Name: FISH CANYON FALLS TRAIL
Start: 2016-05-07T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2016-05-07T11:00:00-07:00
Location: Fish Canyon Falls Parking Lot

Location
3901 Fish Canyon Road
Vulcan Materials Parking Lot
Duarte, CA 91010

Hello fellow hikers, I hope you are all well.

This week will be hiking Fish Canyon Falls. This is a short hike -- 5.2 miles round trip and about 750 feet of elevation gain -- this trail will take us to an 80-foot, three-tier waterfall.

Great Hiking trail. Not too long so its great for beginners. It is a steep descent to the Waterfall at the very end, the last 50-70 ft . Take your time and wear good hiking shoes. There are some cactus around so don't swing your hands around too much. The cactus are in the first 1/4 of the trail.

It has a cool history (there used to be hundreds of cabins there but they burned down due to a fire) with signs along the way to learn more.The trail itself is narrow allowing only enough room for 1 person to pass at a time. The first .9 miles of the trail will consist of walking through a mine quarry and after that is when the hike officially begins. Along the trail, there are many rocks, you will be walking along the creek and it is certainly an enjoyable hike. Most of the trail is in open sun with some shady areas!

Be sure to bring plenty of water, a hat and sunscreen, a snack to share with the group when we get to the falls, hiking boots or sneakers with reasonable tread and long pants since there is poison oak around the trail. Our hike should last 2.5 - 3 hours.

CARPOOL

Please let me know if you want to carpool and if you are willing to drive. We will meet at the Park & Ride right off the Harvey st. by the 134. The lot is on the corner of Harvey and Wilson and the entrance is on Wilson. If carpooling, please let's meet a few minutes before 7:30 am at this spot so we can leave promptly at 7:30 am, it will take us about half an hour to get to the site.

DIRECTIONS: From the I-210 Foothill Freeway, traveling west: exit at Irwindale Avenue in Irwindale. Turn right (north) and go 0.2 mile. Turn left (west) on Foothill Blvd.(which becomes Huntington Dr. at the San Gabriel River) and go 0.7 mile to Encanto Parkway. Turn right (north).

From the I-210 Foothill Freeway, traveling east (or the I-605 traveling north): Exit Mt. Olive Avenue in Duarte. Turn right (east) on Huntington Drive and go 0.6 mile to Encanto Parkway. Turn left (north). Drive north on Encanto Parkway. You will see Fish Canyon Rd. entering from your left at a stop sign - DO NOT TURN LEFT - continue straight ahead. At 1.3 miles you'll pass the entrance to Encanto Equestrian Center (marked with a yellow sign), a dirt road going off to the left. Fish Canyon Rd. continues to the right. In another 0.2 mile there will be a dirt parking lot on the left side of the road. continue another 0.25 mile past this trail head parking lot to the Vulcan gate (3901 Fish Canyon Rd. Duarte) There is a sign to the right of the gate that says "Trail" - follow the parking lot access road to the right. Find a place to park and meet us at the entrance to the trail near the handicapped parking.

Parking on the site is free.

Fish Canyon Falls Trailhead (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4099+Fish+Canyon+Road+Duarte+CA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.527387,77.607422&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=4099+Fish+Canyon+Rd,+Duarte,+Los+Angeles,+California+91010&ll=34.13781,-117.962093&spn=0.066352,0.151577&z=13)

Dogs are welcome on this hike, please keep them on a leash and with you at all times.

Rain Friday night or/and Saturday morning will cancel this hike.

Antonio
818/749-2715

PS: I tried to rewrite this invite as much as I could but if I left anything from the last write up I apologize. I'd like to thank Tim from early bird hiking for being kind and letting us use his original writing for this invite.

The Organizer, Assistant Organizers and event hosts in this group are not professional guides. The function of the organizer is only to organize the trip. Each person who signs up for a trip/meetup/ or outing is responsible for his or her own safety and the safety of his or her guests. By signing up for a hike, or any other event organized by this group, you are acknowledging that you are aware and have made your guests aware of the risks, dangers and hazards associated with any outdoor activity and freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers and hazards, and further agree to release and discharge the Organizer, Assistant Organizers and event hosts of this Meetup Group from and against any and all liability arising from your and your guest's participation in the group activities.

Antonio

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