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Editors Note: Due to wildfires, Solstice Canyon will be closed until mid summer 08. To check on trail conditions please call the National Park Service at 805-370-2301
Trail Facts
- Distance: 5.9
Waypoints
SCT001
Location: 34.0351791, -118.7444
Head N; in 400 ft., go R @ Y
SCT002
Location: 34.0379181, -118.7468948
R into Dry Canyon. Quail flutter and bobcats hide in these woods, more so when the intermittent stream flows
SCT003
Location: 34.0420303, -118.7421036
Palms frame seasonal 150-ft. waterfall (most active after a winter rain)
SCT004
Location: 34.0378456, -118.7476883
R @ Y; steep uphill is a bit strenuous
SCT005
Location: 34.0387993, -118.7481995
R @ T on the Rising Sun Trail
SCT006
Location: 34.0403709, -118.7500992
Tip: Take five photos and stitch together this Pacific Ocean panorama with Catalina Island for your office or den
SCT007
Location: 34.0452728, -118.7490234
Pass through V-shaped gully
SCT008
Location: 34.0494194, -118.7528992
Tropical terrace: Foliage and crystal-clear pools sit below 30-ft. waterfall. Carefully scramble above falls to see more pools. (Look for concealed Virgin Mary statue)
SCT009
Location: 34.0495605, -118.7534027
Ruins of Roberts family home (c. 1950s), burned in 1982. Go L and head S on Solstice Canyon Trail along a cool stream
SCT010
Location: 34.0440903, -118.7528992
Cross creek by stepping on a series of moss covered rocks
SCT011
Location: 34.0383301, -118.7519073
Go L @ Y and cross creek again; return .2 mi. to WPT 4 and retrace route to parking area