Vital Link Trail to Verdugo Peak Guide

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Start by hiking through the stone archway. Such a grand entrance!

From this view you can see how the Vital Link Trail heads straight up the ridge. Once at the top, you follow the spine to Verdugo Peak.

The brunt of the climbing is in the first half of the hike. There’s no warmup. It’s pretty much straight up. At the end of the Vital Link Trail you reach the Verdugo Motorway (dirt) and then it’s just a cruise to Verdugo Peak.

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When you get to the 2nd big stone arch (on the left), park. If you can’t park here, just park further down the road.

When you pull into the park, drive up the paved road until you get to the trailhead. If there are no parking spots, you can park further down and walk up the park road

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From this view you can see how the Vital Link Trail heads straight up the ridge. Once at the top, you follow the spine to Verdugo Peak.

The brunt of the climbing is in the first half of the hike. There’s no warmup. It’s pretty much straight up. At the end of the Vital Link Trail you reach the Verdugo Motorway (dirt) and then it’s just a cruise to Verdugo Peak.

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When you get to the 2nd big stone arch (on the left), park. If you can’t park here, just park further down the road.

When you pull into the park, drive up the paved road until you get to the trailhead. If there are no parking spots, you can park further down and walk up the park road

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