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| | When was the last time you got out in the fresh air a bit? Idlehour Trail in Los Angeles County, California is an excellent place to go. When you're here in California backcountry trekking along one of its backcountry hiking trails is something that is always fun to do. Idlehour Trail is located a quite lengthy drive from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, but if you're looking for an excellent place to go trekking, this is an excellent selection. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. The great outdoors hiking trails |
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of the San Gabriel Mountains are a very great way to see these summits. Hiking here in California is a must. This is just one of a large number of hiking and backpacking trails in this area. This backcountry trek should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight
| | gear packed. Glorious backcountry hiking trails in California are in abundance; one of them being Idlehour Trail in Los Angeles County. Being 12.4 miles long; it's considered a longer walk. This wilderness trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so backcountry hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. This is a wilderness trail that is quite long, so do pack enough food | |
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to last the whole trip. Each backcountry hiking trail in California has its own unique splendor. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 80's to Idlehour Trail. During the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 60's. During the winter the highs are generally
in the 50's while Idlehour Trail night low temperatures all through the winter are in the 30's. This great outdoors hiking trail is a great outdoors hiking trail of great length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking and backpacking trail brilliant
for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Some parts of Idlehour Trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness trail. This hiking trail has a total
elevation difference of 2,028 feet which is an average number. The amount of rainfall that falls at Idlehour Trail is near the national average; during the month of February you get the most rain around here, and July on the other hand is the driest.
Briefly about the general
area:
Just can't get enough of the San Gabriel Mountains. It's always good to pop by Sturtevant Falls, and you have to certainly dedicate some time to Henninger Flats while you're here at Idlehour Trail. Don't stop me now, cause I'm havin' a delightful time here at Idlehour
Trail. People from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana love to come to Idlehour Trail.
Looking for some flowing water? Try Harvard Branch, and if you came for an overnight stay Idlehour Campground is a good spot to camp. Castle Canyon is a great site to check out close by, and
if you're here at Idlehour Trail it's a delightful idea to have a look at Rubio Wash Debris Basin. Getting to Deer Park Branch from Idlehour Trail is simple, and Mount Lowe Campground is a splendid campground here.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.1965, Longitude -118.0864
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.2193, Longitude -118.1349
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 12.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 12.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2028 feet
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4 miles away
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Comfort Inn Pasadena, Pasadena
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4 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Idlehour Trail, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Idlehour Trail. |
| | Trails Near Idlehour Trail:
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Valley Forge Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 2 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 1606 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Wilson Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 3 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 4576 feet elevation difference |
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Winter Creek Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 4 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 2924 feet elevation difference |
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Santa Anita Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 4 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 2891 feet elevation difference |
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Gabrielino National Scenic Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 4 miles away, 19.9 hiking miles, 3843 feet elevation difference |
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Upper Winter Creek Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 4 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 3976 feet elevation difference |
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Condor Peak Riding and hiking Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 9 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 3552 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Idlehour Trail:
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Pasadena Super 8 Motel, Pasadena
, 4 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Pasadena, Pasadena
, 4 miles away |
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Quality Inn Pasadena, Pasadena
, 4 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Pasadena, Ca-Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
, 4 miles away |
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Kingston Inn and Suites of Pasadena, Pasadena
, 4 miles away |
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| | Lakes Near Idlehour Trail
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Eaton Canyon Reservoir, Los Angeles County
, 3 miles away |
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Baldwin Lake, Los Angeles County
, 5 miles away |
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4 miles away
