Trailhead: Switzer Picnic Area

View toward bridge at the west trailhead for the Gabrieleno Tail at the Switzer Picnic Area

Trail: Switzer Picnic Area to Switzer Falls

Description: From the trailhead at the west end of the lower parking lot, cross the bridge and follow the Gabrieleno trail down along the Arroyo Seco crossing it several time. Cross the Arroyo Seco at an obvious spot near Commodore Switzer Trailcamp and continue uphill to a junction with the Bear Canyon Trail. At the Junction, go right (and up) to continue following the Gabrieleno Trail past the junction with the Ken Burton Trail. The ruins of Oakwilde Campground will be on the right across the Arroyo Seco.

Track Map Switzer Picnic Area to Oakwilde Campground from March 2019 using Backcountry Navigator (US Forest Service-2013 map) from my phone.

Stats: 10.8 miles, 2,135′ of gain and loss.

Section Profile for Switzer Picnic Area to Oakwilde Campground from March 2019 using Backcountry Navigator (US Forest Service-2013 map) from my phone.

Last Hiked: 3-14-2019.

Waterfall as seen from the Gabrieleno Trail at Long Canyon (3-14-19)