![]() ![]() ![]() The canyon is home to a variety of flora and fauna, including many species of native plants. This 1.3-mile round trip hike ventures into a rustic canyon to a double waterfall.Located in the San Gabriel Valley of California, Eaton Canyon is a popular spot for hiking and picnicking. This 5.8-mile hike visits a historic railway and ruins from a century old resort overlooking Pasadena. Form a loop back to Echo Mountain to visit Mount Lowe Trail Camp, Cape of Good Hope, and other landmarks on Mount Lowe Railway. This 2-mile long trail ascends from the ruins on Echo Mountain to a historic viewpoint that still offers hike-worthy panoramas. Follow the old route of Mount Lowe Railway to the ruins on Echo Mountain to extend the hike by two miles round trip or bring the distance up to 11.85 miles by visiting Echo Mountain, Inspiration Point, Mount Lowe Trail Camp, and other landmarks.Ĭastle Canyon Trail to Inspiration Point (and beyond) This pair of trails can be combined for a 5.2-mile round trip hike to a historic viewpoint called Cape of Good Hope. Mount Lowe Road & Sunset Ridge Trail to Cape of Good Hope This one mile hike visits a 50-foot waterfall up one of the most scenic canyons in the range. Use the map below to view the trail and get directions: Trailhead address: Chaney Trail, Angeles National Forest, Altadena, CA 91001 The 1.5 mile road winds up to Sunset Ridge and down to the parking lot for Millard Campground and the trail to Dawn Mine. After one mile, make a right on Chaney Trail. After 3.5 miles, turn left at the T onto Loma Alta Drive. To get to the trailhead: Take the 210 freeway to Pasadena. Beyond that, a path drops into the canyon that can be used to hike up the canyon to Dawn Mine. ![]() This trail passes a cabin owned by Altadena Mountain Rescue Team. At 0.85 miles from the start, come to a split and turn left leaving Sunset Ridge Trail. The trail ventures up the canyon past views of Millard Falls. Hike 0.37 miles east on this paved road and turn left on Sunset Ridge Trail. Start hiking up Mount Lowe Road from Chaney Trail that is half a mile from the Millard Falls Trailhead). No other permit is required, so get out and enjoy!Īlternate route: Sunset Ridge Trail can be used to access Millard Canyon above Millard Falls (avoiding the steep ridge ascent to get above the waterfall). An Adventure Pass is required to park at the trailhead for Dawn Mine in the Angeles National Forest. You are sure to return to Millard Falls with a feeling of blissful accomplishment. Take your time and enjoy the calming creek as the sun plays on the water through the leaves of the bays above. Leave the mine and retrace your steps down the canyon. ![]() If you brought a flashlight you can have a look back into the dark recesses. Climb inside and enjoy a moment in the cold shade. When the trail switches up the canyon wall to the left, you are there! Take a look at the rusted engine that once delivered gold from the mine, and ascend to the mouth of the mine. The canyon bends to the left, then to the right, as you rock-hop along. Pay a brief visit to the rusting relics and push on for the last third of a mile to the mine. At one point, when you are walking along the right bank, there will be remnants of an old miners’ encampment in a clearing on the slope to the left. The trail will cross back and forth across the creek. When you come back into the stream bed, you should see these blackened tree roots standing out and covered in white stones: Continue past this markerįollow the dry creek and trail into a wooded area, as you close in on the mine. The stream bed becomes a boulder field, so take the trail to the left as it winds up a steep slope. A miles from the mine, the canyon narrows and the creek may disappear underground. When you start to ask yourself, “how far away is this thing,” you are probably getting close. You will cross under and over a few logs along your way. The trail passes over rusted out pipes and other man-made vestiges. Looking upstream in the canyon above the falls The photos below offer more scenic views of the hike. The photos in this report depict recognizable milestones to help guide you to the mine. As long as you do not exit the canyon, you will arrive at the destination. The trail breaks up some as the canyon widens, bringing in more California bays and other vegetation. The pleasant hike upstream begins anew.įollow the trail as it routinely crosses the creek, unable to decide which side it wants to be on. Cross the water here and pick up the single track on the other side. Take the steep path up along the right rim of the canyon, returning to the creek at a small landing above Millard Falls. If the steep path isn’t appealing, you will find easier access to the canyon above Millard Falls by hiking up Sunset Ridge Trail. ![]()
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