2004 Hikes

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Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail Hikes (in 2004 and 2005)


Date
Route
Distance
Remark
11 January 2004 Beaudry Trailhead • Beaudry North Fire Road • Beaudry Overlook • Beaudry South Fire Road • Beaudry Trailhead 5.92 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
17 January 2004 Chantry Flat • Lower Winter Creek Trail • Mt. Zion Trail • Mt. Zion • Spruce Grove Trail Camp • Gabrielino Trail • Chantry Flat 7.73 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
25 January 2004 Eaton Canyon Trailhead • Mt. Wilson Toll Road • Henninger Flats • Mt. Wilson Toll Road • Winter Creek Trail • Manzanita Ridge • Orchard Camp • First Water • Sierra Madre Trailhead 7.56 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
31 January 2004 Lake Ave. Trailhead • Lower Sam Merrill Trail • Echo Mountain • Middle Sam Merrill Trail • Upper Sam Merrill Trail (East) • Mt. Lowe • Upper Sam Merrill Trail (East)  • Inspiration Point • Castle Canyon Trail • Echo Mountain • Lower Sam Merrill Trail • Lake Ave. Trailhead 11.67 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
7 February 2004 Lake Ave. Trailhead • Lower Sam Merrill Trail • Echo Mountain • Middle Sam Merrill Trail • Mt. Lowe Trail Camp Jct. • Idlehour Trail • Mt. Wilson Toll Road • Henninger Flats • Mt. Wilson Toll Road • Eaton Canyon Trailhead 13.74 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
14 February 2004 Millard Junction • Sunset Ridge Trail • Sunset Ridge Fire Road • Dawn Mine Descent • Tom Sloane Saddle • Tom Sloane Trail • Middle Sam Merrill Trail • Echo Mountain  • Lower Sam Merrill Trail • Lake Ave. Trailhead 12.82 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
21 February 2004 Millard Campground • Brown Mtn. Fire Road • Toward Brown Mtn. • Brown Mtn. Fire Road • Millard Campground 8.27 miles Brown Mtn. fogged in. Route here; elevation profile here.
29 February 2004 Millard Junction • Millard Canyon • Dawn Mine • Tom Sloane Saddle • Brown Mountain • Brown Mtn. Fire Road Termination • Oakwilde Trail Camp • Angeles Crest Highway 7.38 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
3 March 2004 Switzers Parking Lot • Gabrielino Trail • Bear Canyon Trail • Tom Sloane Saddle • Mt. Lowe Fire Road • Markham Saddle • Eaton Saddle • Mt. Wilson Road • Red Box 9.66 miles Snowy. Route here; elevation profile here.
7 March 2004 Mt. Wilson • Rattlesnake Trail • Gabrielino Trail • Camp Hi-Hill • Red Box 6.47 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
21 March 2004 Red Box • Mt. Disappointment • San Gabriel Peak • Markham Saddle • Eaton Saddle • Valley Forge Trail • Gabrielino Trail • Red Box 9.78 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
28 March 2004 Chantry Flat • Gabrielino Trial • Spruce Grove Trail Camp • Toward Newcomb Pass (3200 ft) • Mt. Zion Trail  • Hougee Camp • Upper Winter Creek Trail • Chantry Flat 10.31 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
3 April 2004 Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Gabrielino Trial • Oakwilde Trail Camp • Gabrielino Trial • Switzers Trail Camp 10.20 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
11 April 2004 Sierra Madre Trailhead • First Water • Orchard Camp  • First Water • Sierra Madre Trailhead 6.97 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
18 April 2004 Will Rogers State Park • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail  • Will Rogers State Park 3.50 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
25 April 2004 Islip Saddle • Pacific Crest Trail • Little Jimmy Trail Camp • Pacific Crest Trail • Windy Gap • Mt. Islip Trail • Mt. Islip • Mt. Islip Trail • Windy Gap  • Pacific Crest Trail • Near Mt. Hawkins • Pacific Crest Trail • Windy Gap • Pacific Crest Trail • Little Jimmy Trail Camp • Pacific Crest Trail • Islip Saddle 10.62 miles Patches of snow. Route here; elevation profile here.
2 May 2004 Manker • Mt. Baldy Bowl Trail • San Antonio Ski Hut  • Mt. Baldy Bowl Trail • Mt. San Antonio (Mt. Baldy) • West Baldy • Mt. San Antonio (Mt. Baldy) • Devil's Backbone Trail • Baldy Notch • Ski Lift • Manker 9.24 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
9 May 2004 East Fork Fire Station • East Fork San Gabriel River • Bridge to Nowhere • East Fork San Gabriel River • East Fork Fire Station 9.62 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
16 May 2004 Palm Springs Arial Tramway Mountain Station • San Jacinto Trail • Round Valley • San Jacinto Trail • Wellman Divide • San Jacinto (Pacific Crest) Trail • San Jacinto Shelter • San Jacinto Peak • San Jacinto Shelter • San Jacinto (Pacific Crest) Trail • Wellman Divide • San Jacinto Trail • Round Valley • San Jacinto Trail • Long Valley • Desert View/Nature Trail • Desert View • Desert View/Nature Trail • Palm Springs Arial Tramway Mountain Station 10.35 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
23 May 2004 Will Rogers State Park • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail  • Trippet Ranch • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail  • Saddle Peak Road 15.99 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
30 May 2004 Mahogany Flat • Telescope Peak Trail • Telescope Peak  • Telescope Peak Trail • Mahogany Flat 12.60 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
31 May 2004 Charcoal Kilns • Wildrose Peak Trail • Wildrose Peak• Wildrose Peak Trail • Charcoal Kilns 8.26 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
6 June 2004 Vincent Gap • Pacific Crest Trail • Mt. Baden-Powell • Pacific Crest Trail • Mt. Burnham • Pacific Crest Trail • Dawson Saddle Junction • Pacific Crest Trail & Scramble • Throop Peak • Throop Peak Trail • Dawson Saddle Junction • Dawson Saddle Trail • Dawson Saddle 9.22 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
12 June 2004 Saddle Peak Road • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail  • Tapia Trailhead • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail  • Corral Canyon Trailhead 14.30 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
19 June 2004 Icehouse Trailhead • Icehouse Trail • Icehouse Saddle • Three Ts Trail • Timber Mountain • Three Ts Trail  • Telegraph Mountain • Three Ts Trail • Thunder Mountain • Ski Trail  • Baldy Notch • (Ski Lift to Baldy Ski Area Parking Lot) 9.95 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
27 June 2004 Eagle's Roost Picnic Area • Pacific Crest Trail • Pleasant View Ridge • Mt. Williamson • Pleasant View Ridge • Pallett Mtn. • Pleasant View Ridge • Burkhart Saddle • Burkhart Trail • Burkhart /PCT Junction • Pacific Crest (Rattlesnake) Trail • Eagle's Roost Picnic Area 12.71 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
5 July 2004 Three Points Trailhead • Pacific Crest Trail • Mt. Waterman Trail Junction • Mt. Waterman Trail • Mt. Williamson Cutoff • Mt. Waterman • Mt. Waterman Cutoff • Mt. Waterman Trail • Buckhorn • Angeles Crest Highway • Cloudburst Summit • Pacific Crest Trail • Three Points Trailhead 16.71 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
Hikes on 2004 Canada/Alaska Trip
15 July 2004 Berg Lake Trailhead • Berg Lake Trail • Kinney Lake • Berg Lake Trail • White Falls • Berg Lake Trail • Kinney Lake • Berg Lake Trail • Berg Lake Trailhead 17.00 miles (est.) Pictures here.
25 July 2004 Kennicott • Bonanza Mine Trail • Bonanza Mine • Bonanza Mine Trail • Kennicott 10.01 miles Pictures here; route here; profile here.
28 July 2004 Flattop Mountain Trailhead • Blueberry Knoll Loop • Flattop Trail • Flattop Mountain • Blueberry Knoll Loop • Flattop Mountain Trailhead 3.14 miles Pictures here; route here; profile here.
31 July 2004 Camp Denali • Ridge Walkabout Trail (East) • Eagle's Nest Trail • Cabin • Eagle's Nest Trail • Ridge Walkabout Trail (West) • Camp Denali 6.57 miles Pictures here; route here; profile here.
24 August 2004 Upper Chilao Trailhead • Silver Moccasin Trail • Charlton Flats Picnic Area • Fire Road • Devil Peak Trail • Devil Peak • Devil Peak Trail • Fire Road • Road Maintenance Station • Upper Chilao Trailhead 7.18 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
26 August 2004 Fallen Leaf Lake • Lily Lake Trail • Mt. Tallac • Mt. Tallac Trail • Fallen Leaf Lake Trail • Fallen Leaf Lake 8.88 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
27 August 2004 Fallen Leaf Lake • Angora Lakes Ridge Trail • Upper Angora Lake • Angora Lakes Ridge Trail • Fallen Leaf Lake 5.38 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
29 August 2004 Icehouse Trailhead • Icehouse Trail • Icehouse Saddle • Chapman Trail • Icehouse Trailhead 8.64 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
3 September 2004 Leo Carillo State Park • Nicholas Flat Trail • Nicholas Flat • Nicholas Flat Trail • Leo Carillo State Park 9.09 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
6 September 2004 Marion Mountain Trailhead • Deer Springs Camp • Marion Mountain (Deer Springs) Trail • Little Round Valley • San Jacinto Trail • San Jacinto Peak • San Jacinto Trail • Little Round Valley • Marion Mountain (Deer Springs) Trail • Deer Springs Camp • Marion Mountain Trailhead 11.31 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
10 September 2004 Will Rogers State Park • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail  • Oak Tree • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Will Rogers State Park 5.85 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
12 September 2004 South Fork Trailhead • South Fork Trail • South Fork Meadows • Dry Lake Trail • Dry Lake • Dry Lake Trail • South Fork Meadows • South Fork Trail • South Fork Trailhead 10.75 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
19 September 2004

Islip Saddle • Pacific Crest Trail • Little Jimmy Trail Camp • Pacific Crest Trail • Windy Gap • Pacific Crest Trail • Dawson Saddle Junction • Throop Peak Trail • Throop Peak • Scramble to Pacific Crest Trail • Pacific Crest Trail • Mt. Hawkins Trail • Mt. Hawkins • Mt. Hawkins Trail • Pacific Crest Trail • Windy Gap • Pacific Crest Trail • Little Jimmy Trail Spring • Pacific Crest Trail • Little Jimmy Trail Camp • Pacific Crest Trail • Islip Saddle

10.85 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
22 September 2004 Ray Miller Trailhead (La Jolla Canyon) • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Overlook Trail • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Ray Miller Trailhead (La Jolla Canyon) 6.45 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
26 September 2004 Islip Saddle • Pacific Crest Trail • Pleasant View Ridge • Mt. Williamson • Pleasant View Ridge • Pacific Crest Trail • Eagle's Roost Picnic Area • Pacific Crest (Rattlesnake) Trail • Burkhart/Pacific Crest (Rattlesnake) Trail Junction • Pacific Crest (Burkhart) Trail • Burkhart/Cooper Canyon Trail Junction • Cooper Canyon Trail Camp • Pacific Crest Trail • Cloudburst Summit 12.82 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
10 October 2004 Corral Canyon Trailhead • Corral Canyon Road (South) • Mesa Peak Motorway (East) • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail (West) • Corral Canyon Trailhead • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail (West) • Latigo Canyon Trailhead • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Kanan Trailhead • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Zuma Ridge • Zuma Ridge Motorway • Zuma Ridge Trailhead (Encinal Canyon Road) 10.09 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
18 October 2004 Trippett Ranch • Santa Ynez Fire Road • Topanga Overlook • Santa Ynez Fire Road • Trippett Ranch 6.81 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
23 October 2004 Colby Canyon Trailhead • Angeles Crest Highway • Switzers Trail Camp • Gabrielino Trail • Red Box • Strawberry Peak Trail • Strawberry Peak-Colby Canyon Trail Junction • Colby Canyon Trail • Colby Canyon Trailhead 14.38 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
30 October 2004 West Fork (San Gabriel River) Parking Area • West Fork National Recreation Trail • Cogswell Dam • West Fork National Recreation Trail • Cogswell Dam • West Fork National Recreation Trail • West Fork (San Gabriel River) Parking Area 19.31 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
6 November 2004 Three Points Trailhead • Pacific Crest (Mt. Waterman) Trail • Twin Peaks Junction • Twin Peaks Saddle Trail • Twin Peaks Saddle • Twin Peaks Saddle Trail • Pacific Crest (Mt. Waterman) Trail • Three Points Trailhead 12.54 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here. Twin Peaks (intended destination) snowbound.
13 November 2004 Sierra Madre Trailhead • Mt. Wilson Trail • First Water • Mt. Wilson Trail • Orchard Camp • Mt. Wilson Trail • Manzanita Ridge • Winter Creek Trail • Mt. Wilson Toll Road • Mt. Harvard Road • Mt. Harvard • Mt. Harvard Road • Mt. Wilson Toll Road • Winter Creek Trail • Manzanita Ridge • Orchard Camp • First Water • Sierra Madre Trailhead 13.13 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
20 November 2004 Sierra Madre Trailhead • Mt. Wilson Trail • First Water • Mt. Wilson Trail • Orchard Camp • Mt. Wilson Trail • Manzanita Ridge • Winter Creek Trail • Hoegee Campground • Mt. Zion Trail • Sturtevant Camp • Gabrielino Trail • Newcomb Pass • Gabrielino Trail • Devore Campground • Gabrielino Trail • West Fork Campground • Shortcut Canyon (Silver Moccasin) Trail • Shortcut Saddle Trailhead 17.60 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
27 November 2004 Leo Carillo State Park • Nicholas Flat Trail • Nicholas Flat • Nicholas Flat Trail • Leo Carillo State Park 7.44 miles Route here; elevation profile here.
4 December 2004 Shortcut Saddle Trailhead • Silver Moccasin Trail • Charleton Flat • Silver Moccasin Trail • Chilao • Silver Moccasin Trail • Three Points Trailhead 9.87 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
11 December 2004 Stonyvale Picnic Area • Vogel Flat Access Road • Near Wildwood Picnic Area • Stone Canyon Trail • Mt. Lukens Road (Eastward) • Mt. Lukens/Sister Elsie • Mt. Lukens Road (Eastward) • Grizzly Flat Road • Grizzly Flat • Dark Canyon Trail • Stonyvale Picnic Area 13.71 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
18 December 2004 La Tuna Canyon Road Trailhead • La Tuna Canyon Trail • Verdugo Fire Road • Verdugo Peak • Verdugo Fire Road • Hostetter Fire Road • La Tuna Canyon Road • La Tuna Canyon Road Trailhead 9.39 miles Route here; elevation profile here; pictures here.
2004 Total distance 539.74 miles  

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