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This is a fun trail that can be done in either direction.


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5.0

Miles

8.0

KM

Doubletrack

3,026' 922 m

High

1,960' 597 m

Low

1,325' 404 m

Up

542' 165 m

Down

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

20%

Max Grade (11°)

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Description

There is free parking at Lopez Canyon Park. Overall it has a seldom-ridden feel with great views of the San Fernando Valley to the south and the Angeles National Forest to the north and east. While most of the trail is fire road, some of it feels like double or even singletrack since it is rarely driven. Even in the winter the road gets pretty full sun, so bring lots of water. The downhill is ripping, with lots of twists, and ends with a great singletrack that'll have you wishing it was longer.

The trail starts with about 0.4 mi of singletrack, followed by another mile of climbing up a generally well maintained fire road up to some kind of cement construct - I call it the UFO. From here it's another 2 miles of mostly moderate uphill to the intersection with Kagel Mt. Road, which is the peak of this particular trail. You have two options here:

Option 1: Continue straight and proceed on the northern, now downhill leg of the Kagel Canyon Rd. (I did not take this section and can't comment on it's quality).

Option 2: Make a hard left and link into Kagel Mountain Road. This is a 1.6 mile out-and-back fire road up a series of short but hard climbs. The summit is a paraglider/hang-glider launch.

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Shared By:

Dan Freeman

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Well-graded fire road. You eventually reach the ridge in the center of the photo
Dec 29, 2019 near San Fer…, CA
The "UFO" structure about 1.4 mi from the Lopez Canyon trailhead
Dec 29, 2019 near San Fer…, CA
Coming down the Kagel Canyon road towards Lopez Canyon Park.
Dec 29, 2019 near San Fer…, CA
Along the Kagel Canyon fire road, just after the "UFO"
Dec 29, 2019 near San Fer…, CA
Looking up the start of the singletrack
Dec 29, 2019 near San Fer…, CA
Trailhead parking (and dork) at Lopez Canyon Park, with trail start in the background
Dec 29, 2019 near San Fer…, CA
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Dec 19, 2021
Ricardo Hassan
Not steep at all, but lots and lots of loose rocks. 4mi — 1h 30m
May 16, 2020
BC BC
Apr 25, 2020
CL 4sales
Apr 18, 2020
CL 4sales
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