Upper Royal Gorge Arroyo Seco

Directions: From either east or west thke the 210 fwy towards La Canade/ Flintridge, look for the Angeles hwy exit (hwy 2) and follow it into the mountains. Stay on hwy 2 past angeles forest hwy and past a ranger kiosk. About a half mile past the kiosk you will see a parking area with a restroom on the right. there is a road down from that restrooom that will take you to a picnic area, that is our trailhead.

Just did this today, easy first 3 miles, water hiking, boulder hopping or bushwhacking the last 2. Beautiful canyon though. Will post soon if anybody is interested. Hike ends at the top of a large pool with rock ribbed walls, hard to get past now, but probably easier once the water goes down. Details are upcoming, but this is past Bear canyon, for those who have done that hike.

10-12 miles rt. first and last 3 miles on trail. last miles either bushwhacking and braving the ticks, or river walking and rock hopping and braving the frogs. I prefer to call this a wet hike, since the easiest and fastest way there is through the water. Once past Bear canyon, the trail dissappears in about a half mile, from there the canyon zig-zags the rest of the way. It then starts to narrow into awesome scenery.