1.3 miles
Distance
-648 ft
Descent
00:14:50
Avg time

Hoyt Mountain Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Angeles National Forest
    Pasadena, California
  • Ref Number
    12W04
  • AKA
    Elfin Forest, Telephone
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

The Hoyt Mountain Trail is an abandoned segment of 2N77 traversing the north side of Hoyt Mountain from a high saddle to a crossing of Clear Creek at a junction of several trails. The old roadbed continues and connects to Clear Creek Camp, which is signed 'No Trespassing'.

The trails at the creek junction all climb steeply to the head of the canyon near the junction of CA-2 and Angeles Forest Hwy.

The upper portion of this trail frightening exposure over high cliffs.

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More Stats for Hoyt Mountain Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -648 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,164 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,812 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,812 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,163 ft
  • Grade
    -9.1%
  • Grade max
    -36.2%
  • Grade min
    5.1%
  • Distance climb
    213 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    292 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:50
  • Avg reverse time
    00:34:03
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on Jun 8, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 3.88 (3 votes)
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      Hoyt Mountain Trail Trail Reports

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      Jun 8, 2024 @ 9:51am
      Jun 8, 2024
      		 Lowelifes cleared the large boulder near the top of Hoyt / Telephone that required riders to dismount. We also moved some other boulders and rocks...
      Jan 12, 2024 @ 1:13pm
      Jan 12, 2024
      		 Couple loose rocky sections but all clear.
      Dec 8, 2023 @ 8:57am
      Dec 8, 2023
      		 Trail is in great condition right now, with additional corridor brushwork and some boulder removal projects to be handled this Winter.
      Jul 9, 2023 @ 2:56pm
      Jul 9, 2023
      		 Overall this trail is in good shape. The no trespassing signs at the beginning threw me for a loop. I wish there was a better way to access this...
      Jun 25, 2023 @ 12:19pm
      Jun 25, 2023
      		 Someone has done some work, so thanks to them (lowelifes?). It’s lastly clear. A couple chaparral tunnels are a bit overgrown but rideable. I...
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