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    • 52 Hike Challenge 2018
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    • Hikes By Distance
    • Hikes From Trailheads
      • Angeles Crest Mile Marker 62.50 (PCT)
      • Angeles Crest MM 54.10 Trailhead
        • AC MM 54.10 to Mt. Hillyer Lollipop
        • AC MM 54.10 to Winston Peak
        • AC mm54.10 scouting hike
        • West Mt. Waterman Trail and Lower West Mt. Waterman Ridge Loop
        • West Mt. Waterman Trail and Ridge to Mt. Waterman
      • Angeles Crest MM 56.00 Trailhead
        • Angeles Crest Mile Marker 56.00 to Cooper Canyon CG, Winston Ridge, Bump 6903, and Winston Peak
      • Bailey Canyon Trailhead
        • Bailey Canyon to Jones Peak
      • Baldy Notch-Ski Lift Trailhead
        • Baldy Notch to Mt. Baldy
      • Burkhart Trailhead
      • Chantry Flats Trailhead
        • Chantry Flat to Hermit Falls, Sturtevant Falls, and Spruce Grove CG
        • Mt. Wilson: Gabrieleno Trail, Upper Falls, Sturtevant, Upper Winter Creek Loop
        • Mt. Zion Loop and Sturtevant Falls via Upper Falls and Lower Winter Creek
        • Mt. Zion Loop via Upper Falls and Upper Winter Creek
      • Charlton Flats (at Angeles Crest Highway)
        • Charlton Flats to Vetter Mountain
        • Charlton Flats to Vetter Mountain Lollipop
      • Chilao Trailhead (North T1)
        • Chilao to Mt. Hillyer
        • Chilao to Mt. Hillyer Lollipop
      • Chilao Trailhead (South T2)
        • Little Pines Loop to Mt. Hillyer
        • Little Pines Loop to Mt. Hillyer Lollipop
        • Little Pines Loop to Vetter Mountain
        • Little Pines Loop to Vetter Mountain via VMT
      • Cloudburst Summit Trailhead
        • Cloudburst Summit to Cooper Canyon Campground to Winston Peak Overnight
        • Cloudburst Summit to Cooper Canyon Falls, Winston Ridge, and Winston Peak
        • Cloudburst Summit to Winston Ridge, Bump 6903, and Winston Peak
      • Cobb Estate Trailhead / Sam Merrill Trail
        • Cobb Estate to Bear Canyon Campground
        • Cobb Estate to Echo Mountain
        • Cobb Estate to Echo Mountain, Cape of Good Hope
        • Cobb Estate to Tom Sloane Saddle
        • Inspiration Point via Castle Canyon Trail from Cobb Estate
        • Mt. Lowe Railway Trails to Mt. Lowe from Cobb Estate
        • Muir Peak Lollipop from the Cobb Estate
        • Muir Peak, Inspiration Peak, and Echo Mountain Lollipop from the Cobb Estate
        • Sam Merrill Trail to Inspiration Point
        • Sam Merrill Trail to Mt. Lowe
        • Sam Merrill Trail, Castle Canyon Trail, and East Mt. Lowe Trails to Mt. Lowe
        • Upper Bear Canyon [p]
      • Colby Canyon Trailhead
        • Colby Canyon to Josephine Peak
        • Colby Canyon to Josephine Peak and Strawberry Meadow
        • Colby Canyon to Josephine Saddle
      • Crystal Lake Campground Trailhead
        • Crystal Lake CG to Mt. Islip Loop
        • Crystal Lake CG to Throop Peak and Mt. Hawkins
      • Dawson Saddle Trailhead
        • Dawson Saddle to Mt. Baden-Powell
        • Dawson Saddle to Mt. Baden-Powell, Mt. Burnham, and Throop Peak
        • Dawson Saddle to Mt. Burnham and Throop Peak
        • Dawson Saddle to Mt. Hawkins
        • Dawson Saddle To Mt. Lewis
        • Dawson Saddle to Mt. Lewis and Throop Peak
        • Dawson Saddle to Throop Peak
        • Dawson Saddle to Throop Peak Lollipop
      • Devil’s Canyon Trailhead
        • Devil’s Canyon to Trailcamp
      • Eagles Roost Picnic Area Trailhead
        • Eagle’s Roost to Mt. Williamson (all bumps)
      • East Fork Trailhead
        • Bridge to Nowhere via Lower San Gabriel Canyon
      • Eaton Canyon Trailhead
        • Eaton Canyon to Eaton Falls
      • Eaton Saddle Trailhead
        • Eaton Saddle to Mt. Lowe
        • Eaton Saddle to Mt. Lowe and Brown Mountain
        • Eaton Saddle to Mt. Lowe, Echo Mountain, and Inspiration Point
        • Eaton Saddle to Mt. Lowe, Inspiration Point, Muir Peak, and Mt. Markham
        • Eaton Saddle to Mt. Markham
        • Eaton Saddle to San Gabriel Peak
        • Eaton Saddle to Valley Forge Campground
      • Gabrieleno Trail (JPL) Trailhead
        • Gabrieleno Trail to Oakwilde and Debris Dam
      • Icehouse Canyon Trailhead
        • Icehouse Canyon and Chapman Trail Loop to Icehouse Saddle
        • Icehouse Canyon to Icehouse Saddle to Cedar Glen
      • Islip Saddle Trailhead
        • Islip Saddle to Middle Mt. Hawkins and Mt. Islip
        • Islip Saddle to Mt. Islip
        • Islip Saddle to Mt. Islip Loop
        • Islip Saddle to Throop Peak and Mt. Hawkins
        • Mt. Williamson Shuttle Hike
        • South Fork Trail
      • Manker Flats Trailhead
        • Baldy Bowl Trail (aka Ski Hut Trail) To Mt. Baldy
        • Baldy Bowl Trail and Devil’s Backbone Loop To Mt. Baldy
      • Mill Creek Picnic Area Trailhead
        • Mill Creek to Mt. Pacifico
        • Mill Creek to Mt. Pacifico Loop
      • Millard Canyon Trailhead
        • Lower Sunset Ridge to Millard Falls
        • Millard Canyon to Bear Canyon Campground
        • Millard Canyon to Dawn Mine
        • Millard Canyon to Dawn Mine to Echo Mountain Loop
        • Millard Falls, Millard Canyon, and Dawn Mine to Echo Mountain Loop
        • Sunset Ridge Trail to Echo Mountain
        • Upper Sunset Ridge Trail from the gate to Muir Peak
        • Upper Sunset Ridge Trail to Echo Mountain
        • Upper Sunset Ridge Trail to Mt. Lowe
      • Mt. Waterman Trailhead
        • Mt. Waterman Loop
        • Mt. Waterman Trail to Summit
      • Mt. Wilson Trailhead, Sierra Madre
      • Red Box Trailhead
        • Red Box to Strawberry Meadow
        • Red Box to Strawberry Peak
        • Red Box to Upper Switzer Picnic Area
        • Red Box to Valley Forge, Mt. Lowe, and San Gabriel Peak
        • Red Box to West Fork Campground Lollipop
      • Rosenita Saddle Trailhead
        • Rosenita Saddle to Mt. Hillyer Lollipop
      • San Gabriel Peak Trailhead
        • San Gabriel Peak Trail
        • San Gabriel Peak Trailhead to Mt. Deception, Deception Plateau, Mt. Disappointment and San Gabriel Peak
        • San Gabriel Peak Trailhead to San Gabriel Peak and Mt. Markham
        • San Gabriel Peak Trailhead to San Gabriel Peak, Mt. Lowe, and Mt. Muir
        • San Gabriel Peak Trailhead to San Gabriel Peak and Mt. Lowe
      • Silver Moccasin Trailhead (Shortcut Saddle)
        • Shortcut Saddle to Devore Trail Camp
        • Shortcut Saddle to Newcomb Pass Lollipop
        • Shortcut Saddle to Vetter Mountain Lollipop
        • Silver Moccasin Trail from Shortcut Saddle to Vetter Mountain
        • Silver Moccasin Trail: Shortcut Saddle to Charlton Flats
      • South Fork Trailhead
        • Manzanita Trail to Vincent Gap
        • South Fork to Devil’s Chair
      • Switzer Picnic Area
        • Switzer Picnic Area to Bear Canyon Campground and Switzer Falls.
        • Switzer Picnic Area to Oakwilde
        • Switzer Picnic Area to Switzer Falls
        • Switzer Picnic Area to Switzer Falls and the Arroyo Seco to Bear Canyon.
      • Three Points Trailhead
        • Three Points to Mt. Hillyer
        • Three Points to Mt. Hillyer Lollipop
        • Three Points to Mt. Waterman Loop
        • Three Points to Sulphur Springs Campground
        • Three Points to Winston Peak
      • Trail Canyon Trailhead
        • Trail Canyon to Falls
        • Trail Canyon to Falls and Tom Lucas CG Area
      • Vincent Gap Trailhead
        • Vincent Gap to Mt. Baden Powell
    • Hiking Journals 2013-2017
      • 2013 Hikes
      • 2014 Hikes
      • 2015 Hikes
      • 2016 Hikes
      • 2017 Hikes
      • 2018 Hikes
    • Peak Routes In Angeles Forest
      • Barley Flats
      • Bighorn Peak
      • Brown Mountain
      • Bump 6903
      • Copter Ridge
      • Cucamonga Peak
      • Fox Peak
      • Inspiration Peak (unoffical name)
      • Jones Peak
      • Josephine Peak
      • Kratka Ridge
      • Mt. Baden-Powell
      • Mt. Baldy (Mt. San Antonio)
      • Mt. Burnham
      • Mt. Deception
      • Mt. Disappointment
      • Mt. Harwood
      • Mt. Hawkins
      • Mt. Hawkins (Middle)
      • Mt. Hawkins (South)
      • Mt. Hillyer
      • Mt. Islip
      • Mt. Lawlor
      • Mt. Lewis
      • Mt. Lowe
      • Mt. Lukens
      • Mt. Markham
      • Mt. Pacifico
      • Mt. Waterman
      • Mt. Williamson
        • Mt. Williamson (Middle)
        • Mt. Williamson (West)
      • Mt. Wilson
      • Mt. Zion
      • Muir Peak
      • Ontario Peak
      • Pallett Mountain
      • Pallett Mountain #2
      • Peak UTM 113016
      • Roundtop
      • San Gabriel Peak
      • Strawberry Peak
      • Telegraph Peak
      • Throop Peak
      • Thunder Mountain
      • Timber Mountain
      • Twin Peaks (East)
      • Vetter Mountain
      • West Baldy
      • Will Thrall Peak
      • Winston Peak
      • Winston Ridge
    • Requiring a Shuttle
      • San Gabriel Peak Trailhead to Eaton Saddle Trailhead
      • Silver Moccasin Trail from Angeles Crest Highway to Charlton Flats at Angeles Crest Highway
      • Silver Moccasin Trail from Shortcut Saddle to Vetter Mountain to Charlton Flats
      • Sunset Ridge Trail from Millard Canyon to Echo Mountain to Cobb Estate
      • Upper Sunset Ridge Trail from Gate to Echo Mountain to Cobb Estate
    • Trails Traversing Multiple Trailheads
      • Gabrieleno Trail Hikes
        • Red Box to Valley Forge
      • Pacific Crest Trail Hikes
      • Silver Moccasin Trail
        • Silver Moccasin Trail from Angeles Crest Highway to Little Pines Loop
        • Silver Moccasin Trail from Shortcut Saddle to West Fork Trail Camp
        • Silver Moccasin Trail: Chilao to Bandito Campground
        • Silver Moccasin Trail: Chilao to Horse Flats Campground
        • Silver Moccasin Trail: Three Points to Bandito Campground
        • Silver Moccasin Trail: Three Points to Horse Flats
    • Whitney Training Hikes
      • Icehouse Canyon to Mt. Baldy
  • Hiking Links
  • My Map
  • Other Locations
    • Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Photos
      • Grandview Campground [p]
      • Methuselah Walk [p]
      • Vista Point Between Grandview Campground and Schulman Grove [p]
    • Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
      • CH: 26 Trip 1: Lower Willows
        • Lower Willows Trail [p]
        • Palm Grove within Santa Catarina Spring area [p]
        • Road into Coyote Canyon between 2nd and 3rd stream crossings [p]
        • Santa Catarina Spring Monument Area [p]
        • Valley Road back to 3rd stream crossing [p]
      • CH: 29 Trip 5: Rock Tanks Loop
        • ABDSP Peak 2152
        • American Indian Trail connecting Palo Verde Wash and Smoke Tree Canyon [p]
        • Palo Verde Wash [p]
        • Smoke Tree Canyon [p]
      • CH: 36 Trip 5: Bow Willow Canyon
        • Bow Willow Canyon [p]
      • CH: 37 Trip 3: Arroyo Tapiado & Arroyo Seco del Diablo Loop
        • Arroyo Diablo Road [p]
        • Arroyo Seco del Diablo [p]
        • Arroyo Tapiado [p]
      • Culp Valley Campground [p]
      • Culp Valley Trail [p]
    • Carrizo Plain National Monument
    • Cleveland National Forest
      • Agua Tibia Loop Hike
        • Dripping Springs Trail Photos
        • Palomar-Magee Trail Photos
        • Wild Horse Trail Photos
      • Laguna Mountains
        • Monument Peak, Laguna Meadow Loop
    • Grand Canyon
      • Grand Canyon Photos
        • Bright Angel Trail
        • North Kaibab Trail from Bright Angel CG to Cottonwood CG
        • North Kaibab Trail: Cottonwood Campground to North Rim
        • Ribbon Falls
        • South Kaibab Trail
      • Grand Canyon Posts
    • Humboldt Redwoods State Park
      • Founders Grove and Mahan Loop [p]
    • Inyo National Forest
      • White Mountain and Trail
    • Kings Canyon National Park
      • Kings Canyon National Park Photos
        • Buena Vista Peak and Trail
        • Grant Grove
        • Lookout Peak and Trail
    • Little Lakes Valley
      • Little Lakes Valley Photos
        • Little Lakes Valley: Mosquito Flat to Morgan Pass
        • Rock Creek Lake Campground
    • Los Padres National Forest
      • Cold Springs Trail to Montecito Peak
      • Jesusita Trail to Inspiration Point
      • Red Rock to Gibralter Dam
      • Upper Oso Canyon To Nineteen Oaks
    • Mt. San Jacinto Wilderness Areas
      • Mt. San Jacinto Wilderness Photos
        • Little Round Valley to JCT Mt. San Jacinto
        • Little Round Valley to JCT PCT
        • Marion Mountain Trail
        • Mt. San Jacinto
        • PCT: JCT Marion Mountain Trail to Fuller Ridge
    • Mt. Whitney
      • Mt. Whitney Photos
        • Whitney Portal to Mt. Whitney
          • 1. Trailhead at Whitney Portal to JCT Lone Pine Lake
          • 2. Lone Pine Lake
          • 3. JCT Lone Pine Lake to Mirror Lake
          • 3A: Bighorn Park
          • 4. Mirror Lake
          • 5. Mirror Lake to Trail Camp
          • 5A: Consultation Lake
          • 6. Trail Camp
          • 7. Trail Camp to John Muir Trail Junction
          • 8. John Muir Trail: JCT Whitney Trail to Summit Approach
          • 9. JMT: Summit Approach to Mt. Whitney
      • Mt. Whitney Posts
    • Peaks Outside Angeles Forest
      • Pinyon Peak
      • Sandstone Peak
      • Wright Mountain
    • Pinnacles National Park
    • Point Reyes State Reserve
    • Redwood National Park
      • Emerald Ridge Trail [p]
      • Redwood Creek [p]
      • Tall Trees Grove and Trail [p]
    • San Gorgonio Wilderness
      • San Gorgonio Wilderness Photos
        • Dry Lake / Dry Lake Trail
        • Limber Pine Bench
        • Mt. San Gorgonio
        • San Bernardino Peak
        • Sky High Trail
        • South Fork Trail SGW [p]
        • Vivian Creek Trail
      • San Gorgonio Wilderness Posts
    • Santa Monica Mountains
      • Backbone Trail [p]
      • Mishe Mokwa Trail [p]
    • Sequoia
      • Sequoia Photos
        • Alta Trail
          • Alta Peak
          • JCT Alta Meadow to Alta Peak
          • JCT Congress Trail to Panther Gap
          • JCT High Sierra Trail to Mehrten Meadow
          • Mehrten Meadow to JCT Alta Meadow
          • Panther Gap to JCT High Sierra Trail
          • Parts of Alta Trail and Trail of the Sequoias
        • Big Trees Trail/Beetle Rock
        • Congress and Sherman Tree Trails
        • Crescent Trail
        • Hanging Rock
        • Lakes Trail
        • Little Baldy
        • Little Baldy Trail
        • Marble Fork Trail
        • Moro Rock Crescent Meadow Access Road
        • Muir Grove Trail
        • Panoramas
        • Panther Gap Trail
      • Sequoia Posts
  • Peak Bagging Routes
  • Points of Interest
    • Campgrounds
      • Bandito Campground (Car Camping)
      • Cedar Glen Trail Camp
      • Cooper Canyon Campground
      • Horse Flats Campground (Car Camping)
      • Idlehour Trail Camp
      • Inconspicuous Trail Camp Near Mt. Baldy
      • Little Jimmy Campground
      • South Fork Campground (Car Camping)
      • Valley Forge Campground
    • Man Made
      • Bridge to Nowhere
      • Echo Mountain White City Ruins
      • Inspiration Point
      • Mueller Tunnel
    • Natural
      • Josephine Saddle
      • Strawberry Meadow/Potrero
  • References
    • Authors
      • Bruman, J. R.
      • Christiansen, Doug
      • Klauber, Lawrence M.
      • Martin, Don and Martin, Kay
      • Preston, Richard
      • Robinson, John W.
      • Schad, Jerry
      • Smith, Dave
      • Stone, Robert
      • White, Mike
    • Blogs
      • 1000 Miles
      • Back Yard Biology
      • Looking For Treasure
      • My Life As Abraham Lincoln
    • Books
      • 106 Tops In The Angeles Forest
      • Afoot & Afield: Los Angeles County
      • Afoot & Afield: San Diego County
      • Backcountry Bear Basics
      • Day Hikes Around Big Sur: 80 Great Hikes
      • Day Hikes Around Sonoma County: 95 Great Hikes
      • Day Hikes On The California Central Coast: 120 Coastal Hikes From Santa Cruz To Santa Barbara
      • Hiking Marin: 141 Hikes in Marin County
      • Rattlesnakes: Their Habbits, Life Histories, & Influence
      • The Wild Trees
      • Top Trails: Northern California’s Redwood Coast
      • Trails of the Angeles: 100 Hikes in the San Gabriels
    • Forest Life
      • Birds
        • American Robin
        • Mourning Dove
        • White-breasted Nuthatch
      • Bugs and Insects
        • Cabbage White Butterfly
      • Edible Plants
        • Miner’s Lettuce
      • Poisonous Plants
        • Poodle Dog Bush
      • Reptiles and Amphibians
        • California Tree Frog
        • Gopher Snake
        • Great Basin Collared Lizard
      • Trees
        • Limber Pine
    • Maps
      • Angeles Front Country Trail Map
      • Angeles High Country Trail Map
      • Redwood National and State Parks (South)
  • Trail Photos
    • Angeles Crest Mile Marker 54.10 Photos
      • Lower West Mt. Waterman Ridge [p]
      • Upper West Mt. Waterman Ridge [p]
      • West Mt. Waterman Trail [p]
    • Burkhart Trail Photos
      • Burkhart Trail: Buckhorn Campground to JCT Cooper Canyon Trail [p]
      • Burkhart Trail: JCT Cooper Canyon Trail to JCT Rattlesnake Trail [p]
      • Burkhart Trail: JCT Rattlesnake Trail to Burkhart Saddle [p]
    • Charlton Flats Trail Photos
      • Angeles Crest Parking to JCT Silver Moccasin Trail [p]
      • JCT Silver Moccasin Trail to Vetter Mountain [p]
    • Cloudburst Summit Trail Photos
      • South Winston Peak Use Trail [p]
    • Cobb Estate Trail Photos
      • Brown Mountain Use Trail [p]
      • Castle Canyon [p]
      • East Mt. Lowe [p]
      • Inspiration Peak Hiker’s Trail [p]
      • Lower Sam Merrill [p]
      • Middle Sam Merrill Trail [p]
      • Muir Peak Trail [p]
      • OM&M Railway Trail 1 [p]
      • Tom Sloan Saddle Trail [p]
      • Upper Sam Merrill Trail [p]
    • Colby Canyon Trail Photos
      • Josephine Saddle Trail [p]
      • South Colby Canyon Trail [p]
      • Upper Josephine Peak Road [p]
    • Dawson Saddle Photos
      • Dawson Saddle Trail [p]
      • Mt Lewis Use Trail [p]
      • Throop Peak Trail [p]
    • Devil’s Canyon Trail Photos
      • Middle Devil’s Canyon [p]
    • East Fork Photos
      • Lower San Gabriel Canyon Trail [p]
    • Eaton Saddle Photos
      • Eaton Saddle to Markham Saddle [p]
      • Lower North Mt. Lowe Trail [p]
      • Mt. Markham Trail [p]
      • South San Gabriel Peak Trail [p]
      • Upper East Mt. Lowe [p]
      • Upper North Mt. Lowe Trail [p]
      • Valley Forge Trail [p]
    • Exploring
      • Exploring Echo Mountain to Rubio Canyon to ? [p]
    • Gabrieleno Trail Photos
      • GT: Red Box to Valley Forge [p]
    • Icehouse Canyon Trail Photos
      • Bighorn Peak Trail [p]
      • Chapman Trail [p]
        • Lower Chapman Trail [p]
        • Upper Chapman Trail [p]
      • Cucamonga Peak Trail [p]
      • Icehouse Canyon Trail [p]
        • Lower Icehouse Canyon [p]
        • Middle Icehouse Canyon [p]
        • Upper Icehouse Canyon [p]
      • Ontario Peak Trail [p]
        • Lower Ontario Peak Trail [p]
        • Middle Ontario Peak Trail [p]
        • Upper Ontario Peak Trail [p]
    • Islip Saddle Trail Photos
      • Islip Ridge Trail: Windy Gap to Mt. Islip [p]
      • Mt. Islip Trail: Little Jimmy to Mt. Islip [p]
      • South Fork Trail [p]
    • Manker Flats Trail Photos
      • Baldy Bowl Trail [p]
      • Baldy Bowl Upper “Little Bowl” Variant [p]
      • Devil’s Backbone Trail [p]
      • Mt. Harwood Summit Trail [p]
      • Register Ridge [p]
      • West Baldy Trail [p]
    • Millard Canyon Trail Photos
      • Lower Mt. Lowe Railway Trail [p]
      • Lower Sunset Ridge Trail [p]
      • Mt. Lowe Campground Trail [p]
      • Upper Mt. Lowe Railway Trail [p]
      • Upper Sunset Ridge [p]
    • Mt. Waterman Trail Photos
      • Mt. Waterman Summit Trail [p]
      • Mt. Waterman Trail 1 [p]
    • North Backbone Trail 1 [p]
    • North Backbone Trail 2 [p]
    • Pacific Crest Trail Photos
      • PCT: Angeles Crest Mile Marker 54.10 to Three Points [p]
      • PCT: Cloudburst Summit to Gate on Angeles Crest Highway [p]
      • PCT: Gate on Angeles Crest Highway to Mile Marker 54.10 Crossing [p]
      • PCT: Islip Saddle to JCT Pleasant View Ridge [p]
      • PCT: JCT Mt. Baden-Powell to JCT Dawson Saddle [p]
      • PCT: JCT Pleasant View Ridge to Angeles Crest HWY [p]
      • PCT: Little Jimmy to Islip Saddle [p]
      • PCT: Vincent Gap to JCT Mt. Baden-Powell [p]
      • PCT: Windy Gap to Little Jimmy [p]
    • Pleasant View Ridge Trail Photos
      • PVR: Middle Mt. Williamson to West Mt. Williamson [p]
      • PVR: Pacific Crest Trail to Mt. Williamson [p]
        • PVR: Mt. Williamson to Middle Mt. Williamson [p]
      • PVR: Pallett Mountain to Burkhart Saddle
      • PVR: West Mt. Williamson to Pallett Mountain [p]
    • Red Box Trail Photos
      • Barley Road [p]
      • North Strawberry Saddle Trail [p]
      • South Strawberry Saddle Trail [p]
      • Strawberry Peak Trail [p]
    • Rosenita Saddle Trail Photos
      • North Mt. Hillyer Trail [p]
    • San Gabriel Peak Trail Photos
      • Lower San Gabriel Peak [p]
      • Upper San Gabriel Peak [p]
    • Silver Moccasin Trail Photos
      • SMT: Bandito Campground to Three Points [p]
      • SMT: Fire Road JCT to Little Pines Loop [p]
      • SMT: Horse Flats to Bandito Campground [p]
      • SMT: Little Pines Loop to North Chilao [p]
      • SMT: North Charlton Flats to JCT Leaving Fire Road [p]
      • SMT: North Chilao to Horse Flats [p]
      • SMT: Shortcut Saddle to Charlton Flats [p]
      • SMT: West Fork Trail Camp to Angeles Crest Highway [p]
    • Three Points Photos
      • Mt. Hillyer North Hiker’s Trail [p]
      • Mt. Hillyer Trail 1 [p]
      • South Mt. Waterman Trail: 3 points to JCT Twin Peaks Trail [p]
      • South Mt. Waterman Trail: JCT Twin Peaks to JCT Summit Trail [p]
  • Trail Segments
    • Angeles Crest Mile Marker 54.10 Segments
      • Lower West Mt. Waterman Ridge [s]
      • Upper West Mt. Waterman Ridge [s]
      • West Mt. Waterman Trail [s]
    • Burkhart Trail Segments
      • Buckhorn CG to JCT Cooper Canyon Trail [s]
      • JCT Cooper Canyon Trail to JCT Rattlesnake Trail [s]
      • JCT Rattlesnake Trail to Burkhart Saddle [s]
    • Chantry Flat Segments
      • Sturtevant Trail: JCT Gabrieleno Trail to Upper JCT Mt. Zion Trail. [s]
      • Sturtevant Trail: Upper JCT Mt. Zion Trail to Mt. Wilson [s]
      • Upper Falls Trail
      • Upper Winter Creek Trail Junction to Manzanita Ridge [s]
      • Upper Winter Creek Trailhead to Upper Winter Creek Trail Junction [s]
    • Charlton Flats Trail Segments
      • Angeles Crest Parking to JCT Silver Moccasin Trail [s]
      • JCT Silver Moccasin Trail to Vetter Mountain [s]
    • Cloudburst Summit Trail Segments
      • South Winston Peak Hiker’s Trail [s]
    • Cobb Estate Trail Segments
      • Brown Mountain Hiker’s Trail [s]
      • Castle Canyon Trail [s]
      • East Mt. Lowe [s]
      • Inspiration Peak Hiker’s Trail [s]
      • Inspiration Point to Lowe Saddle [s]
      • Junction at Echo Mountain [s]
      • Lowe Saddle to Inspiration Point [s]
      • Lowe Saddle [s]
      • Lower Sam Merrill Trail [s]
      • Middle Sam Merrill Trail [s]
      • Mt. Lowe Road [s]
      • Muir Peak Trail [s]
      • OM&M Railway Trail 1 [s]
      • Tom Sloane Saddle Trail [s]
      • Upper Bear Canyon [s]
      • Upper Sam Merrill Trail [s]
    • Colby Canyon Trail Segments
      • Josephine Saddle Trail [s]
      • South Colby Canyon Trail [s]
      • Upper Josephine Peak Road [s]
    • Dawson Saddle Segments
      • Dawson Saddle to PCT [s]
      • Mt. Lewis use trail [s]
      • Throop Peak Trail (s)
    • East Fork Trail Segments
      • Heaton Road [s]
      • Lower San Gabriel Canyon [s]
    • Eaton Saddle Segments
      • Eaton Saddle to Markham Saddle [s]
      • Lower North Mt. Lowe Trail [s]
      • Mt. Markham Hiker’s Trail [s]
      • South San Gabriel Peak Trail [s]
      • Trail to Mt. Lowe Summit [s]
      • Upper East Mt. Lowe [s]
      • Upper North Mt. Lowe Trail [s]
      • Valley Forge Trail [s]
      • West Mt. Lowe Ridge Hiker’s Trail [s]
    • Gabrieleno Trail Segments
      • GT: Chantry Flat to JCT Lower Winter Creek [s]
      • GT: Falling Sign JCT to Sturtevant Trail [s]
      • GT: JCT Lower Winter Creek to Fern Lodge Junction [s]
      • GT: Red Box to Valley Forge [s]
    • Icehouse Canyon Trail Segments
      • Lower Chapman Trail [s]
      • Lower Icehouse Canyon [s]
      • Middle Icehouse Canyon [s]
      • Upper Chapman Trail [s]
      • Upper Icehouse Canyon [s]
    • Islip Saddle Trail Segments
      • Islip Ridge Trail: Windy Gap to Mt. Islip [s]
      • Mt. Islip Trail: Little Jimmy to Mt. Islip [s]
      • South Fork Trail [s]
    • Manker Flats Segments
      • Baldy Bowl Trail (aka Ski Hut Trail) [s]
      • Baldy Bowl Upper “Little Bowl” Variant [s]
      • Devil’s Backbone Trail [s]
      • Mt. Harwood Summit Trail [s]
      • Register Ridge [s]
      • West Baldy Trail [s]
    • Millard Canyon Trail Segments
      • Lower Mt. Lowe Railway Trail [s]
      • Lower Sunset Ridge Trail [s]
      • Mt. Lowe Campground Trail [s]
      • Upper Mt. Lowe Railway Trail [s]
      • Upper Sunset Ridge Trail [s]
    • Mt. Waterman Segements
      • Mt. Waterman Summit Trail 1 [s]
      • Mt. Waterman Trail 1 [s]
    • Mt. Wilson Trail Segments
      • 4. Mt. Wilson Trail from Manzanita Ridge to Mt. Wilson Toll Road [s]
      • 5. Mt. Wilson Trail from Mt. Wilson Toll Road to Mt. Wilson [s]
      • Mt. Wilson Toll Road from JCT Mt Wilson Trail to JCT Upper Mt. Wilson Trail. [s]
    • Pacific Crest Trail Segments
      • PCT: Cloudburst Summit to Gate on Angeles Crest Highway [s]
      • PCT: Gate on Angeles Crest Highway to Mile Marker 54.10 [s]
      • PCT: Islip Saddle to JCT Pleasant View Ridge [s]
      • PCT: JCT Mt. Baden-Powell to JCT Dawson Saddle [s]
      • PCT: JCT Pleasant View Ridge to Angeles Crest Highway Mile Marker 62.50 [s]
      • PCT: Little Jimmy to Islip Saddle [s]
      • PCT: Mile Marker 54.10 to Three Points [s]
      • PCT: Vincent Gap to JCT Mt. Baden-Powell [s]
      • PCT: Windy Gap to Little Jimmy [s]
    • Pleasant View Ridge Trail Segments
      • PVR: Burkhart Saddle to Pallett Mountain [s]
      • PVR: JCT Pacific Crest Trail to Mt. Williamson [s]
      • PVR: Middle Mt. Williamson to West Mt. Williamson[s]
      • PVR: Mt. Williamson to Middle Mt. Williamson [s]
      • PVR: West Mt. Williamson to Pallett Mountain [s]
    • Red Box Segments
      • Barley Road [s]
      • North Strawberry Saddle Trail [s]
      • South Strawberry Saddle Trail [s]
      • Strawberry Peak Trail [s]
    • Rosenita Saddle Trail Segments
      • North Mt. Hillyer Trail [s]
    • San Gabriel Peak Segments
      • Lower San Gabriel Peak Trail [s]
      • SGP JCT at road to saddle [s]
      • SGP saddle to JCT Upper SGP trail [s]
      • Upper San Gabriel Peak Trail [s]
    • Silver Moccasin Trail Segments
      • SMT: Angeles Crest Highway to Charlton Flats [s]
      • SMT: Bandito Campground to Three Points [s]
      • SMT: Fire Road JCT to Little Pines Loop [s]
      • SMT: Horse Flats to Bandito Campground [s]
      • SMT: Little Pines Loop to North Chilao [s]
      • SMT: North Charlton Flats to JCT Leaving Fire Road [s]
      • SMT: North Chilao to Horse Flats [s]
      • SMT: Through Charlton Flats [s]
      • SMT: West Fork Trail Camp to Angeles Crest Highway [s]
    • Three Points Segments
      • Horse Flats Trail [s]
      • Lower South Mt. Waterman Trail [s]
      • Mt. Hillyer North Hiker’s Trail [s]
      • Mt. Hillyer Trail [s]
      • Upper South Mt. Waterman Trail [s]

Crystal Lake Campground Trailhead

Location: Crystal Lake Campground Google Map Link

Crystal Lake Campground Trailhead Vicinity Map

Parking: Parking may require a National Forest Adventure Pass.

View of the parking area at Crystal Lake Campground.

Hikes:

  1. Crystal Lake CG to Mt. Islip Loop: 7.5 miles, 2,420′ of gain and loss.
  2. Crystal Lake CG to Throop Peak and Mt. Hawkins: 11.5 miles, 3,540′ of gain and loss.

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