Route: Silver Moccasin Trail (CA)

Submitted by tuckerfolsom on Thu, 06/11/2020 - 10:13pm
Location
California, US
Distance
53 mi
Vertical Gain
7,256 ft
Description

The Silver Moccasin Trail is a 53-mile collection of trails traversing the San Gabriel Mountains. The trail begins at Chantry Flats, north of Arcadia CA, following trails north to Horse Flats where the trail joins the Pacific Crest Trail and ends at Vincent Gap after summiting Mt. Baden-Powell. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Moccasin_Trail

GPS Track

Comments

@tuckerfolsom, the .gpx ends at the Silver Moccasin Trailhead. Can you post the .gpx for the second segment?

Please note that there is a trail closure on part of this route.  The Rattlesnake Trail, the connector between Cooper Canyon Falls and Eagle's Roost, goes through the Williamson Rock Closure area.  This area has been closed since 2005 due to concerns with users' impact on the native frog population and the condor population.  Here is the current closure order, but it consistently gets renewed at the start of each year since 2005: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/angeles/alerts-notices/?aid=72376 . Until this closure order is lifted, I would advise modifying your route from Cooper Canyon Falls to come out via the Burkhart Trail to Buckhorn Campground and traveling on Highway-2 to reach Eagle's Roost.  This is the preferred bypass that the Pacific Crest Trail uses through this region.  For other closures affecting this route, please search the ANF website.