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| | Read my trail description here: http://www. Simpsoncity .com /hiking/ hoegees.html Says Dan
In California you never run out of outdoors fun. Hey, time for a backcountry trek don’t you think? Upper Winter Creek Trail in Los Angeles County, California is a fine site for getting out. Every single California wilderness trail is different from the others. Through the summer months at Upper Winter Creek Trail highs are regularly in the 80's, and through the night it cools down to the 60's. All through the winter highs are ordinarily in the 50's while |
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Upper Winter Creek Trail night low temperatures through the winter are in the 30's. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This hiking trail is a hiking trail of magnificent length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this
| | a very tough backcountry hiking trail for advanced trekkers looking for a perfect challenge. Upper Winter Creek Trail gets a typical amount of rainfall; February is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month of the year is July. Backcountry hiking trails like this one here in the San Gabriel Mountains are a really magnificent way to spend quality time in the outdoors. There are many great wilderness trails in California; one of those is Upper Winter Creek Trail in Los Angeles County. Different parts of Upper Winter Creek Trail are at very different | |
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elevations, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. This backcountry hiking trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other
end. Upper Winter Creek Trail is a hiking trail pretty far from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, but it sure is a a fine hiking trail. With its 9.6 miles of walking distance; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail. Sometimes this hiking trail gets really dry, so don’t forget
to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. You should count on this backcountry hike taking about 8.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This is a vicinity covered with lots of backcountry hiking trails.
Now this hiking trail is pretty long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Going for a backcountry hike here in California is so much fun. Upper Winter Creek Trail has a total elevation difference of 3,976 feet, and that is higher than average.
Briefly about the general
area: Upper Winter Creek Trail is a brilliant spot to visit for more than one day, Spruce Grove Campground is a brilliant spot to camp nearby, and Chantry Flat is a tremendous location to stretch your legs a bit. Sierra Madre Debris Basin is a wonderful site any time of year;
Hoegee Campground is a brilliant local campground. Rush Creek is a pleasant location to visit; Santa Anita Dam has wonderful water scenery. But wait, there's more enjoyable things to do in the San Gabriel Mountains. Upper Winter Creek Trail is a place with many visitors from
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana. If only every site had this much outdoors amusing things, what a great globe it would be. Since you're here at Upper Winter Creek Trail why not have a look at San Olene Canyon; Sturtevant Falls is a wonderful place to go to while you're at Upper
Winter Creek Trail. Having a tremendous time in the San Gabriel Mountains is painless. Some of the water nearby flows, like Winter Creek; if you're here, do take a visit to Twomile Point.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.1998, Longitude -118.0243 - - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.2265, Longitude -118.0678 - - Directions and Road Map

Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2: Total hiking length = 4.8 miles Total climbing distance = 3.3 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1: Total hiking length = 4.8 miles Total climbing distance = .7 miles Difficulty : Easy Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1: Total hiking length = 9.6 miles Total climbing distance = 4 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2: Total hiking length = 9.6 miles Total climbing distance = 4 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 3976 feet

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| | Trails Near Upper Winter Creek 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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Santa Anita Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 1 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 2891 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
, 4 miles away, 19.9 hiking miles, 3843 feet elevation difference |
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Valley Forge Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 4 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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Bear Creek Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 13 miles away, 8.7 hiking miles, 2934 feet elevation difference |
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Hilton Garden Inn Arcadia/Pasadena Area, Arcadia
, 3 miles away |
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Springhill Suites By Marriott Pasadena/Arcadia, Arcadia
, 4 miles away |
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Embassy Suites Hotel Arcadia-Pasadena Area, Arcadia
, 4 miles away |
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Residence Inn By Marriott Arcadia, Arcadia
, 4 miles away |
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Santa Anita Inn, Arcadia
, 4 miles away |
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