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California Trails

Los Angeles: Sycamore Canyon Falls

This easy 4.7-mile route loops past Sycamore Canyon Falls and the shady bottom of Big Sycamore Canyon.

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Trail Facts

  • Distance: 8.0

Waypoints

SCF001

Location: 34.1528816223144, -118.96516418457

Start @ S end of parking lot on dirt road to Satwiwa Native American Cultural Center

SCF002

Location: 34.1500511169434, -118.961799621582

R @ 3-way onto Satwiwa Loop Trail

SCF003

Location: 34.145450592041, -118.958534240723

Straight @ 4-way, merge onto Old Boney Trail

SCF004

Location: 34.1451721191406, -118.956611633301

Veer R @ Y, continue on Old Boney Trail

SCF005

Location: 34.1423187255859, -118.951316833496

Stay straight on Old Boney Trail when Sycamore Canyon enters

SCF006

Location: 34.1411781311035, -118.948226928711

Veer L @ Y on spur trail to waterfall

SCF007

Location: 34.1406135559082, -118.947418212891

Big boulder with great view of 35 ft. cascading falls. Return to Old Boney Trail and head back down

SCF008

Location: 34.1424446105957, -118.951385498047

L @ Y onto unnamed trail toward Big Sycamore Canyon

SCF009

Location: 34.1395492553711, -118.969459533691

Straight @ T; stay on trail to Big Sycamore Canyon

SCF010

Location: 34.1395454406738, -118.970924377441

R @ Y onto Big Sycamore Canyon Trail (road); climb steeply and back toward cultural center

SCF011

Location: 34.1500511169434, -118.961799621582

L @ Y onto dirt road leading to car

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