Hiked Sunday, January 15. Short, three-mile roundtrip hike. Trailhead is at Mount Wilson Trail, which is adjacent to Mount Wilson Trail Park, on Mira Monte Drive, in Sierra Madre. From I-210 (the Foothill Freeway), exit at Baldwin and head north, through Old Town Sierra Madre, and to pretty much the end of the road. Turn right on Mira Monte and park near the Mount Wilson Park. Walk up the paved segment of Mount Wilson Trail, until the unpaved trail drops off on the left. Continue up a nice incline to First Water. Good short hike, because the climb will get your heart pumping, despite the short distance.
At First Water, a spur trail drops to the right from the main Mount Wilson trail. Anything from a trickle to a healthy flow will be coming down the canyon. As of this hike, it was an easily-hoppable, but still nice, babbling brook.
Were you to return to the main trail, you could either continue another 6.5 miles to the top of Mount Wilson, or, among other things, take a very steep trail up to near Jones Saddle. Meanwhile, on the main trail, Orchard Camp is the other major turnaround point. The trail, already steep, begins an even steep ascent up towards Mount Wilson after Orchard Camp.
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