) |
Heaton Flat Trail via Heaton Flat Ranger Station NEW 4-22-07 |
East Fork San Gabriel River / ANF |
6.2
8.8 |
2000
3654 |
645
706 |
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Mystic Canyon Trail & Upper Monroe Rd
to Summits 2760 & 3397 |
Big Dalton Canyon - Glendora / ANF |
6.0 |
1180 |
526 |
|
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Potato Mountain (3422') via Evey Canyon Road |
San Anontio Canyon / ANF |
5.0 |
1200 |
480 |
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Stoddard Peak (4624') via Stoddard-Barrett Road |
San Anontio Canyon / ANF |
6.0 |
1100 |
366 |
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91-94 |
Introducing Mt. Baldy |
Mt. Baldy / ANF, SBNF |
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|
92 |
Bear Canyon Trail (Old Mt. Baldy Trail) to Bear Flat and up Baldy's South Ridge (7755') |
Mt. Baldy / ANF |
7.5 |
3500 |
933 |
|
91/93 |
Mt. Baldy (Mt. San Antonio) (10,064') via Manker Flats - Devils Backbone Trail / Ski Hut Trail |
Mt. Baldy / ANF |
6.4
8.4 |
2264'
3900' |
707
928 |
|
93 |
Baldy's South Ridge (9000') via the Ski Hut Trail - Hike Report (5-17-03) |
Mt. Baldy / ANF |
6.5 |
2840 |
873 |
|
(93) |
San Antonio Falls |
Mt. Baldy / ANF |
1.2 |
250 |
415 |
|
95 |
Thunder Mt. (8587') / Telegraph Pk. (8985') via Manker Flats and Baldy Notch |
Mt. Baldy / ANF, SBNF |
9.0 |
3525 |
783 |
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96/95 |
Timber Mountain (8303') via Icehouse Canyon |
Mt. Baldy / ANF, SBNF |
9.0 |
3403 |
756 |
|
96 |
Icehouse Saddle (7555') via Icehouse Canyon |
Mt. Baldy / ANF, SBNF |
7.0 |
2655 |
758 |
|
98 |
Cucamonga Peak (8859') via Icehouse Canyon |
Mt. Baldy / ANF, SBNF |
12.0 |
4300 |
716 |
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...and Beyond |
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Griffith Observatory (1131') via Trail 11 (the east approach) NEW 9-16-07 |
Griffith Park /
Los Angeles |
1.5 |
426 |
561 |
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Dan's Hawaiian Adventures
Hikes in O'ahu NEW 1-19-07 |
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