Upper Shake Trail

California

California

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3.8 mi

Distance

675 ft

Gain

No verdict for this trail

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What we do know

  • Inside Angeles National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Out & back

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Upper Shake Trail

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Elevation & route

Distance
3.8 mi
Elevation gain
675 ft
Highest point
5,127 ft
Lowest point
4,438 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Bikes
Allowed
Surface
Natural

Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Upper Shake Trail is a 3.82-mile out-and-back hike in California managed by the Forest Service with 1,038 feet of elevation gain.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
5,127 ft
Length (round trip)
3.8 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Sandberg, CA weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan52° high39° low
  2. Feb53° high38° low
  3. Mar57° high41° low
  4. Apr62° high43° low
  5. May70° high49° low
  6. Jun80° high58° low
  7. Jul88° high65° low
  8. Aug88° high65° low
  9. Sep83° high61° low
  10. Oct71° high52° low
  11. Nov60° high44° low
  12. Dec52° high38° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Angeles National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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