I’ve been wanting to travel on the upper end of Hwy 39 for years now, hoping that it would eventually be reopened. To get to the high country of the San Gabriel Mountains, I used to head up Hwy 39 out of Azusa to The Angeles Crest Hwy 2 at Islip Saddle. It’s been closed for 40 years now and I guess it’ll never be reopened, so I will just have to do it on my ebike which will allow me to accomplish what I used to do in my thirties with my car.
We’ll meet in Crystal lake and take on Hwy 39 before coming back and checking all the roads in the campgrounds there.
Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube.
MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: 9:00am at the Crystal Lake Cafe
PARKING FEE: Adventure Pass required
ROUTE: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/ebike-paved-crystal-lake-and-hwy-39-to-hwy-2-d35a296
DISTANCE: 22 miles.
ELEVATION GAIN: 3700′ – A lot of this elevation gain is in the Crystal Lake area itself and can easily be cut down if it proves to be too much.
THE PACE: No faster than the slowest biker in the group
DURATION: 4+ hours including lunch at the Crystal Lake Cafe
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner Ebiker or very strong mountain biker
TERRAIN: Paved roads
RESTROOMS: At the start, middle and end of ride
DEBRIEFING: At the Crystal Lake Cafe
MY CELL # IS: 805-358-5972
