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. Cross the Arroyo Seco at an obvious spot near Commodore Switzer Trailcamp and continue uphill to a junction with the Bear Canyon Trail (note: as of this writing the Gabrieleno Trail is closed at this junction). Follow the Bear Canyon Trail down to the Arroyo Seco and follow the trail north along the Arroyo Seco a short distance to Switzer Falls (heading south continues up to Bear Canyon). Return the same way.

Stats: 3.8 miles, 990′ of gain and loss.

Track map for Switzer Picnic Area to Switzer Falls from January 2016 using Backcountry Navigator (US Forest Service-2013 map) from my phone.

Last Hiked: 12-18-2016.

Switzer Falls