Gabrielino Trail
| Gabrielino Trail | |
|---|---|
| Length | 28.5 mi (45.9 km) |
| Location | Western San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, USA |
| Designation | National Recreation Trail |
| Trailheads | Altadena, Chantry Flat |
| Use | Hiking |
The Gabrielino Trail is a United States National Recreation Trail that runs through the Angeles National Forest with trailheads at Windsor Avenue in Altadena, California on the west end and Chantry Flat, just north of Arcadia, California, on the east. It passes through three major watersheds and has an elevation gain/loss of 3,500 ft (1,100 m)
History
When several existing trails were renamed to make a "new" 28.5 mile (45 km) trail in 1970, in compliance with the National Trails System Act, the Forest Service announcement read as follows:
| “ | This trail has been created for you - the city dweller - so that you might exchange, for a short time, the hectic scene of your urban life for the rugged beauty and freedom of adventure into the solitary wonderland of nature. | ” |
Directions
To this point, the Gabrielino Trail has been tracing the Silver Moccasin Trail. It is across the stream from West Fork Campground that the Silver Moccasin Trail heads up Shortcut Canyon for the San Gabriel High Country. To continue on the Gabrielino Trail, travel west to the head of the West Fork at Red Box Saddle near Mount Wilson. This is the trail's highest point.
From Red Box, the Gabrielino continues westward down the Arroyo Seco through Commodore Switzer Trail Camp, Oakwilde and Gould Mesa Campgrounds, and emerges from The Arroyo at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Facilities
Potable water is available at the Chantry Flat trailhead, but otherwise one must boil or filter the stream water. Very little cell phone service along the entire route.
The following is a list of Forest Service facilities along the route of the Gabrielino Trail, east to west:
- Chantry Flat Picnic Area
- Cascade Picnic Area
- Spruce Grove Campground
- Newcomb's Pass Picnic Area
- Devore Trail Camp
- West Fork Campground
- Valley Forge Campground
- Switzer's Picnic Area
- Commodore Switzer Trail Camp
- Oakwilde Campground
- Paul Little Picnic Area
- Niño Picnic Area
- Gould Mesa Campground
- Teddy's Outpost Picnic Area
See also
External links
- Gabrielino Trail description and map on Adams' Pack Station site
- Information on Arroyo Seco and the Gabrielino Trail
Coordinates: 34°15′49″N 118°02′35″W / 34.26361°N 118.04306°W