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| | You'll have to go far from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana to get to Valley Forge Trail, but backpacking trails like these are perfect. Magnificent backcountry hiking trails in California are in abundance, and one of those is Valley Forge Trail in Los Angeles County. While visiting this region in California it's a glorious idea to go backcountry hiking too. You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Valley Forge Trail in Los Angeles County, California is just the place. Some parts of this hiking and backpacking trail are |
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much higher up than other parts of the hiking and backpacking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. This is an area covered with lots of wilderness trails. Valley Forge Trail is 3.2 miles long it's shorter than many hiking and backpacking
| | trails. When you're here in California backcountry trekking along one of its backcountry hiking trails is a glorious way to spend some time. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 3 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Valley Forge Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,606 feet which is about average. The wonderful hiking trails of the San Gabriel Mountains are the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. Each one of the many backcountry hiking trails of California has its own character. | |
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Valley Forge Trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. This hiking trail is a very short hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a perfect wilderness trail for the average person looking
for a perfect adventure. Valley Forge Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so in and out is the way to walk it normally. Valley Forge Trail gets very little rain; March is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest of the months is July. During the summertime here
at Valley Forge Trail, high temperatures usually reach the 90's while night lows are regularly in the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 50's while the cold winter nights at Valley Forge Trail are in the 30's. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions
in site. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out.
Briefly about the general area:
Cedar Canyon is a glorious location to visit in the vicinity
of Valley Forge Trail, and if you came for an overnight stay Idlehour Campground is a nice place to camp.
Be careful coming to the San Gabriel Mountains, you might not ever wanna return home again. Lots of folks from Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana come to Valley Forge Trail, and Mount Lowe Campground is a fine local campground.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.2416, Longitude -118.0928
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Total elevation difference: 1606 feet
Quality Inn Pasadena, Pasadena
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6 miles away
Quietly nestled in the foothills of the majestic San Gabriel Mountians,Quality Inn Pasedena offers all the modern amenities that travlers are looking for and expecting to find in their guest rooms. In...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Valley Forge Trail. |
| | Trails Near Valley Forge Trail:
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Idlehour Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 2 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2028 feet elevation difference |
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Gabrielino National Scenic Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 3 miles away, 19.9 hiking miles, 3843 feet elevation difference |
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Santa Anita Trail, Los Angeles
County
, 3 miles away, 4.2 hiking miles, 2891 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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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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Quality Inn Pasadena, Pasadena
, 6 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites PASADENA-COLORADO BLVD., Pasadena
, 6 miles away |
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Best Western Pasadena Inn, Pasadena
, 6 miles away |
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Best Western Pasadena Royale, Pasadena
, 6 miles away |
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Super 8 Pasadena/LA Area, Pasadena
, 6 miles away |
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