28 Trails in Altadena, California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
2. Turnbull Canyon Intermediate difficulty 29 **** Whittier
3. El Prieto Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
4. Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
5. Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
6. Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
7. Skyline Trail Easiest difficulty 11.0 **** Los Angeles
8. Arroyo Seco (El Prieto) Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Pasadena
9. Chantry Flats Advanced difficulty 11.0 **** Sierra Madre
10. Chilao / Silver Moccasin Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Pasadena
11. Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 75 **** Rowland Heights
12. La Tuna Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
13. Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
14. 7th Street (Turnbull Canyon) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Hacienda Heights
15. Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
16. Upper Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Arcadia
17. Santa Fe Dam Beginner difficulty 3.0 **** Irwindale
18. Echo Mountain Loop Advanced difficulty 7.0 *** Altadena
19. Hahamongna Watershed Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
20. Brown Mountain Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
21. Nike Site #29 Whittier Hills Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Whittier
22. Stough Canyon difficulty 3.0 *** Burbank
23. Strawberry Peak Advanced difficulty 16.0 **** La Canada Flintridge
24. Lower Winter Creek (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 3.0 **** Arcadia
25. Acton Trail difficulty 20.0 *** Acton
26. Upper Santa Anita Canyon Road (Chantry Flats) Beginner difficulty 4.0 ** Arcadia
27. Mount Waterman difficulty 8.0 La Canada-flintridge
28. Heli Pad Shortcut (Chantry Flats) Advanced difficulty 1.0 * Arcadia

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