Explanation of map
Map Without Labels
| Abbreviation | Full Name | Numbered Hikes Beginning At That Trailhead |
|---|---|---|
| AS | Arroyo Seco | 15 |
| BC | Bailey Canyon | 39.1, 39.3-39.7 |
| CC | Colby Canyon | 36 |
| CF | Chantry Flat | 41-47, 44.1, 44.2, 44.22, 45.1, 45.22, 46.1, 46.22 |
| Cl | Clear Creek | 35 |
| EC | Eaton Canyon | 26.1 |
| ES | Eaton Saddle | 30-33, 49.1, 50.1 |
| GF | Grizzly Flat | 16.5, 16.6, 16.7 |
| LA | Lake Ave. | 23, 24 |
| LSA | Little Santa Anita | 39, 39.2, 39.8, 40, 40.22 |
| MC | Millard Canyon | 20, 21.1 |
| MW | Mount Wilson | 27, 34, 34.1, 40.1 |
| RB | Red Box | 29.1, 37, 38 |
| RS | Rattlesnake Trail | 50, 50.22 |
| SR | Sunset Ridge | 19, 19.1, 21, 22 |
| SW | Switzer Picnic Area | 17, 17.1, 17.2, 18 |
| TR | Toll Road | 26-28, 27.22 |
| VF | Valley Forge | 49, 49.22 |
| WF | West Fork | 46.2, 51, 52, 52.22 |
If a link for the name of the hike is present, the link will get all the web information indexed here for that trail, including my trip logs.
Explanation of column headings.
| No. | RT miles | Elev. gain | Season | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 9 | 900 | nov-may | Altadena to Oakwilde via Arroyo Seco |
| 16 | 10.5 | 1500 | nov-may | Angeles Crest Highway via Gould Mesa to Oakwilde, Arroyo Seco, Switzer Trail Camp and Switzer Picnic Area |
| 16.1 | 14 | 1500 | nov-may | Angeles Crest Highway via Dark Canyon to Oakwilde, Arroyo Seco, Switzer Trail Camp and Switzer Picnic Area |
| 16.4 | 4.5 | 1100 | nov-may | Angeles Crest Highway to Grizzly Flat and Vasquez Creek via Upper Dark Canyon Trail |
| 16.5 | 6.5 | 1250 | nov-may | Angeles Crest Highway to Grizzly Flat and Vasquez Creek via Grizzly Flat Fire Road |
| 16.6 | nov-may | Angeles Crest Highway via Grizzly Flat Fire Road to Clear Creek | ||
| 16.7 | 14 | 2074 | nov-may | Mt. Lukens via Grizzly Flats Road from Angeles Crest Highway |
| 17 | 4 | 600 | nov-jun | Switzer Picnic Area to Commodore Switzer Trail Camp, Switzer Falls, Arroyo Seco Cascades |
| 17.1 | 10 | +700 -2850 | nov-jun | Switzer Picnic Area to JPL |
| 17.2 | 6.5 (1 way) | +1000 -1500 | nov-jun | Switzer Picnic Area to Oakwilde, Dark Canyon, Angeles Crest Highway |
| 18 | 8 | 1000 | nov-jun | Switzer Picnic Area to Commodore Switzer Trail Camp, Bear Canyon Trail Camp |
| 19 | 5 | 1200 | nov-may | Millard Canyon to Dawn Mine |
| 19.1 | 6 | 1575 | nov-may | Millard Canyon to Dawn Mine, Dawn Mine Trail to Mt. Lowe Fire Road, Sunset Ridge |
| 20 | 1.5 | 150 | nov-may | Millard Canyon to Millard Canyon Falls |
| 21 | 12 | 2500 | nov-may | Brown Mountain Loop - Millard Canyon to Tom Sloan Saddle, Brown Mountain, Brown Mountain Fire Road, back to Millard Canyon |
| 21.1 | 10 | 1100 | nov-may | Brown Mountain Fire Road to West Ridge of Brown Mountain |
| 22 | 11 | 2400 | nov-may | Mount Lowe Railway Self-Guided Tour - Sunset Ridge via old railway bed to Mount Lowe Campground |
| 22.1 | 11 | 2400 | nov-may | Mount Lowe Railway Self-Guided Tour - Sunset Ridge via old railway bed to Mount Lowe Campground, Inspiration Point, Castle Canyon Trail, Echo Mountain |
| 23 | 12 | 2800 | nov-may | Mount Lowe Railway Loop Tour - Altadena to Echo Mountain, old railway bed, Mt. Lowe Trail Camp, Inspiration Point, Castle Canyon, back to Echo Mountain and Altadena |
| 24 | 5 | 1400 | nov-may | Sam Merrill Trail - Altadena to Echo Mountain |
| 25 | 1.5 | 200 | nov-may | Altadena to Rubio Canyon |
| 26 | 5 | 1400 | nov-jun | Altadena to Henninger Flats |
| 26.1 | 5 | 1500 | nov-may | Eaton Canyon Nature Center to Henninger Flats |
| 27 | 9 | 4500 | nov-jun | Mt. Wilson Toll Road - Altadena to Mt. Wilson |
| 27.1 | 9 | -4500 | nov-jun | Mt. Wilson Toll Road - Mt. Wilson to Altadena |
| 27.22 | 18 | 4500 | nov-jun | Mt. Wilson Toll Road - Altadena to Mt. Wilson Round-Trip |
| 28 | 13 | 4100 | nov-may | Altadena to Henninger Flats, Idlehour Trail to Eaton Canyon, Idlehour Trail Camp, Inspiration Point, Castle Canyon, Echo Mountain, back to Altadena |
| 29 | 7 | 1400 | all | Red Box to San Gabriel Peak, Mt. Disappointment |
| 29.1 | 9 | 1700 | all | Red Box to Commodore Switzer Trail Camp |
| 30 | 3 | 500 | nov-jun | Eaton Saddle to Markham Saddle, Mt. Lowe |
| 30.1 | 3.6 | 650 | nov-jun | Eaton Saddle to Markham Saddle, Mt. Markham |
| 31 | 6 | 700 | nov-jun | Eaton Saddle to Mt. Lowe Trail Camp, Mt. Lowe Fire Road back to Eaton Saddle |
| 31.1 | 7 | 1300 | nov-jun | Eaton Saddle to Mt. Lowe Trail Camp, Mt. Lowe Fire Road, Mt. Lowe East Trail, Mt. Markham |
| 32 | 3.5 | 1000 | nov-jun | Eaton Saddle to Markham Saddle, San Gabriel Peak |
| 33 | 10 | +700 -2500 | nov-jun | Eaton Saddle to Markham Saddle, Tom Sloan Saddle, Bear Canyon, Arroyo Seco, Switzer Campground |
| 34 | 2.5 | 800 | nov-jun | Mt. Wilson to Harvard-Wilson Saddle, Mt. Harvard |
| 34.1 | 1 | 0 | all | Mt. Wilson Nature Trail |
| 35 | 8 | 1900 | all | Josephine Fire Road to Josephine Peak |
| 36 | 6 | 2600 | all | Colby Canyon to Strawberry Peak |
| 37 | 7 | 1500 | all | Red Box to Strawberry Peak, Josephine Saddle, Colby Canyon |
| 38 | 8 | 1400 | all | Red Box to Strawberry Spring, Strawberry Meadow |
| 39 | 7 | 2000 | nov-may | Sierra Madre to Orchard Camp |
| 39.1 | 4.4 | 1510 | nov-may | Bailey Canyon to Cabin Ruins |
| 39.2 | 3 | 900 | nov-may | Sierra Madre to First Water |
| 39.3 | 12 (1 way) | 3300 | nov-may | Bailey Canyon to Mt. Wilson Toll Road, Henninger Flats, Eaton Canyon Nature Center |
| 39.4 | 1.2 | 350 | nov-may | Bailey Canyon to Falls |
| 39.5 | 0.8 | 150 | nov-may | Live Oak Nature Trail, Bailey Canyon |
| 39.6 | 6.6 | 2275 | nov-may | Bailey Canyon to Jones Peak |
| 39.7 | 8.0 | 2635 | nov-may | Bailey Canyon to Jones Peak, Connector Trail to Mt. Wilson Trail, Mt. Wilson Trail |
| 39.8 | 5.9 | 2415 | nov-may | Mt. Wilson Trail, Ridge Route to Jones Peak, Bailey Canyon Park |
| 40 | 7.5 (1 way) | 4500 | nov-may | Old Mt. Wilson Trail - Sierra Madre to Mt. Wilson |
| 40.1 | 7.5 (1 way) | -4500 | nov-may | Old Mt. Wilson Trail - Mt. Wilson to Sierra Madre |
| 40.22 | 15 | 4500 | nov-may | Old Mt. Wilson Trail - Sierra Madre to Mt. Wilson Roundtrip |
| Chantry Flat Road may be closed! See Chantry Flat Road
Map of all Chantry Flat Trails, with mileages | ||||
| 41 | 3 | 500 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat to Sturtevant Falls |
| 42 | 8 | 1400 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat to Spruce Grove Trail Camp |
| 43 | 10 | 1800 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat via Sturtevant Trail to Hoegee Trail Camp, Mt. Zion, Big Santa Anita Canyon |
| 44 | 6 (1 way) | 3600 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat to Mt. Wilson via Winter Creek |
| 44.1 | 6 | 1250 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat to Microwave Antennae on San Olene Fire Road |
| 44.2 | 6 (1 way) | -3600 | nov-jun | Mt. Wilson to Chantry Flat via Winter Creek |
| 44.22 | 12 | 3600 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat to Mt. Wilson via Winter Creek Round-Trip |
| 45 | 8 (1 way) | 3900 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat to Sturtevant Camp and Mt. Wilson |
| 45.1 | 8 (1 way) | -3900 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat to Sturtevant Camp and Mt. Wilson |
| 45.22 | 16 | 3900 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat to Sturtevant Camp and Mt. Wilson Round-Trip |
| 46 | 9 (1 way) | 2300 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat to Newcomb Pass, West Fork of the San Gabriel River, Devore Trail Camp, West Fork Campground |
| 46.1 | 12 | 1900 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat to Newcomb Pass, Newcomb Saddle |
| 46.2 | 9 (1 way) | -2300 | nov-jun | West Fork Campground, Devore Trail Camp, West Fork of the San Gabriel River, Newcomb Pass to Chantry Flat |
| 46.22 | 18 | 2300 | nov-jun | Chantry Flat to Newcomb Pass, West Fork of the San Gabriel River, Devore Trail Camp, West Fork Campground Round-Trip |
| 47 | 28 (1 way) | 4800 | nov-jun | Gabrielino National Recreation Trail - Chantry Flat to Big Santa Anita Canyon, Newcomb Pass, West Fork of San Gabriel River, Red Box, Arroyo Seco, Altadena |
| Chantry Flat Road may be closed! See Chantry Flat Road.
Map of all Chantry Flat Trails, with mileages | ||||
| The West Fork Road is currently closed to public automobile access, preventing such access to the West Fork Campground. This makes one-way hikes impossible as well as hikes beginning at the West Fork Campground. | ||||
| 49 | 3 (1 way) | 1700 | nov-jun | West Fork via Valley Forge Trail to Eaton Saddle, Mt. Wilson Road |
| 49.1 | 3 (1 way) | -1700 | nov-jun | Eaton Saddle to West Fork via Valley Forge Trail |
| 49.22 | 6 | 1700 | nov-jun | Eaton Saddle, Mt. Wilson Road, to West Fork via Valley Forge Trail Round-Trip |
| 50 | 4 (1 way) | 2500 | nov-jun | West Fork to Mt. Wilson via Kenyon DeVore Trail (formerly the Rattlesnake Trail) |
| 50.1 | 4 (1 way) | -2500 | nov-jun | Mt. Wilson to West Fork via Kenyon DeVore Trail (formerly the Rattlesnake Trail) |
| 50.22 | 8 | 2500 | nov-jun | Mt. Wilson to West Fork via Kenyon DeVore Trail Round-Trip (formerly the Rattlesnake Trail) |
| 51 | 2 | +200 -200 | all | West Fork Campground to Devore Trail Camp, West Fork of the San Gabriel River |
| 52 | 3 (1 way) | 1800 | all | West Fork Campground to Angeles Crest Highway |
| The West Fork Road is currently closed to public automobile access, preventing such access to the West Fork Campground. This makes one-way hikes impossible as well as hikes beginning at the West Fork Campground. | ||||
| 52.22 | 6 | 1800 | all | Angeles Crest Highway to West Fork Campground Round-Trip |
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