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| | It's a long journey from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana to Santa Anita Trail, but you always have a great time when you're backcountry backpacking along it. If you happen to be in California, why not go trekking, it is so much fun. California has plenty of good great outdoors trails, and one of these is Santa Anita Trail in Los Angeles County. This is one of many hiking trails in the surrounding area. For the period of the warm months, highs ordinarily are in the 80's at Santa Anita Trail. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into |
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the 60's. Through the winter highs are in the 50's, and after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Santa Anita Trail fall into the 30's. This is a one trailhead backcountry hiking trail, so in and out is the way to hike it normally. Gotta get out of the city man, and
| | Santa Anita Trail in Los Angeles County, California is a really tremendous place to spend some time. Santa Anita Trail is a mid-length wilderness trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking trail good for the average backcountry walker looking for an enjoyable adventure. Even though this is not a very long wilderness hiking trail it's always brilliant to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This region does get very dry sometimes, so do check | |
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for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Some parts of Santa Anita Trail are much higher up than other parts of the trail, and that means that some parts of the trail could be very different from other parts of it. This backcountry
hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,891 feet which is higher than average. California has so much to offer the wilderness lovers. You should count on this hike taking about 3.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Santa Anita
Trail is 4.2 miles long it's a mid length backcountry hike. Each one of the many great outdoors trails of California has its own unique beauty. Hiking trails like this one here in the San Gabriel Mountains are a fine way to explore these highlands. Santa Anita Trail is frequently
a quite dry site; most of the rain falls throughout March; July meanwhile is the driest month.
Briefly about the general area:
You just ought to fancy the San Gabriel Mountains. Here at Santa Anita Trail there are plenty of people from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana;
Newcomb Pass is a glorious location to check out. Don’t forget to check out Chantry Flat if you're here at Santa Anita Trail. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Santa Anita Trail has to offer, you can camp at Hoegee Campground.
Take a little trip to Rush Creek
since you're here at Santa Anita Trail, and Santa Anita Trail is a perfect site to visit for more than one day, Spruce Grove Campground is a perfect site to camp nearby. Sturtevant Falls is always fun to check out, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Winter Creek. Don't stop me now, cause I'm havin' a fine time here at Santa Anita Trail.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.2265, Longitude -118.056
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 4.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 2891 feet
User input for Santa Anita Trail, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California:
Outdoors Recreation Near Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
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| | Trails Near Santa Anita Trail:
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Winter Creek Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 1 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 2924 feet elevation difference |
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Upper Winter Creek Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 1 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 3976 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Wilson Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 2 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 4576 feet elevation difference |
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Gabrielino National Scenic Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 2 miles away, 19.9 hiking miles, 3843 feet elevation difference |
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Valley Forge Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 3 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 1606 feet elevation difference |
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Idlehour Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 4 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2028 feet elevation difference |
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Condor Peak Riding and hiking Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 12 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 3552 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Santa Anita Trail:
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SpringHill Suites Pasadena Arcadia, Arcadia
, 5 miles away |
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Hilton Garden Inn Arcadia/Pasadena Area, Arcadia
, 5 miles away |
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Santa Anita Inn, Arcadia
, 5 miles away |
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Embassy Suites Arcadia Pasadena, Arcadia
, 5 miles away |
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Hmptn Inn Los Angeles Arcadia, Arcadia
, 5 miles away |
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