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My pursuit of taking on Mount Baden Powell the hard way, via The Big Horn Mine on my 75th birthday, continues as I get my self in shape by taking on Wright Mountain this week.
Join me and experience the thrill of hiking in the high country of the San Gabriel Mountains as we take on Twin Peaks. This trek is only 7 miles with a 2500′ overall gain consisting mostly of the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail).
This all day trek is for those of you who are looking for something a lot more challenging than the average outing. No beginners please unless you’re in good physical condition. If you have some place to be later in the day, this event will not work for you.
We will be setting a steady pace with several breaks while staying together all the way so as not to lose anyone.
POLES ARE RECOMMENDED
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START: We’ll start the hike by heading up Acorn Dr. to the Acorn Trail.
ACORN TRAIL: In the fall, this is one of the best places to view all of the colors the trees have to offer. The Acorn Trail then traverses up the east side of Acorn Canyon on the ridge that separates Acorn Canyon from Heath Canyon. This area offers great views looking down at some of the residential areas of the town of Wrightwood. The trail continues traversing gradually to the top of Blue Ridge, climbing just over 1,700 feet in 2 miles. The end of the trail connects with the PCT.
THE PCT: The Pacific Crest Trail’s 2,653 miles is mostly through National Forest and protected wilderness. It also passes through seven national parks as it makes it way from the Mexican U.S. border to Canadian U.S. border. We’ll be hiking a small portion of this trail along the spine of Blue Ridge.
BLUE RIDGE: The Blue Ridge is an east-west running ridge line that makes up the south wall of Swarthout Valley. Blue ridge runs all the way from beyond Vincent Gap along the south side of the San Andreas Fault, and continues down the south side of Lone Pine Canyon. We’ll be hiking to the highest peak on this ridge line, which is Wright Mountain.
WRIGHT MOUNTAIN: Standing at 8488′, Wright Mountain lies on the Blue Ridge spine overlooking Wrightwood.
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MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: Meet at the Glendale (Harvey) Park and Ride at 6:30 am
IF MEETING THE GROUP THERE, YOU MUST STATE SO, OTHERWISE I WON’T BE STOPPING THERE.
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EARLIER MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: 6:00am at the Woodland Hills Meetup location.
IF MEETING THERE, LET ME KNOW, OTHERWISE I WON’T BE STOPPING THERE.
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FINAL MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: Wrightwood Elementary School along Hwy. 2 at 7:45am. We’ll all meet here.
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DURATION: We’ll want to finish the hike and be back to the cars by 3:00 p.m. at the latest, followed by lunch in Wrightwood at the Mexico Lindo & Seafood Restaurant.
TERRAIN: Popular well traveled trails
DISTANCE: 7 miles
ELEVATION RANGE: Gain of 2500′ and a loss of 2500′
THE PACE: A comfortable pace no faster than the slowest hiker.
LEVEL: Intermediate
MY CELL NUMBER IS: 805-538-5972
DOGS ALLOWED: NO
