Castle Canyon Trail

Castle Canyon Trail is a power-hike climb above Altadena in California. The nearest named summit, Echo Mountain at 968 m, is 773 m away. At 5.5 TEP it sits around the middle of the catalogue. Expect 27 to 46 minutes. Its steepest 500 metres run at 25.9% and start 1.9 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. The path is graded easy hiking: the effort is in your lungs, not your footing. Southwest-facing: it gets the afternoon heat and clears of snow early.

TEP: 5.5
Climb: +404 m
Distance: 2.8 km
Average grade: 14.2%
Time: 27 to 46 min

Climbs nearby

Sam Merrill (Middle), 2.9 km at 13.5% (0.1 km away)
Dawn Mine Trail, 5.3 km at 9.3%, Altadena (1.7 km away)
Merrill (Upper), 1.5 km at 17.6% (1.7 km away)
Sunset Ridge, 2.9 km at 12.7% (1.9 km away)
Mt Lowe (West), 2.1 km at 14.6% (2 km away)
Bear Canyon, 6.0 km at 11.7% (5 km away)