Chantry/Mt.Zion/Sturtevant
Running Route
Details
9.19 mi
2,044 ft
One of the best runs in the San Gabriels. Passes through chaparral-coated slopes with expansive canyon views, lush conifer forest and streamside woodland, sampling the grandeur of the Big Santa Anita watershed. We will climb from Chantry Flats up to Mt. Zion, then down Sturtevant Trail to finish our loop back at Chantry.
DRIVE TO THE BOTTOM OF HILL, "Santa Anita Ave/Arno Drive" by 6:00 AM. Google map link here.
(From there it's another 15-20min. drive to the parking area)
We meet to carpool at the bottom of this hill at the last residential street on your right before the yellow gate to Chantry Flats rd --the intersection of Santa Anita Avenue and Arno Drive.
From there we will carpool to the top at Chantry Flat. Parking is limited at the very busy Chantry Flats parking area and an "Adventure Pass" for the "Angeles Forest" is needed to park at Chantry Flats!
If you are driving straight to the trail head, then we will meet you there by 6:30am.
Adventure Day passes are available at the following sites.
Or online.
DRIVE TO THE BOTTOM OF HILL, "Santa Anita Ave/Arno Drive" by 6:00 AM. Google map link here.
(From there it's another 15-20min. drive to the parking area)
We meet to carpool at the bottom of this hill at the last residential street on your right before the yellow gate to Chantry Flats rd --the intersection of Santa Anita Avenue and Arno Drive.
From there we will carpool to the top at Chantry Flat. Parking is limited at the very busy Chantry Flats parking area and an "Adventure Pass" for the "Angeles Forest" is needed to park at Chantry Flats!
If you are driving straight to the trail head, then we will meet you there by 6:30am.
Adventure Day passes are available at the following sites.
Or online.
Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita Canyon Avenue Climb | 0.86 mi | 318 ft | 7.0% |
| Upper to Wilson Fork | 2.42 mi | 686 ft | 3.8% |
| Upper Winter/2 miles | 2.00 mi | 686 ft | 6.3% |
| Forest Route 11 W20 Climb | 0.22 mi | 220 ft | 18.3% |
| Forest Route 11 W20 Climb | 0.40 mi | 187 ft | 7.9% |
| Forest Route 11 W20 Climb | 0.25 mi | 144 ft | 10.8% |
| Mt Zion Trail Climb | 0.25 mi | 154 ft | 11.7% |
| Winter Creek Fork to Mt Zion Fork | 1.41 mi | 942 ft | 12.6% |
| Zion Climb from the South | 1.37 mi | 951 ft | 13.1% |
| Forest Route 11 W20 Climb | 1.40 mi | 935 ft | 12.6% |
| Mt Zion Trail Climb | 0.20 mi | 167 ft | 15.5% |
| Valiant rescue of Captain Calamari | 0.24 mi | 157 ft | 12.2% |
| Mt Zion climb to the summit! | 0.09 mi | 66 ft | 12.5% |
| Zion North | 0.78 mi | -272 ft | -6.6% |
| Gabrieleno - Newcombs saddle to chantry bottom | 3.08 mi | -1,302 ft | -8.0% |
| Descent from Upper Falls Fork to bottom | 1.07 mi | -538 ft | -9.5% |
| First Water Ascent | 0.69 mi | 466 ft | 12.8% |
| Santa Anita Canyon Avenue Climb | 0.21 mi | 164 ft | 13.7% |