Name: PCT Multi-Peak Hike - Islip Saddle to Baden-Powell (and back)
Start: 2013-07-27T07:00:00-07:00
End: 2013-07-27T10:00:00-07:00
Location: Islip Saddle Parking Lot

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Beat the heat and take advantage of Hwy 2 being open in BOTH directions. Here's the plan:

Meet at 7am at Islip Saddle, begin hike NLT 7:15am

Hike plan - Primarily along the PCT, with peaks in this order:
1) Mt Hawkins
2) Throop Peak
3) Mt Burnham
4) Mt Baden-Powell

Head west on the PCT back to Islip Saddle, stopping for...

5) Mt Islip (this is only ~1.5 miles r/t, and is the closest peak to Islip Saddle but am opting to save it for the return in case other peaks longer than expected)

no sweep, but this is an out and back hike...

Stats: ~18 miles
~5'000+' elevation gain

WHAT TO BRING:
If you're coming on this hike, you should know to carry ample water, food, sunscreen, etc.!

DIRECTIONS:
From the 210 freeway in La Canada, take the Angeles Crest Highway(2) for 40 miles to the intersection with the 39 freeway from Azusa (closed.)

About a mile or so past the tunnels is a parking lot. Park at the PCT trail parking lot, and cross the highway south to the trail marker. (Lat: 34.35699 Lon: -117.8512)

(for those coming through Wrightwood, it's ~16 miles west of Big Pines along the Angeles Crest Highway)

CARPOOL option:

For those coming from LA, meet in La Canada Flintridge, at the intersection of Flanders and Chehalem Roads just east of Hwy 2 (http://goo.gl/maps/MDXAQ ) at 6am.

Laura W

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