"Figure of 8" - Elsmere Canyon, New Elsmere, the Waterfall, and Beale’s Cut

Nov 29 - Elsmere Canyon, New Elsmere, the Waterfall, and Beale’s Cut

Today we’ll try to burn off some of that great Thanksgiving dinner. We’ll begin our trek in old Elsmere, heading out from the Park and Ride. We’ll criss-cross the center of the canyon twice, and make a brief visit to Beale’s Cut. We’ll put on about 8.5 miles with lots of ups and downs. If we have the energy left on the way back, we can add another mile to our trip and visit the Elsmere Canyon Waterfall.

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This is a new way to do Elsmere Canyon. You will see the entire Canyon, the new Elsmere purchase, Beale’s Cut, and the new waterfall trail. (There will not be any water in the waterfall unless we’ve had rain). Elsmere is usually rated easy, but this particular route has some added hills, and is much longer, so plan time accordingly!

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Directions:

From Valencia, take the I-5 south to the SR-14 North. Exit the first exit, which is Newhall Avenue. The exit splits left and right. Take the right exit. When you get to the stop sign, turn right. That will take you to the Park and Ride. Park here. Parking is free. Get there early because this area is used sometimes by the high schools for their running teams, and they can take all the parking. If this happens, there is a MRCA parking lot, but the fee to park is $5.00, so be prepared for that. (Tickets are expensive).

Meet: At the Park and Ride at the end of Newhall Avenue, just east of the SR-14 freeway at 8:00AM for an 8:15AM SHARP departure. Please be prompt. We leave the trail head on time.

Bring: A minimum of 2 liters water, preferably 3, lunch, snacks, poles if you have them, hat and Sunscreen and wear good boots with lots of tread.

Adventure Pass: No

Dogs: OK, if on a leash and well behaved.

Rating: Moderate ++, (total mileage is ~ 10, miles, with gain of ~1,000 ft.)

Leader: Dianne

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