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Summary: This is a wonderful hike or bike ride for the entire family. The scenery is spectacular, the trail as good as it gets, with bathrooms and picnic tables along the trail. If you enjoy fly fishing, this is also a designated wild trout stream, with catch and release restrictions. The entire trail is within sight and sound of the lovely San Gabriel River, with trees shading almost the entire length of the trail. Just after a rainfall, small waterfalls abound on the left side of the trail. I enjoyed seeing almost a half dozen giant blue herons rising from the water like prehistoric birds with their giant wingspan. Watch the kids if they scramble along the creek, as I also saw a fat rattler on this hike as well. My destination on this hike was arbitrary (Glen Camp), but you can shorten the hike to suite your tastes (Note the scenery does get progressively nicer the further upstream you go). There are also 3 or 4 handicap fishing platforms along the trail. Trailhead: From Interstate 10 or the 210 freeway, exit on Azusa and head north 12 miles or so, paralleling the San Gabriel Dam on your right. Park on the left at the signed trail head, about a mile past Rincon Ranger station. Your trail is a paved road runs parallel to the stream on the left side of the water. (Lat:34.2415 Lon:-117.86855) Trail Guides for San Gabriel River - West Fork: Hike Los Angeles Volume 2 by Dennis Gagnon (Western Tanager Press) Trails of the Angles - 100 Hikes in the San Gabriels by John W. Robinson (Wilderness Press) Best Seasons: Year-Round User Groups: Hikers, Dogs, Bikes, Ranger Contact: Angeles National Forest (626) 335-1251 Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Jim Zuber, who has posted 104 other hikes on this site Trail Reviews Page 1 of 5 Submit your own review 
Reviewed by kirk on 1/24/2010 a great place for a peaceful walk and some really great fishing too!
Reviewed by Karen on 8/9/2009 I did this hike over the weekend. It costs $5 to park and you need to pick up the pass before you head up the mountain. And Azusa turns into San Gabriel Canyon Road. Stay on that until you see the trail on the left. After I got about a mile up the trail I was completely alone except for ocassional bikes or rangers driving by. It was beautiful!
Reviewed by Viewer on 6/6/2009 This is a very nice trail to run. It's paved for six and a half miles, yet shady, scenic, and reasonably secluded. It is continuously uphill (and downhill as you return) but never steep. 
Reviewed by Denise on 11/12/2008 My husand and I and our 8 year old daughter took this hike and loved it! It is a very easy hike even for the little ones. The river can be seen and heard on this trail with little paths along the way that take you to the waters edge. Watch out for poison oak/ivy as there is a lot. We saw a lot of trout and were suprised at the amount of water. It truly is so peacful and beautiful. We plan on taking our bikes next as the trail is a road and is pretty easy. We were saddened by the amount of trash and graffiti! We realize people are pigs, but to blatantly leave trash behind when there are trash bins 20 feet away is really sad! Regardless, it is a beautiful place and we certainly will be back! IT's great for families!
Reviewed by Mark on 11/8/2008 I have been going to this place since I was in the 8th grade, it is a very cool place to experience a ton of things. Today I took my family again and we saw some pretty cool small waterfalls, and some "secret" fishing holes that we will be visiting tomorrow!. I am sad however, that this place has attracted tons of low lifes from all walks of life..and not just the minorities. But, it does turn into little mexico at times and honestly, I am spanish, I dont know who raised these people! I wish there was a way to get rid of that type of life that thinks its cool to spray paint a ghetto name on a rock in the middle of a river! I would love to catch one of the morons!Anyhow...we love this place despite the morons who choose to ruin it!
Reviewed by ajay on 6/30/2008 I agree with a lot of the other reviews. This is a great place to hike and spend an afternoon with the family. However, thanks to a certain minority population that could care less, the place is getting spoiled by idiots leaving trash and graffiti throughout. I personally packed out a full bag of plastic bottles and garbage from stuff I picked up on the way back. It's a drag we have to do this instead of the insensitive morons who leave it behind, but maybe if everyone made an effort it would help keep this place clean.
Reviewed by CS on 3/26/2008 We picked this one because it was scheduled to rain and we wanted to get out anyway. We'll definitely go back - the shade, the waterfalls, and the breeze made it a great hike for a hot day.
Reviewed by Vanessa on 2/11/2008 Great Bike ride went on Saturday it is uphill for 7 miles but the way down was easy no pedaling we had a nice pic-nic a little after the 6 mile mark there were some awesome waterfalls the first on was right before 3 miles we even saw a domesticated deer. Notice: Traveling in the backcountry can be hazardous. You are responsible for informing yourself about these hazards and taking necessary precautions. Information on this web site comes from volunteer reporters and may contain errors or omissions. A current guidebook and proper equipment are essential for safe enjoyment of the hikes posted on this site. Keys: California Hiking, California Trails, California Hikes, Los Angeles County Hiking, Los Angeles County Trails, Los Angeles County Hikes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||