Echo Mountain and The Rancho

Echo Mountain....where I hiked as a boy (many moons ago)

Maintaining the Tradition....

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We will meet at top of Lake Ave. at Cobb Estate at 9:15 AM - Altadena, CA

Park along the curb on either street or side street

This is the famed Mt. Lowe Railway Hotel location....3200 ft. elevation where Professor Thaddeus Lowe built the White City back in 1893. It started a 40 year tourist attraction where people came from all over the world to take the "Railway To The Clouds"

Bring food if you like....

AND Bring water

Distance: 5.2 miles round trip

Level: 5 / 10 Medium...not for beginners

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Elevation: 3200 ft - elevation gain 1400 ft....continuous uphill trail.

Dogs OK on leash

This is an early preparatory hike for our famed July 4th hike. The picture is of me on one of our July 4th night hikes up there.

For those who have never hiked to Echo Mtn. this trail is almost constantly uphill with little respite. You cannot get lost, so if anyone has trouble going up, you can always turn back.

It is a medium level hike, not a beginner hike. You may bring flashlights for the trip back down.

After the hike we will trip down 1/2 mile to The Rancho for the Best Bloody Marys in Southern California. (Optional)

2485 N Lake Ave, Altadena, CA 91001

Famous Bloody Mary ready to be slurped

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Lee Zebold Hike Leader