22 Trails in Angeles National Forest, California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Mount Lowe Railway Intermediate difficulty 11.0 ***** Pasadena
2. El Prieto Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Altadena
3. Gabrielino Trail Advanced difficulty 15.0 ***** Los Angeles
4. Mount Wilson Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Pasadena
5. Sunset Trail (Mount Lowe Railway) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Pasadena
6. Viper Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Santa Clarita
7. Arroyo Seco (El Prieto) Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Pasadena
8. La Tuna Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
9. Sam Merril (Mount Lowe Railway) Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Pasadena
10. Placerita Canyon Nature Center Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Newhall
11. Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
12. Echo Mountain Loop Advanced difficulty 7.0 *** Altadena
13. Hahamongna Watershed Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
14. Brown Mountain Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Altadena
15. Nature Center Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Valencia
16. Stough Canyon  difficulty 3.0 *** Burbank
17. Strawberry Peak Advanced difficulty 16.0 **** La Canada Flintridge
18. Veterans Park to Camp 9 Fire Station and back Easiest difficulty 14.0 *** Los Angeles
19. Acton Trail  difficulty 20.0 *** Acton
20. Sepulveda Dam  difficulty 0.0 ** Van Nuys
21. Plum Canyon Road  difficulty 6.0 Santa Clarita
22. Fair Oaks  difficulty 13.0 Canyon Country

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