Bethany Myers

Bethany Myers

Mt. Wilson Loop from Chantry Flat

01/02/16

I went to Mt. Wilson today! This is an incredible hike. Once we got away from the crowds who stick close to the falls trail and the Chantry Flats parking lot, it felt like we were far away from LA. Unfortunately we didn't summit since we hadn't gotten started on the hike until 11 am. We turned around in the rock garden area after realizing that we still had another 1.5ish hours to the top. By that point, it was after 2pm. I am a slow hiker and this trail is STEEP - I had read about a net elevation gain of 3900 feet but that number is misleading, you will climb more than that, descend, and climb again. Coming down was faster, and we made it back to our car just as the sun was going down at about 4:45pm. Can't wait to go again with an earlier start and have time to summit. Make sure you bring a snack or two, a map, plenty of water (2 or 3 liters), and some electrolytes.

5.0