Don't think this is a hike, this is a drive.So the information offered here is a bit confusing. The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction) highway over the San Gabriel Mountains, in Los Angeles County, California. The winter storms of 2004/05 caused several landslides and significant damage to the highway. I wouldn't hike this hwy (hwy 2) preferring to hike the PCT instead and would never, ever consider taking a dog, on a busy narrow blacktop 2 lane road for a 60 plus mile walk. Damage to the highway was estimated to be over $4 million as of November 2005. So Angeles Crest and Muholland Drive to the coast were my favorite motorcycle riding areasNo one has added a recording of this trail yet. This is bad information that misleads hikers at least, kills them at worst. Thus, the highway never reopened in the summer of 2005. Angeles Crest Scenic Byway is a 63.8 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Wrightwood, California that offers scenic views and is rated as difficult. The Angeles Crest Scenic Byway runs 55 miles across California on Route 2, from La Canada, north of Los Angeles, to the San Bernadino County line, just west of the resort town of Wrightwood. Views are the commodity of the drive as sights of Los Angeles and of the mountain scenery so shortly out of the city are surprising and gratifying. Because the route passes through the protected San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest, development is very limited.

The Angeles Crest Highway is one of the most scenic drives in the USA. It was originally intended to be a Angeles Crest Highway was originally planned to be upgraded to a Roads in the San Gabriel Mountains have a high number of single-vehicle auto and motorcycle accidents. The sections I have done are lovely however and offer wonderful panoramic views to anyone willing to trek up the trail. As an example, in the predawn hours of December 8, 2004, Intersections with other roads are few, which can be problematic in the event of road closures due to acts of nature such as landslides and fires. Thank you Finn,Julie and Jamie for the great father's day hike!As a youth growing up in LA but my heart was in the mountains.

One of my favorite sections to hike is the Acorn Trail portion along the Blue Ridge. SR2 runs 66 miles from La Cañada-Flintridge to the Mountain Top junction at SR138. Do your own research before starting "this" hike. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/angeles-crest-scenic-byway At about the midpoint of the highway is the junction with the north terminus of The Angeles Crest Highway is normally closed in the winter from Islip Saddle to Vincent Gap due to rockfall and avalanche hazards.

The trail is primarily used for scenic driving and is accessible year-round.Note: This is a scenic driving route that is not meant to be hikedAmazingly beautiful drive. Although anyone can park at the side of the road and access the Be the first!Turn off your ad blocker to see a map of this trailThe Angeles Crest - Inspiration Point to Cloudburst Summit via the PCT Wrightwood to Mount San Antonio via the North BackboneMount San Antonio via Pacific Crest Trail and North Backbone TrailPine Mountain via Acorn Trail and North Backbone TrailDawson Peak via Acorn Trail and North Backbone TrailWrightwood to Cloudburst Summit via Inspiration point and Cooper FallsInspiration Point to Blue Ridge Trail Junction (Blue Ridge Campground)Help keep our trails and parks open during COVID-19 by committing to social distancing. The three areas comprising Mountain High ski resort are just west of Construction of Angeles Crest Highway began in 1929. It’s two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction). From the description ("driven") and the map data, this appears to be California Hwy 2 and technically not a trail ("scenic route"). Some trails or park services may be closed this weekend so check with local authorities before heading out. Only done bits and pieces, never in its entirety.