California hiking trails - Dagger Flat Trail, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County

   
  Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Dagger Flat Trail in Los Angeles County, California is a great spot for getting out. This part of California is always a bliss to take a look at during backpacking season. Quite far from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana you locate Dagger Flat Trail, but if you're looking for a great spot to go backcountry trekking, this is a great selection. Even though this is not a very long trail it's always magnificent to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Dagger Flat Trail is pretty dry
    commonly; throughout the month of February you get the most rain around here while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. High temperatures at Dagger Flat Trail during the summertime are in the 90's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. All through
the winter highs are in the 60's with temperatures at Dagger Flat Trail dipping down into the 30's through winter nights. There are so many hiking trails in this vicinity. Being 2.6 miles long it's shorter than many great outdoors trails. This trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. The great outdoors trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole great outdoors trail. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions  
or closures before you go. This hiking trail is a very short hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking trail pleasant for the average backcountry walker looking for a fun adventure. Splendid hiking trails in California are in abundance; Dagger Flat Trail is one of them, and it's in Los Angeles County. This wilderness hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,319 feet, and that is about average. Backcountry backpacking here in California is so much fun. Dagger Flat Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out hike. Trekking here in the San Gabriel Mountains is a glorious way to explore these summits. Every single California hiking trail has something unique to offer. This hike shouldn't take more than 2.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that.

Briefly about the general area:
Dagger Flat Canyon is a glorious place to stop by nearby, and Dagger Flat Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Honeybee Campground is a great local campground. And if that's not sufficient there's a load more fun stuff to do in the San Gabriel Mountains. Dagger Flat is a great location to stretch your legs a bit. There's so much to do here at Dagger Flat Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Dutch Louie Campground is a great spot for that.
All our national parks are magnificent locations to stop by, and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is no exception.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.3583, Longitude -118.3461
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Total in and out hiking length = 2.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.1 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1319 feet


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 Trails Near Dagger Flat Trail:
Oak Spring Trail, Los Angeles County , 3 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 2140 feet elevation difference
Yerba Buena Trail, Los Angeles County , 4 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1394 feet elevation difference
Gold Canyon Trail, Los Angeles County , 6 miles away,  3 hiking miles, 1151 feet elevation difference
Stone Canyon Trail, Los Angeles County , 9 miles away,  4.6 hiking miles, 3351 feet elevation difference
Condor Peak Riding and hiking Trail, Los Angeles County , 11 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 3552 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 8, County , 13 miles away, 95.9 hiking miles, 5830 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Dagger Flat Trail:
Dutch Louie Campground, Los Angeles County, 0 miles away
Honeybee Campground, Los Angeles County, 1 miles away
River's End Recreation Park, Santa Clarita, 4 miles away
White Rock Lake Resort, Santa Clarita, 5 miles away
Oasis Park, Santa Clarita, 5 miles away
 National Parks Near Dagger Flat Trail:
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 37 miles away
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA , 65 miles away
 Hotels Near Dagger Flat Trail:
Travelodge Of Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita , 8 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Santa Clarita/Valencia, Santa Clarita , 8 miles away
Econo Lodge Sylmar, Sylmar , 9 miles away
Ramada Inn Burbank Airport, Burbank , 9 miles away
Super 8 Motel North Hollywood Ca, North Hollywood , 10 miles away
 Lakes Near Dagger Flat Trail
Pacoima Reservoir, Los Angeles County , 3 miles away
Pacoima Reservoir, Los Angeles County , 4 miles away

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