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

   
  Hiking and backpacking trails are delightful and plentiful in California, and one of these is Santa Anita Trail in Los Angeles County. Can’t wait to get out in the great outdoors, Santa Anita Trail in Los Angeles County, California is a nice site for getting out. If you happen to be in California, why not go backcountry trekking, it is the delightful thing to do. There are numerous hiking trails in California, and each one has something unique to offer. This is a vicinity covered with lots of great outdoors hiking trails. This backcountry trail sometimes
    gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. With so many outdoors pastimes available in California you'll never get bored. It's a lengthy trip from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana to Santa Anita
Trail, but it sure is a a nice backpacking and hiking trail. This wilderness hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,891 feet, and that is higher than average. The length of this great outdoors trail is about average having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors hiking trail great for the average hiker looking for a fun adventure. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Even though this is not a very long backcountry trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case  
something happens. Santa Anita Trail is 4.2 miles long it's a mid length walk. At Santa Anita Trail you don’t see much precipitation; the wettest month of the year is regularly March, that's the one that rains the most, and July meanwhile is the driest month. These great outdoors trails here in the San Gabriel Mountains are an excellent way to explore these hills. The time needed for this walk is roughly 3.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. There is only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out walk. At Santa Anita Trail throughout the months of summer highs are in the 80's; the night is rather colder of course, regularly in the 60's. All through the winter the highs are regularly in the 50's; night lows at Santa Anita Trail during the winter regularly plunge into the 30's. Different parts of Santa Anita Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backpacking and hiking trail.

Briefly about the general area:
If you're here at Santa Anita Trail, you could stop at Rush Creek, and places like Chantry Flat are glorious to check out. Why not camp at Spruce Grove Campground since you're here at Santa Anita Trail; a visit to Santa Anita Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Sturtevant Falls.
During your journey to Santa Anita Trail you'll meet some people from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana for sure, and a wonderful place is Newcomb Pass. Man, is there a heap of cool stuff to do in the San Gabriel Mountains. A quick tour to Winter Creek near Santa Anita Trail is a good idea, and camping at Santa Anita Trail is good fun, Hoegee Campground is a good local campground. No way I can stop, cause I'm havin' a good time here at Santa Anita Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.2265, Longitude -118.056
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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


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 Trails Near Santa Anita Trail:
Winter Creek Trail, Los Angeles County , 1 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 2924 feet elevation difference
Upper Winter Creek Trail, Los Angeles County , 1 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 3976 feet elevation difference
Mount Wilson Trail, Los Angeles County , 2 miles away, 5.6 hiking miles, 4576 feet elevation difference
Gabrielino National Scenic Trail, Los Angeles County , 2 miles away, 19.9 hiking miles, 3843 feet elevation difference
Valley Forge Trail, Los Angeles County , 3 miles away,  3.2 hiking miles, 1606 feet elevation difference
Idlehour Trail, Los Angeles County , 4 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2028 feet elevation difference
Condor Peak Riding and hiking Trail, Los Angeles County , 12 miles away,  8.6 hiking miles, 3552 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Santa Anita Trail:
Spruce Grove Campground, Los Angeles County, 1 miles away
Hoegee Campground, Los Angeles County, 1 miles away
Devore Campground, Los Angeles County, 1 miles away
Idlehour Campground, Los Angeles County, 3 miles away
Henninger Flats Non-Forest Service Campground, Los Angeles County, 4 miles away
 National Parks Near Santa Anita Trail:
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 58 miles away
 Hotels Near Santa Anita Trail:
Springhill Suites By Marriott Pasadena/Arcadia, Arcadia , 5 miles away
Santa Anita Inn, Arcadia , 5 miles away
Residence Inn By Marriott Arcadia, Arcadia , 5 miles away
Oak Tree Inn, Monrovia , 5 miles away
Days Inn Pasadena, Pasadena , 5 miles away

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