Los Angeles: Ski Hut Trail
A 3,000-foot gain in 3.4 miles delivers landscape-painting vistas of pastoral valleys and idyllic California hamlets on this 6.8-mile round-trip.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 4.9
Waypoints
SHT001
Location: 34.2662773132324, -117.627227783203
Hike starts N of locked gate on rough paved road
SHT002
Location: 34.2706336975098, -117.632698059082
San Antonio Falls; trail rises up S slope
SHT003
Location: 34.2681770324707, -117.629463195801
Trailhead register; path continues steep ascent
SHT004
Location: 34.269474029541, -117.630325317383
Falls vista (6,778 ft.); best spot for waterfall photos. Caution: snakes like to sunbathe on ledges of 1,500-ft. climb ahead
SHT005
Location: 34.2814064025879, -117.638931274414
Sierra Club Ski Hut sits adjacent to seasonal mountain spring
SHT006
Location: 34.2802581787109, -117.640823364258
Valley views of nearby towns, including Claremont, Upland, Ontario, and Rancho Cucamonga
SHT007
Location: 34.2798500061035, -117.641395568848
Mt. Baldy Bowl (8,268 ft.); look for tailings leftover from mining days; popular tele-ski area in winter
SHT008
Location: 34.2784576416016, -117.641906738281
Trail weaves up ridgeline
SHT009
Location: 34.2781295776367, -117.64469909668
S ridgeline of Mt. San Antonio; return the way you came
