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Trail Facts
- Distance: 7.4
Waypoints
MBT001
Location: 34.1532440185547, -117.931747436523
Swing NW up the entrance road past horse stables
MBT002
Location: 34.156135559082, -117.935577392578
Trail begins; turn L @ 3-way across Van Tassel Canyon Creek
MBT009
Location: 34.183177947998, -117.952430725098
Turn R @ 3-way, bearing SW
MBT010
Location: 34.1828308105469, -117.953552246094
Veer L @ 3-way onto faint access trail; follow NE under electrical towers
MBT011
Location: 34.1845092773438, -117.951019287109
Metal stake marks Mt. Bliss summit (3,720 ft.); fantastic views of San Gabriel, Santa Ana, and Santa Monica Mnts.; look for Catalina Island on clear days; return to car via same route
MBT003
Location: 34.1563339233398, -117.941337585449
Old roadbed steeply switchbacks through thickets of waxy chaparral
MBT004
Location: 34.1596221923828, -117.945022583008
Rest spot; enjoy the views starting to open up to the S
MBT005
Location: 34.1649436950684, -117.947120666504
After a short stint under power lines, head NW; several steep and narrow canyons sit S of the trail
MBT006
Location: 34.1688766479492, -117.956451416016
Next half-mile gains more than 500 feet on rock-riddled trail
MBT007
Location: 34.1754035949707, -117.957000732422
Trail flattens slightly on tiny plateau before your last push to Mt. Bliss
MBT008
Location: 34.1789894104004, -117.954872131348
Continue straight up merciless steeps