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| | You'll have got to go far from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana to get to Gold Canyon Trail, but great outdoors hiking trails like these are wonderful. Here in California trekking is the good thing to do. No chance of getting bored in California if you like the wilderness. Even though this is not a very long backpacking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. There are backcountry hiking trails all over California, and one of these is Gold Canyon Trail in Los Angeles County. All through the summer months here |
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at Gold Canyon Trail, high temperatures generally reach the 90's. Through the moonlight hours it's commonly in the 50's. Highs through the wintertime are commonly in the 60's with temperatures at Gold Canyon Trail dipping down into the 30's through winter nights. This wilderness
| | hiking trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking trail tremendous for the average walker looking for an amusing adventure. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. With its 3 miles of walking distance it's a shorter type backcountry walk. Gold Canyon Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,151 feet, and that is about average. Backpacking and hiking trails like this one here | |
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in the San Gabriel Mountains are the best way to enjoy these highlands. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This hiking and backpacking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. There are plenty of backcountry hiking trails in California;
each one of them is different from the others. Finally, trekking time is here again, and Gold Canyon Trail in Los Angeles County, California is a perfect site for getting out. This backcountry walk 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. This is just one of a large number of hiking trails in this area. Not much precipitation falls here at Gold Canyon Trail; during February this area sees the most rain while July is usually the driest month. You spend the whole backcountry
walk in roughly the same elevation zone, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole wilderness hiking trail.
Briefly about the general area:
Camping is available at Rancho Ybarra, and since you're here you will meet lots of people from nearby Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Santa Ana.
Be careful coming to the San Gabriel Mountains, you might not ever want to return back home again. If you came for an overnight stay Tom Lucas Campground is a great location to camp; a wonderful location to have a look at is Bryant Canyon.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.3033, Longitude -118.2713
- - Directions and Road Map
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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Ramada Burbank Airport, Burbank
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8 miles away
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User input for Gold Canyon Trail, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
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Current weather conditions at Gold Canyon Trail, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California
Local climate location: DRY CANYON RESERVOIR 3 miles away
      
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Quality Inn Burbank, Burbank
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8 miles away
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Yerba Buena Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 3 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1394 feet elevation difference |
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Stone Canyon Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 3 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 3351 feet elevation difference |
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Oak Spring Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 3 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 2140 feet elevation difference |
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Condor Peak Riding and hiking Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 6 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 3552 feet elevation difference |
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Dagger Flat Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 6 miles away, 2.6 hiking miles, 1319 feet elevation difference |
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Idlehour Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 14 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2028 feet elevation difference |
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Valley Forge Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 14 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 1606 feet elevation difference |
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Hampton Inn Suites Los Angeles Burbank Airport, Los Angeles
, 7 miles away |
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Ramada Burbank Airport, Burbank
, 8 miles away |
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Quality Inn Burbank, Burbank
, 8 miles away |
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Holiday Inn BURBANK-MEDIA CENTER, Burbank
, 8 miles away |
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Courtyard Los Angeles Burbank Airport, Burbank
, 8 miles away |
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