Alas, there are a number of fine hike writeups that I haven't yet had time to index. Rather than let them just languish in my bookmark files, I've collected them here so that readers can search this page for information. In addition to the titles of each page, I've tried to put keywords with each link so that a search for a given trail or place might succeed.
Many of these have been sent by Jane Strong and Anthony Sebestyen.
This page was begun on 2/19/00, and I'll gradually put my backlog into this page.
Hike Writeups Wildernet's Angeles National Forest has 43 unindexed hike writeups (select Hiking & Walking under Activities, then click Go), or equivalently go to Sports: Yahoo: Angeles National Forest:
- Baldy Notch to Mt. San Antonio
- Bear Creek Trail
- Big Cienega Trail
- Blue Ridge to Mt. San Antonio (Mt. Baldy)
- Buckhorn to Cooper Canyon and Littlerock Creek
- Buckhorn to Mt. Waterman
- Burkhart/Cooper Canyon Falls Trail
- Cedar Canyon Trail
- Charlton Flat to Mt. Mooney and Devil's Peak
- Charlton Flat to Vetter Mountain
- Chilao to Mt. Hillyer via Horse Flats
- Crystal Lake Recreation Area
- Crystal Lake to Mt. Islip
- Crystal Lake to South Mt. Hawkins
- Dawson Saddle to Throop Peak
- Devil's Backbone Trail
- Eagles Roost to Littlerock Creek
- East Fork Trail
- Gabrielino/ Switzer Falls Trail
- Golden Cup Discovery Trail
- Half Knob Trail
- Heaton Flat to Iron Mountain Trail
- Icehouse Canyon to Icehouse Saddle
- Islip Saddle to Little Jimmy and Mt. Islip
- Islip Saddle to Mt. Williamson
- Lake Trail
- Lewis Falls Trail
- Lost Ridge Trail
- Millard Canyon Falls Trail
- Mt. Baldy Notch Trail
- Pinyon Ridge Nature Trail
- Prairie Fork to Upper Fish Fork
- San Antonio Falls Trail
- Soldier Creek Trail
- South Mt. Hawkins Fire Road Trail
- Sturtevant Falls Trail
- Three Points to Twin Peaks Saddle, Mt. Waterman and Buckhorn
- Three T's Trail
- Totongna Nature Trail
- Trail Canyon Falls
- Vincent Gap to Mt. Baden-Powell
- Vincent Gap to Prairie Fork
- Windy Gap Trail
Remaining unlinked hikes from the official ANF Site's Take a Hike!:
- Vincent Gap to Prairie Fork
- Kenyon Devore Trail to Mt. Wilson
- Islip Saddle to Mt. Williamson
- Dawson Saddle to Throop Peak
- Prairie Fork to Upper Fish Fork
- Crystal Lake to Mt. Islip
- Crystal Lake to South Mt. Hawkins
- Icehouse Canyon to Icehouse Saddle
- Baldy Notch to Mt. San Antonio
- Vincent Gap to Mt. Baden-Powell (elevation 9,399'
GORP's Trails of San Gabriel (??). Two remaining Robinson's writeups: 63 Buckhorn to Little Rock Creek, and 64 Eagles Roost to Little Rock Creek.
GORP's Trails Database for the Angeles National Forest has 24 trails:
- Charlton Flat to Mt. Mooney and Devil's
- Charlton Flat to Vetter Mountain
- Dawson Saddle to Throop Peak
- Islip Saddle to Mt. Williamson
- Chilao to Mt. Hillyer via Horse Flats
- Islip Saddle to Little Jimmy and Mt. Islip
- Baldy Notch to Mt. San Antonio
- Chilao to Mt. Hillyer via Horse Flats
- Buckhorn to Mt. Waterman
- Crystal Lake to Mt. Islip
- Icehouse Canyon Trail
- Prairie Fork to Upper Fish Fork
- Vincent Gap to Mt. Baden-Powell
- Vincent Gap to Prarie Fork
- Buckhorn to Cooper Canyon
- Crystal Lake to South Mt. Hawkins
- Three Points to Twin Peaks Saddle, Mt. Waterman
- Eagles Roost to Little Rock Creek
- Echo Mountain Trail
- Brown Mountain Trail
John McKinney's L.A. Times hikes:
- Devil's Backbone Trail/Mt. Baldy
- Devil's Punchbowl/Mojave Desert
- Icehouse Canyon Trail, Icehouse Saddle/Cucamonga Wilderness
- Placerita Canyon Trail
- Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park
Russell Bell's:
- San Gabriel Crest Trail (03-11Jun98), Mt. Lukens to Mt. Baldy, and his first attempt (??)
- A Bicycle Ride Across the San Gabriel Mountains (??)
- #3: Hiking the Fish Canyon Trail (??)
- #2: Hiking the Gillette Mine Trail (??)
- Alder Creek
- Roundtop Ridge
Christopher Earls Brennen's Adventure Hikes And Canyoneering In The Southwest:
- Wilderness: Vincent Gap to East Fork Ranger Station bicycle ride (Vincent Gulch, Prairie Fork, Mine Gulch, Fish Fork, Iron Fork, The Narrows)
- Rubio Canyon
- Life And Death In Bailey Canyon
- Skull Canyon (Devils Canyon)
- Mt. Wilson Trail (Little Santa Anita Canyon, Mt. Wilson Trail Race)
There are also many places I need to index from Brennen's Adventure Hikes And Canyoneering In The San Gabriels. Note that these are not normal everyday hikes - they are way Beyond Hiking!
- Mt. Baden-Powell (21Jun97)
- Echo Mountain (07Dec97)
- Henninger Blue Moon Hike (30Jan99)
- Tour Of Mt. Wilson Observatory And Hike To Mt. Harvard (10Apr99)
Jerry Schad's San Diego Reader Hiking Site Roam-O-Rama:
Matt Maxon's:
- Deer Creek (Verdugo Mountains)
- Dunsmore Canyon
- La Tuna Canyon Fire Road (Verdugo Mountains)
- Trail Canyon
- Yerba Buena Spring
- Sunset Peak
- Icehouse Canyon & Saddle
- Monroe Trail (Glendora)
- Baldy Ski Hut and Gold Ridge Mine
- Garcia Trail (Glendora)
- Windy Gap, Mt. Islip
- Pacific Crest Trail: Inspiration Point to Guffy Campground
- Marshall Canyon
- East Fork Trail
- Cooper Canyon Falls
- Trail Canyon Falls
Alex Wolf's Hikes and Campouts:
- East Fork of the San Gabriel Canyon (07/26/00)
- Mount Baldy (?)
- West Fork of the San Gabriel Canyon (?)
- The Devils Punch Bowl (?)
- San Gabriel East Fork and lost bridge (?)
DesertMud's Hiking, one single 66 kB page containing these hikes:
- "Middle Fork Lytle Creek Falls", Cucamonga Wilderness (7/22/00)
- Devil's Punchbowl, Burkhart Trail, (7/15/00)
- Mt Baden Powell, (6/24/00)
- Big Rock Creek, (5/26/00)
- Vincent's Cabin & an old mineshaft, (4/29/00)
- Cucamonga Peak, Cucamonga Wilderness (3/3/00),
Big Tujunga Narrows (19Nov96). FS3N24 Colby Ranch road to the Narrows, hiking a long five miles downstream, where the drainage crosses the FS3N27 dirt road.
Carl Lambrecht's Hiking in Southern California (??). Baldy, Cucamonga Peak, Vetter Mountain.
WWW.GreenFly /Stories: Shortcut saddle to west fork of San Gabriel River (19Apr98), Bear Creek (San Gabriel River) (04Oct98).
G.O. Guide to ANF (??):
- Mountain Biking guides to Upper Shake Campground, Sierra Pelona Ridge, Sandberg To Reservoir Summit, Grassy Mountain, Burnt Peak, Liebre Mountain, West Red Box Loop, West Fork Road, West Fork - Rincon Roads, Rincon Road / Shortcut Canyon, Inspiration Point, Echo Mountain.
- Road Biking guide to Mt. Baldy Loop
- Fly Fishing guide to East Fork San Gabriel River and Bouquet Canyon Creek
- Rock Climbing Williamson Rock
- Cross Country Skiing to Jackson Flat and Blue Ridge
Tom Kenney's Big Rock Creek Road (??), including a vandalism incident to his parked truck at Valyermo Road and Big Rock Creek Road.
Bob Dollins' Mt. San Antonio and Echo Mountain.
Etreking.com's San Gabriel Mountains:
- Buckhorn to Cooper Canyon and Littlerock Creek
- Buckhorn to Mt. Waterman
- Charlton Flat to Mt. Mooney and Devil's Peak
- Charlton Flat to Vetter Mountain
- Chilao to Mt. Hillyer via Horse Flats
- Crystal Lake to Mt. Islip and other peaks
- Crystal Lake to South Mt. Hawkins
- Dawson Saddle to Throop Peak
- Eagles Roost to Littlerock Creek
- Icehouse Canyon Trail
- Islip Saddle to Little Jimmy and Mt. Islip
- Islip Saddle to Mt. Williamson
- Josephine Peak
- Mt. Baden-Powell
- Mt. Islip/Mt. Hawkins/Throop Peak
- Mt. Waterman/Twin Peaks
- Mt. Williamson
- Potato Mountain
- Prairie Fork to Upper Fish Fork
- San Antonio Falls
- Strawberry Peak
- Throop Peak/Mt. Baden-Powell
- Vincent Gap to Mt. Baden-Powell
- Vincent Gap to Prairie Fork
On The Loose Guidebook (??). Brief guide to Bear Creek, Cajon Pass, Cucamonga Canyon, Ice House Canyon, Iron Mountain via Hwy.39, Iron Mountain via Mt. Baldy, Mt. Baldy via Bear Flats, Mt. Baldy via Devil's Backbone, Mt. Baldy via Sierra Club Cabin, Ontario and Bighorn Peaks, Sunset Peak.
Smith Mountain (22Jan00, off SR39)
Mt. Baldy Website's San Antonio Falls to Sierra Club Ski Hut
The San Gabriel Mountains: A Mountain Biking Odyssey. Topo maps of the Brown Mountain Fire Road, Mount Wilson Toll Road, Mount Lowe Railroad, Chantry Flats.
MyBikeSite's Trail Central Listing for Los Angeles County has information on a number of trails, especially good for current conditions.
D. Harrison's Lytle Creek Trek
Trip Report for Mt. Islip Day Hike on 5/13/2000
Trail Runs Near JPL (list of way-points, distances and elevations for el prieto canyon, from Harry Langenbacher)
Charles De Jesus' San Gabriel Mountains (Toll Road, Mt. Wilson Rim Trail, Inspiration Point, Mount Hillyer, Mt. Wilson Trail)
Photos Searching for Architectural Character: 19 ANF photos of rustic mountain cabins that exist on leased U.S. Forest Service lands in California.
The San Gabriels: An excellent panorama of the mountains as seen from the palmdale side.
Tom Kenney's Pictures of the San Gabriel Mountains: 4 pix of Twin Peaks, Triplet Rocks, Mt. Islip in Winter, sunset on Mt. Waterman.
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Updated 27 February 2001.