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This information is a public record of the 1979 NRT application and may be out of date if it has not been updated by a trail manager --
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Silver Moccasin

USDA Forest Service Backcountry Trail
  • Length
    51 miles
  • Elevation Gain
    --
  • Route Type
    out & back

The Silver Moccasin Trail is a 53-mile trail located in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles.

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This trail will throw a lot at you. Photo by Singletracks.com/ Xen MTB SoCa.
This trail will throw a lot at you. Photo by Singletracks.com/ Xen MTB SoCa.
  • This trail will throw a lot at you. Photo by Singletracks.com/ Xen MTB SoCa.
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Location: Los Angeles River Ranger District, Links Pacific Crest NST with Gabrielino NRT in the Angeles National Forest, northwest of Altadena and Pasadena.

  • States: California
  • Counties: Los Angeles

The Silver Moccasin Trail is a 53-mile trail located in the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles. The trail begins at Chantry Flat Recreation Area above the city of Arcadia, California, traversing upward and down through several canyons and along the high ridges of the Angeles National Forest. This trail connects Mt. Baden-Powell, Mount Burnham, Throop Peak, and Mount Hawkins. It comes to its highest point of 9,399 feet at Mount Baden-Powell after which point it descends to its terminus at Vincent Gap on the Angeles Crest Highway near Wrightwood.

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Allowed Uses:

Bicycling Dogs, on leash Hiking/Walking

Other Activities

  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Wildlife viewing / observation

Public Contact

Alberto Ortega
, [email protected] •

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More Details

  • Elevation (low): 2000
  • Elevation (high): 9000
  • Elevation (cumulative): --
  • Part of a Trail System? No
  • National Designations: National Millennium
  • Surface (primary): Soil
  • Surfaces (additional): Soil
  • Tread Width (average): 28"
  • Tread Width (minimum): --
  • Running length (minimum): --
  • Tread Grade (average, percent): 4
  • Tread Grade (maximum): 10
  • Running length (maximum): --
  • Cross-slope (average, percent): --
  • Cross-slope (maximum): --
  • Running length (maximum): --
  • Certified as an NRT
    Aug 16, 1979
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