Robinson, John W. with Christiansen, Doug Trails of the Angeles: 100 Hikes in the San Gabriels 9th Edition. Birmingham, AL: Wilderness Press, 2013
Photos From Hikes: (linked hike #’s lead to my step by step instructions)
Front Range of the San Gabriels Hikes
- Hike #21: Brown Mountain Loop. Note: I haven’t hiked this particular route. The following links are links to portions I’ve photographed using other routes.
- Lower Sunset Ridge Trail (from the lower parking lot to the gate area)
- Upper Sunset Ridge Trail (note; some photos are from the portion the leads up to the Cape of Good Hope).
- Faint Hikers Footpath (I refer to as Brown Mountain Use Trail)
- Brown Mountain.
- Hike #22: Sunset Ridge to Mount Lowe Campground. Note: I haven’t documented this particular route. The following links are links to portions I’ve photographed and had a chance to post.
- Lower Sunset Ridge Trail (from the lower parking lot to the gate area)
- Upper Sunset Ridge Trail
- Old Railway Bed (I refer to as Upper Mt. Lowe Railway Trail)
- Inspiration Point.
- Hike #23: Mt. Lowe Railway Loop Tour.
- Lower Sam Merrill Trail
- Junction at Echo Mountain
- Graded Railway Bed (I refer to as Lower Mt. Lowe Railway Trail)
- Fire Road (I refer to as Upper Mt. Lowe Railway Trail)
- Mt. Lowe Road
- Inspiration Point
- Castle Canyon Trail
- Middle Sam Merrill Trail.
- Hike #24 Sam Merrill Trail: Altadena To Echo Mountain.
- Hike #28: Altadena to Henninger Flats, Idlehour Trail to Eaton Canyon, Idlehour Trail Camp, Inspiration Point, Castle Canyon, Echo Mountain. Note: I haven’t documented this particular route. The following links are links to portions I’ve photographed and had a chance to post.
- Hike #29: Red Box To San Gabriel Peak, Mount Disappointment. Note: I haven’t documented this particular route. The following links are links to portions I’ve photographed and had a chance to post.
- Hike #30: Eaton Saddle To Markham Saddle, Mt. Lowe.
- Eaton Saddle to Markham Saddle
- Mueller Tunnel
- Unmarked footpath (I refer to as Lower North Mt. Lowe Trail)
- trail rounds the east slope (I refer to as Upper Mt. Lowe Trail)
- unmarked side trail (I refer to as Upper East Mt. Lowe Trail)
- side footpath (I refer to as Trail to Lowe Summit)
- Mt. Lowe.
- Hike #31: Eaton Saddle to Mount Lowe Trail Camp, Mount Lowe Fire Road.
- Eaton Saddle to Markham Saddle
- Mueller Tunnel,
- Unmarked footpath (I refer to as Lower North Mt. Lowe Trail)
- trail rounds the east slope (I refer to as Upper Mt. Lowe Trail)
- unmarked side trail (I refer to as Upper East Mt. Lowe Trail)
- down around the south slope (I refer to as East Mt. Lowe Trail)
- Mt. Lowe Road.
- The option to return via the Mt. Lowe west trail (I refer to as Upper Sam Merrill Trail) is what I would do.
- Going that route also takes you to Mt. Lowe.
- Hike #32: Eaton Saddle To Markham Saddle To San Gabriel Peak
- Eaton Saddle to Markham Saddle
- Mueller Tunnel
- unmarked trail (I refer to as South San Gabriel Peak Trail)
- steep climber’s trail (I refer to as Upper San Gabriel Peak Trail)
- San Gabriel Peak
- Hike #33: Eaton Saddle to Markham Saddle, Tom Sloan Saddle, Bear Canyon, Arroyo Seco, Switzer Campground. Note: I haven’t hiked this particular route. The following links are links to portions I’ve photographed using other routes.
- Eaton Saddle to Markham Saddle
- Mueller Tunnel
- Mt. Lowe Road
- obvious but unmarked trail (I refer to as Tom Sloan Saddle Trail)
- Old Tom Sloan Trail (I refer to as upper Bear Canyon Trail).
- Hike #35: Josephine Fire Road to Josephine Peak. Note: I haven’t hiked this particular route. The following links are links to portions I’ve photographed using other routes.
- zigzags to the crest of Josephine ridge (I haven’t done this yet).
- left (west) to Josephine Peak. (I refer to as Upper Josephine Peak Road)
- Josephine Peak
- Hike #36: Colby Canyon to Strawberry Peak. Note: I haven’t hiked this particular route. The following links are links to portions I’ve photographed using other routes.
- Colby Canyon Trail (I refer to as South Colby Canyon Trail)
- Josephine Saddle
- Strawberry Peak
- Hike #37: Red Box to Strawberry Peak, Josephine Saddle, Colby Canyon. I’ve only done the portion between Red Box and Strawberry Peak. Also, Colby Canyon to Josephine Saddle as a separate hike to Josephine Peak.
- Barley Road
- follow the trail up to the ridge … (I refer to as South Strawberry Saddle Trail)
- faint climbers pathway (I refer to as Strawberry Peak Trail)
- Strawberry Peak.
- descend the abrupt west face (not done yet)
- Josephine Saddle
- Colby Canyon (I refer to as South Colby Canyon Trail)
- Hike #38: Red Box to Strawberry Spring, Strawberry Meadow.
- Barley Road,
- follow the trail up to the ridge … (I refer to as South Strawberry Saddle
- continue on the trail (I refer to as North Strawberry Saddle Trail)
- Strawberry Meadow.
- Hike #47: Gabrieleno National Recreation Trail. {currently, the portion between the JCT to Bear Canyon and Oakwilde is closed due to the 2009 Station Fire} Although I’ve hiked the entire trail (except the part mentioned above) the only segment I’ve had a chance to post photos of is:
Backcountry Hikes: West Fork of the San Gabriel River to the Desert
- Hike #53. Angeles Crest Highway Via Shortcut Canyon To West Fork Campground.
- Silver Moccasin Trail (I refer to as SMT: West Fork Campground to Angeles Crest Highway).
- Hike #58. Chilao To Horse Flats, Mount Hillyer.
- Silver Moccasin Trail (I refer to as SMT: North Chilao to Horse Flats
- Mt. Hillyer Trail.
- Mt. Hillyer
- Hike #60: Buckhorn To Mount Waterman.
- At the San Gabriel Wilderness sign (I refer to as Mt. Waterman Trail 1)
- continue up a undulating summit plateau (I refer to as Mt. Waterman Summit Trail).
- Hike #62: Buckhorn Campground To Cooper Canyon, Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness, Little Rock Creek.
- Hike #63: Buckhorn To Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness, Little Rock Creek, Burkhart Saddle, Pleasant View Ridge. (Option 1)
- Hike #65: Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness, Mount Williamson From Angeles Crest Highway. Islip Saddle Route:
- PCT: Islip Saddle to JCT Pleasant View Ridge,
- Unnamed Saddle Route ( I refer to as PCT: JCT Pleasant View Ridge to Angeles Crest HWY)
- trails ascend to the south ridge of Williamson (I refer to as Pleasant View Ridge from the Pacific Crest Trail to Mt. Williamson)
- Hike #66 (I’ve done this as a backpacking trip spending the night on Pallett Mountain using the alternate route due to the Rattlesnake Trail closure): Angeles Crest Highway To Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness, Mount Williamson, Pleasant View Ridge, Burkhart Saddle, Little Rock Creek, Eagles Roost.
- Mt. Williamson west trail (I refer to as PCT: JCT Pleasant View Ridge to Angeles Crest HWY)
- trail to the summit of Mt. Williamson (I refer to as Pleasant View Ridge from the Pacific Crest Trail to Mt. Williamson
- top of Pleasant View Ridge I have broken into 4 segments as follows:
- Burhart Trail to Buckhorn Campground I have broken into 4 segments as follows:
- Hike #70: South Fork Trail: South Fork Campground to Islip Saddle.
Middle High Country Hikes: Above the North and East Forks of the San Gabriel River
- Hike #80: Dawson Saddle to Throop Peak
- Dawson Saddle Trail (New version described)
- climber’s path (I refer to as Throop Peak Trail)
- Throop Peak
- Hike #81: Vincent Gap to Mt. Baden-Powell
- Baden-Powell Trail (I refer to as PCT: Vincent Gap to JCT Mt. Baden-Powell)
- Mt. Baden-Powell
- Hike #84: East Fork of the San Gabriel River, Sheep Mountain Wilderness, Ranger Station to the Narrows.
- Your trail follows the river etc. (I refer to as Lower San Gabriel Canyon)
- Bridge to Nowhere
Eastern High Country Hikes: Mount San Antonio to the Eastern End
- Hike #92 Manker Flat To Baldy Notch, Devil’s Backbone, Mount San Antonio. Note: I haven’t documented this particular route. The following links are links to portions I’ve photographed and had a chance to post.
- Devil’s Backbone Trail
- Mt. San Antonio (I refer to as Mt. Baldy)
- Hike #94 Manker Flat to Upper San Antonio Creek, Baldy Bowl, Mount San Antonio Summit.
- Ski Hut Trail (I refer to as Baldy Bowl Trail)
- Mt. San Antonio (I refer to as Mt. Baldy)
- Hike #97: Icehouse Canyon to Icehouse Saddle, Cucamonga Wilderness
- I break the trail up into three segments where it meets the upper and lower junctions of the Chapman Trail as follows:
Hiking Angeles Forest 