California hiking trails - Gold Canyon Trail, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County

   
  Hiking and backpacking trails are great and plentiful in California; Gold Canyon Trail in Los Angeles County is one of them. There are numerous great outdoors trails in California, and each one has its own character. Gold Canyon Trail is a long trip away from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, but backcountry backpacking it is splendid pleasure any time. There's not much difference in elevation along Gold Canyon Trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. You should count on this trek taking about 2.5
    hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This trail is a very short trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors trail perfect for the average hiker looking for an enjoyable adventure. Gold
Canyon Trail gets very little rainfall; during February this neighborhood sees the most rain, and July on the other hand is the driest. While visiting this vicinity in California it's a glorious idea to go backcountry hiking too. Gold Canyon Trail is 3 miles long it's shorter than many hiking trails. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This backpacking trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. When you're here in California trekking along one of its  
great outdoors trails is so much fun. There is only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out walk. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this area. Gold Canyon Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,151 feet which is about average. These trails here in the San Gabriel Mountains are a glorious way to explore these mountaintops. Through the summer here at Gold Canyon Trail, high temperatures regularly reach the 90's, and during summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. For the period of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 60's, and during the dark hours in the wintertime at Gold Canyon Trail temperatures fall to the 30's. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the fresh air a bit, and if you happen to be in Los Angeles County of California, Gold Canyon Trail is a wonderful local backcountry hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching.

Briefly about the general area:
If you came for an overnight stay Tom Lucas Campground is a great location to camp, and you'll meet a lot of people from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana here.
Yeah, come up here to the San Gabriel Mountains for a good time. Camping is available at Rancho Ybarra; Bryant Canyon is without doubt a magnificent place to pop by.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.3033, Longitude -118.2713
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Total in and out hiking length = 3 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1151 feet


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 Trails Near Gold Canyon Trail:
Yerba Buena Trail, Los Angeles County , 3 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1394 feet elevation difference
Stone Canyon Trail, Los Angeles County , 3 miles away,  4.6 hiking miles, 3351 feet elevation difference
Oak Spring Trail, Los Angeles County , 3 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 2140 feet elevation difference
Condor Peak Riding and hiking Trail, Los Angeles County , 6 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 3552 feet elevation difference
Dagger Flat Trail, Los Angeles County , 6 miles away,  2.6 hiking miles, 1319 feet elevation difference
Idlehour Trail, Los Angeles County , 14 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2028 feet elevation difference
Valley Forge Trail, Los Angeles County , 14 miles away,  3.2 hiking miles, 1606 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Gold Canyon Trail:
Rancho Ybarra, Tujunga, 2 miles away
Tom Lucas Campground, Los Angeles County, 3 miles away
Diamond Campground, Los Angeles County, 3 miles away
Vogel Flats Campground, Los Angeles County, 4 miles away
Stoneyvale Campground, Los Angeles County, 4 miles away
 National Parks Near Gold Canyon Trail:
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 41 miles away
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA , 70 miles away
 Hotels Near Gold Canyon Trail:
Ramada Inn Burbank Airport, Burbank , 8 miles away
Quality Inn Burbank, Burbank , 8 miles away
Holiday Inn Burbank-Media Center, Ca, Burbank , 8 miles away
Courtyard By Marriott Burbank Airport, Burbank , 8 miles away
Glen Capri Inn And Suites, Glendale , 8 miles away

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