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

   
  Here in the tremendous state of California backpacking never gets boring. When was the last time you got out in nature a bit? Idlehour Trail in Los Angeles County, California is a splendid site to go. There are hiking and backpacking trails all over California; one of them being Idlehour Trail in Los Angeles County. Each hiking and backpacking trail in California is well worth a walk. Being 12.4 miles long; it's a long backcountry hiking trail. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry
    trek it just one way. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Different parts of Idlehour Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backcountry hiking
trail. This backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,028 feet which is an average number. This hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This great outdoors trail is a great outdoors trail of great length having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough wilderness hiking trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for an outstanding challenge. Now, this is roughly a 2-day backcountry trek, so it's a tremendous thing  
if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Outdoors people generally like this part of California. Idlehour Trail gets a typical amount of yearly rain; February is when you get the most rain here, and July meanwhile is the driest month. Backpacking here in the San Gabriel Mountains is a very great way to see these summits. This is a hiking trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Idlehour Trail is a trail quite far from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, but backcountry trekking it is delightful pleasure any time. This is one of many wilderness hiking trails in the surrounding region. For the period of the warm days of summer here at Idlehour Trail, high temperatures ordinarily reach the 80's; through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 50's; nighttime lows at Idlehour Trail through the wintertime ordinarily fall into the 30's.

Briefly about the general area:
The fine people of Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana like to hang out close by, and if you came for an overnight stay Idlehour Campground is a tremendous site to camp. A glorious location right next door to Idlehour Trail is Castle Canyon, and Henninger Flats is a pretty place any time of year.
You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the exciting things at Idlehour Trail. Looking for some flowing water? Try Deer Park Branch. So much exciting stuff in the San Gabriel Mountains, just astonishing. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Sturtevant Falls, and places like Rubio Wash Debris Basin are great to take a look at. Mount Lowe Campground is a delightful local campground, and some of the water close by flows, like Harvard Branch.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.1965, Longitude -118.0864
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.2193, Longitude -118.1349
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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

Total elevation difference: 2028 feet


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 Trails Near Idlehour Trail:
Valley Forge Trail, Los Angeles County , 2 miles away,  3.2 hiking miles, 1606 feet elevation difference
Mount Wilson Trail, Los Angeles County , 3 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 4576 feet elevation difference
Winter Creek Trail, Los Angeles County , 4 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 2924 feet elevation difference
Santa Anita Trail, Los Angeles County , 4 miles away,  4.2 hiking miles, 2891 feet elevation difference
Gabrielino National Scenic Trail, Los Angeles County , 4 miles away, 19.9 hiking miles, 3843 feet elevation difference
Upper Winter Creek Trail, Los Angeles County , 4 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 3976 feet elevation difference
Condor Peak Riding and hiking Trail, Los Angeles County , 9 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 3552 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Idlehour Trail:
Idlehour Campground, Los Angeles County, 1 miles away
Mount Lowe Campground, Los Angeles County, 1 miles away
Henninger Flats Non-Forest Service Campground, Los Angeles County, 1 miles away
Hoegee Campground, Los Angeles County, 4 miles away
Devore Campground, Los Angeles County, 4 miles away
 National Parks Near Idlehour Trail:
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 54 miles away
 Hotels Near Idlehour Trail:
Pasadena Super 8 Motel, Pasadena , 4 miles away
Rodeway Inn & Suites Pasadena, Pasadena , 4 miles away
Comfort Inn Pasadena, Pasadena , 4 miles away
Quality Inn Pasadena, Pasadena , 4 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Pasadena, Ca-Colorado Blvd., Pasadena , 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Idlehour Trail
Eaton Canyon Reservoir, Los Angeles County , 3 miles away

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