Castle Canyon Trail To Inspiration Point

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Castle canyon trail to inspiration point. Dogs are also able to use this trail. Inspiration point loop trail is a 9 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near altadena california that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year round. 4 6 miles 2709 loss.
From inspiration point to the cobb estate. Inspiration point via castle canyon for this specific hike date hike date. The castle canyon trail is one of several leading up to inspiration point. It s the shortest and steepest route but also has a good deal of shade a worthy consideration on a warm day.
Wednesday april 04 2018. We leave the meeting point at 7 20 am please be prompt return approx. From cobb estate to inspiration point. I ve run the jesusita trail up to inspiration point and then down the other side towards mission canyon and out via tunnel trail twice in the last week.
So you need to reach one of those two end points from another trail to hike castle canyon. One way to get to the castle canyon trail is to start from the cobb estate and hike up to echo mountain using the lower sam merrill trail. 9 2 miles 2709 of gain and loss. 8 00 am 8 20 am we ll wait 20 mins at the meeting point.
Castle canyon trail is a dirt single track that connects the ruins at echo mountain to inspiration point which was a premier vista point for the resort s visitors and still offers sweeping views. In the past a railway took echo mountain s guests up into the mountains. Still a nice amount of water in all of the creeks too. It s the shortest and steepest route but also has a good deal of shade a worthy consideration on a warm day.
The trail is in great shape the whole way. Castle canyon trail to inspiration point and beyond this 2 mile long trail ascends from the ruins on echo mountain to a historic viewpoint that still offers hike worthy panoramas. 4 6 miles 2709 gain. Lots of wildflowers and new spring growth.
Inspiration point via sam merril trail to castle canyon trail is a 9 4 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near altadena california that offers the chance to see wildlife and is rated as difficult. Inspiration point via castle canyon trail from cobb estate stats.