California hiking trails - Gabrielino National Scenic Trail, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County

   
  Great wilderness trails in California are in abundance, and among these are Gabrielino National Scenic Trail in Los Angeles County. It's a lengthy trip from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana to Gabrielino National Scenic Trail, but there's good natural splendor waiting for you here along it. Going for a backcountry trek here in California is so much fun. There are plenty of wilderness trails in California; each one of them is well worth a backcountry trek. This great outdoors trail is a very long great outdoors trail having an average number of uphill
    miles which makes this a very tough backpacking trail for advanced hikers looking for a great challenge. The stunning great outdoors trails of the San Gabriel Mountains are a really pleasant way to spend quality time in the wilderness. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry
trek, 6 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. Being 39.8 miles long; it's a long backcountry trail. This is a two-ended backcountry hiking trail with two trailheads, so backcountry hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. The total elevation difference for Gabrielino National Scenic Trail is 3,843 feet which is a higher than average number. This is one of many backpacking trails in the surrounding area. Some parts  
of Gabrielino National Scenic Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry trail, and that means that some parts of the backcountry trail could be very different from other parts of it. Sometimes this backcountry trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Now this backcountry trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Gabrielino National Scenic Trail in Los Angeles County, California is a tremendous place to go. A visit to California is not complete without some backcountry hiking. Summertime highs at Gabrielino National Scenic Trail ordinarily tend to be in the 90's. Throughout the moonlight hours it's typically in the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 50's while Gabrielino National Scenic Trail night low temperatures throughout the winter are in the 30's. Gabrielino National Scenic Trail is pretty waterless frequently; most of the rain falls through March; July is the month with the least moisture.

Briefly about the general area:
If you want a wonderful time in the great outdoors just come on up to the San Gabriel Mountains. Gabrielino National Scenic Trail is a good place to visit for more than one day, Spruce Grove Campground is a good place to camp nearby; don’t forget to stop by Barley Flats while you're here at Gabrielino National Scenic Trail. These mountains rock, just explore all the cool stuff to do in the San Gabriel Mountains. Looking for some flowing water? Try Trail Fork, and Doe Spring is a pleasant local attraction.
Gabrielino National Scenic Trail is not far at all from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana; do set aside some time for Charlton Flat if you're here at Gabrielino National Scenic Trail. If you have a thing about the outdoors, you'll like Gabrielino National Scenic Trail. Devore Campground is a tremendous local campground, and some good nature is available in Little Gleason Forestry Plantation. Some of the water nearby flows, like Rush Creek; Twomile Point is close by and always wonderful to go to.
It's always magnificent to take a look at Sturtevant Falls; naturally, A journey to Falls Canyon is always fun.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.2211, Longitude -118.178
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.1833, Longitude -118.0189
- - Directions and Road Map


Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 19.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 9.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 days

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 19.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 days
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 39.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 18 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 days

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 39.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 18 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 6 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 days

Total elevation difference: 3843 feet


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 Trails Near Gabrielino National Scenic Trail:
Santa Anita Trail, Los Angeles County , 2 miles away,  4.2 hiking miles, 2891 feet elevation difference
Valley Forge Trail, Los Angeles County , 3 miles away,  3.2 hiking miles, 1606 feet elevation difference
Winter Creek Trail, Los Angeles County , 3 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 2924 feet elevation difference
Upper Winter Creek Trail, Los Angeles County , 4 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 3976 feet elevation difference
Mount Wilson Trail, Los Angeles County , 4 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 4576 feet elevation difference
Idlehour Trail, Los Angeles County , 4 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2028 feet elevation difference
Condor Peak Riding and hiking Trail, Los Angeles County , 11 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 3552 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Gabrielino National Scenic Trail:
Devore Campground, Los Angeles County, 1 miles away
Spruce Grove Campground, Los Angeles County, 3 miles away
Hoegee Campground, Los Angeles County, 3 miles away
Chilao Campground, Los Angeles County, 4 miles away
Idlehour Campground, Los Angeles County, 4 miles away
 Whitewater Near Gabrielino National Scenic Trail:
Piru Creek, Ventura County County , 51 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Lake Piru to Santa Clara River)
Piru Creek, Los Angeles / Ventura County County , 53 miles away, Class IV - 15 miles long (Pyramid Lake to Lake Piru)
Sespe Creek, Ventura County County , 71 miles away, Class IV-V - 31.5 miles long (Lion Campground to Highway 126 bridge)
Santa Margarita River, San Diego County County , 75 miles away, Class IV(V) - 9 miles long (Murrieta Creek to Sandia Creek Road)
 National Parks Near Gabrielino National Scenic Trail:
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 57 miles away
 Hotels Near Gabrielino National Scenic Trail:
Days Inn Pasadena, Pasadena , 7 miles away
Santa Anita Inn, Arcadia , 7 miles away
Hilton Garden Inn Arcadia/Pasadena Area, Arcadia , 7 miles away
Springhill Suites By Marriott Pasadena/Arcadia, Arcadia , 7 miles away
Best Western Pasadena Royale, Pasadena , 7 miles away

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