Bear Canyon
Upper Arroyo Seco
Info:
Switzer Picnic Area to Switzer Falls is 4 miles round trip, 600-ft elevation loss; to Bear Canyon is 8 miles round trip, 1,000-ft gain; to Oakwilde is 9 miles round trip with 1,400-ft loss.
Gabrielino National Recreation Trail
Arroyo Seco is undoubtedly the best-known canyon in Southern California. It's the site of the Rose Bowl and has the dubious distinction of hosting California's first freeway, the Pasadena. But the ten miles of canyon dominated by the freeway bear little resemblance to the ten miles of wild and rugged arroyo spilling from the shoulder of Mount Wilson.
And the arroyo is rugged. A quiet stream--lined with colonnades of alder, live oak and mountain lilac clinging to the narrow sides of the gorge--cascades over boulders of big gray granite. A walk through the wildest part of Arroyo Seco that visits Switzer Falls and a couple of peaceful trail camps.
Submitted by The Trailmaster on Sat, 10/03/2009 - 13:58
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