REAL HIKE NAME: Fish Canyon Falls (access via Vulcan Material Company) – Azusa, CA

HIKE DATE:  Saturday, July 9, 2011

HIKE LEAD:  Mona Ibrahim

MEETING TIME: 7:30am – 7:45am

MEETING LOCATION:

4099 Fish Canyon Rd.
Duarte, CA 91010
[Scroll down to the bottom for a map of the Meeting Point]

DURATION: 4 Hours

DISTANCE: 6 Miles (Round Trip)

TRAIL TYPE:  Level 5

TRAIL WALKTHROUGH:  Fish Canyon is a five mile round trip up an easy to moderate trail.Trail is narrow,you’ll see greenery,rock formations and some wild flowers. At the top of the 2.5 five mile up canyon hike is a three tiered 80 foot high water fall with pools at the bottom. The trail head is inside a working rock quarry called Vulcan Materials. As a public relations service, Vulcan Materials provides free parking and a continuous shuttle from the parking area to the trail head. Park and go to the tent where the shuttle stop is.

DOG FRIENDLY?:  Yes, but dogs must be on a leash.

RECOMMENDED: Comfortable hiking shoes/cross trainers, sunscreen, at least 1 liter of water.

INFORMATIVE LINKS:

• Azusa Rock Project (Vulcan Materials)
• Dan’s Hiking Page – Fish Falls
• Yelp – Fish Canyon Falls

HIKE RSVP:
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/latrailhikers?sk=events

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

From the 605 Freeway:
1) Head north on the 605 to its end at Huntington Drive in Duarte.
2) Turn Right on Huntington (East) until you reach Encanto Parkway (about 3/4 miles). Encanto Pkwy is just past a 7 Eleven store. It does not have a signal light but does have a left turn pocket.
3) Turn Left (North) on Encanto Parkway and drive to the end of the road (about 2 miles).
4) At the end of the road and slightly to the left there are some wrought iron gates that you drive through to the parking area at Vulcan Materials.
5) Do not turn on Fish Canyon Dr., just keep going up on Encanto Parkway until it ends.
6) Park and go to the tent where the shuttle stop is.

From 210 Freeway travelling east:
1) As approaching the 605 Freeway take the Mt. Olive Exit North to Huntington Drive.
2) Follow directions above starting with No. 2.

From the 210 Freeway traveling west:
1) Exit at Irwindale Ave and Turn right (North) to Huntington Drive (about 1/10 miles).
2) Turn Left at Huntington Drive (West) and take to Encanto Parkway (about 1 mile).  Encanto Parkway is the first street over the bridge for the San Gabriel River.
3) Turn Right (North) on Encanto Parkway and drive to the end of the road (about 2 miles).
4) At the end of the road and slightly to the left there are some wrought iron gates that you drive through to the parking area at Vulcan Materials.
5) Do not turn on Fish Canyon Dr., just keep going up on Encanto Parkway until it ends.
6) Park and go to the tent where the shuttle stop is.

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