This blog will detail 1,000 video hikes in Southern California. By Southern California, I am drawing a line from San Luis Obispo to the Nevada Border. Anything south of that line will be declared "Southern California". In a way, it is a personal challenge to do so many hikes. Mainly, however, it is my way of showcasing how many hiking opportunities there really are right in our own geographic back yard. As a blog, it serves as a companion piece to my Youtube channel "Mike On The Trail". It is also a work in progress, as I don't actually have 1,000 edited videos completed. This will take effort for quite some time before it is declared done. Even then, there will still be more out there. Here's to hiking and all the positive effects it has had on my life...and possibly yours!
Glendora Peak is a front range peak in the San Gabriel Mountains. It overlooks its city namesake, Glendora. The peak sits astride Glendora Mountain Road. A use trail leaves Glendora Mountain Road on a narrow ridge. This is probably the best place to start, however, I drove about a half mile further up the road to a wide parking area, then, I did a short trail-less climb through some brush to reach the ridge. It was a shortcut for sure, plus the car seemed safer in the parking pullout rather than on the side of the road.
On the summit.
Once reaching the ridge, the trail is unmaintained. Therefore, it is usually overgrown in many places. Whenever in doubt, I just continued up the slope on a route of least resistance. Steep sections of slope certainly makes it feel like a real challenge at times, however, it does not take long to get to the summit. Once on top, I found a cross crowning the summit. On the ground was an old cross, which was the cross the crowned the summit the first time I climbed the peak a few years prior. There are great views into Azusa Canyon and Morris Reservoir.
The old summit cross.
When ready to descend, it is much quicker going down. It is also important to stay on the same pathway, because it is easy to lose the path and wind up in some miserable brush. Long pants come in handy on this hike. When ready, I cut back across the trail-less short cut to reach where I parked my car. Since this hike is low mileage, I included it on my day after visiting Johnstone Peak in the morning.
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