Hiking Trail Guide: Bailey Canyon - Jones Peak

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Bailey Canyon - Jones Peak

Distance
7 miles

Elevation
2275 feet gain

Difficulty
6/10

City
Sierra Madre ,CA (91024) 17.2 miles from you Weather Map

Trailhead
In the Sierra Madre, take Baldwin Avenue north from the 210 to its end at Carter Ave; turn left for 1/2 mile to the parking lot for Baily Canyon Park.

Description

Towering directly over the small foothill community of the Sierra Madre, 3375' Jones Peak divides the watersheds of the Little Santa Anita Canyon to the east, and rugged, steep, narrow Bailey Canyon, where this trip originates.

Most of the trail is shadeless and if the day is sunny, hot. Do it early in the morning or on a cool winter or spring day, and wear sturdy boots for the final, steep scramble to the peak.

The trail switchbacks steeply up the east wall of the canyon and in just over 2 miles you enter the welcome shade of a live-oak forest near the ruins of a small cabin, a nice spot for a break. There will be a short but steep scramble up to the top. If it's a clear day, you are rewarded with a spectacular vista of the San Gabriel Valley and downtown Los Angeles.

Eran likes this hike.

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