Full Description
Explore the San Gabriel Mountains with This Authoritative Hiking GuideEscape the rapid-paced urban life of Southern California, and step into the open, rugged terrain of the San Gabriel Mountains. Here, amid forest, chaparral, and stream, you'll revitalize yourself in nature's unhurried environment. Visit Eaton Canyon Falls, the most popular waterfall in the Angeles National Forest. Enjoy a family-friendly hike to a historic fire lookout site on Vetter Mountain. Challenge yourself on the San Antonio Ridge, the hardest traverse in the Angeles. Now in its 10th edition, Trail of the Angeles by David Harris and John W. Robinson has been the region's trusted hiking guide for more than 45 years. It describes 100 spectacular trails-ranging from one-hour strolls to challenging two-day backcountry trips-in the mountain range that looms large over the Los Angeles Basin. Featuring 18 new hikes, Trail of the Angeles guides you into almost every corner of the San Gabriels.Inside You'll Find:Descriptions of 100 hikes, including 18 new outingsTrip difficulty evaluations, season recommendations, length, and elevation gain/lossHistorical photos and descriptions, including the first American Indian footpaths, early pioneer homesteads, and landmarks still visible from the Great Hiking Era"Trails That Used to Be": ghost trails that have vanished or are now impassableBONUS: A folded full-color map detailing all the hikes described in the book
Contents
Map of the San Gabriel AreaSummary of HikesPreface to the Tenth EditionIntroductionThe San Gabriel MountainsHumans in the San GabrielsHiking HintsMapsUsing This Book100 Hikes in the San GabrielsLiebre MountainFish Canyon NarrowsSierra Pelona Placerita Canyon ParkWhitney CanyonYerba Buena RidgeTrail Canyon FallsMount Lukens via Stone Canyon TrailCondor PeakMount Lukens via Haines Canyon TrailLower Arroyo SecoDown the Arroyo SecoSwitzer FallsDawn MineMillard Canyon FallsBrown Mountain LoopMount Lowe Trail Camp from Sunset RidgeMount Lowe Railway Loop TourEcho MountainRubio CanyonEaton Canyon FallsHenninger FlatsMount Wilson Toll RoadIdlehour TrailSan Gabriel Peak from Red BoxMount Lowe from Eaton SaddleMount Lowe Trail Camp from Eaton SaddleSan Gabriel Peak from Eaton SaddleBear Canyon TraverseJones PeakJosephine PeakStrawberry PeakStrawberry MeadowOrchard CampMount Wilson via Old Mount Wilson TrailSturtevant FallsMount Zion LoopMount Wilson via Winter CreekMount Wilson via Sturtevant CampGabrielino National Recreation TrailMonrovia Canyon FallsBen Overturff TrailFish Canyon FallsKenyon DeVore Trail to West Fork Trail CampShortcut Canyon to West Fork Trail CampVetter MountainPacifico MountainDevil's CanyonMount HillyerTwin Peaks and Mount Waterman TraverseMount Waterman from BuckhornCloudburst to Cooper Canyon Falls to BuckhornWinston PeakPleasant View RidgeEagles Roost Picnic Area to Cooper Canyon FallsMount WilliamsonWilliamson - Burkhart TraverseKratka RidgeBurkhart TrailDevil's Punchbowl County ParkDevil's ChairSouth Fork TrailManzanita TrailHigh Desert LoopSmith MountainBear CreekLewis FallsMount Islip via Windy GapMount Islip from Islip SaddleMount Islip South RidgeMount Hawkins LoopThroop PeakMount Baden-Powell from Vincent GapSilver Moccasin TrailBig Horn MineUpper East ForkBridge to NowhereUp the East ForkRattlesnake PeakIron MountainSan Antonio RidgeMount Baldy North Backbone TraverseBlue Ridge TrailJackson Lake LoopBig Dalton Mystic LoopMarshall Canyon LoopClaremont Hills Wilderness ParkEtiwanda FallsStoddard PeakSunset PeakSan Antonio FallsMount Baldy via Devil's BackboneMount Baldy via Bear RidgeMount Baldy LoopStockton Flat to Baldy NotchThe Three TsIcehouse Saddle from Icehouse CanyonOntario PeakCucamonga PeakIcehouse Saddle from Lytle CreekTrails That Used to BeIndex
