California · Hiking · Near Acton

Arrastre Canyon

11.2 mi
round trip
3,337 ft
climb
6,404 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jan–Dec
best months

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The Forest Service lists 7 alerts for Angeles National Forest.

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Arrastre Canyon is a hard hike in the Los Angeles Gateway Ranger District of Angeles National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The route is an out-and-back of about 11 miles, with a one-way climb of roughly 3,300 feet from a low point of about 3,100 feet to a high of about 6,400 feet. Bikes are allowed on the natural-surface trail. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mt Wilson, which sits a few hundred feet lower than the canyon's high point, show May highs around 70°F and October highs around 72°F, with only a few wet days in each month. Summer runs hotter, with August highs near 85°F. Messenger Flats campground is about half a mile away, and the Lightning Point Interpretive hike and Lightning Point Group Campground are each about 0.6 miles off. The Santa Clara Truck Trail is about 2 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Messenger Flats

    Campground

    Campground · 0.4 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    '49er Saloon

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 6 mi
  • If it rainsDoncram, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Bolton Hall

    Museum

    Museum · 11 mi from Acton

    Historic American Craftsman era stone building in Tujunga, Los Angeles County, California

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