Where California Condors once nested in the western San Gabriels, on the Condor Peak Trail. 15 miles, 4,100 feet, and almost nobody else on the trail. No shade.
The trailhead is hidden across the road. Look for the metal poles.
This is what a condor looks like from below. You can tell them apart from turkey vultures (common) because they are much bigger, and have white feathers on the leading part of the under-wing.
The Condo Peak Trail twists and turns around over the canyons and folds as it climbs up to the ridge by Fox Mountain. Then you follow the ridge across to Condor Peak.
You have a steady uphill gradient for the first 6 miles that’s easy to get into a groove on. Once you reach the ridge by Fox Mountain, you have a series of steep ups and downs to the summit. The last stretch of about 1000 feet is a challenging class 2 scra
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There’s two big dirt parking areas. Park in the one farthest east. Parking is free.
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This is what a condor looks like from below. You can tell them apart from turkey vultures (common) because they are much bigger, and have white feathers on the leading part of the under-wing.
The Condo Peak Trail twists and turns around over the canyons and folds as it climbs up to the ridge by Fox Mountain. Then you follow the ridge across to Condor Peak.
You have a steady uphill gradient for the first 6 miles that’s easy to get into a groove on. Once you reach the ridge by Fox Mountain, you have a series of steep ups and downs to the summit. The last stretch of about 1000 feet is a challenging class 2 scra
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There’s two big dirt parking areas. Park in the one farthest east. Parking is free.
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