Hiking the Hagador Canyon Trail at Skyline (Left Turn)

The Skyline Drive Trail is the starting point of other trails such as Hagador Canyon and Tin Mine. Hagador Canyon offers a hike that is fun and feels more remotely rugged, than its beginning would suggest.while still being close to the city.

Distance: 4.2 miles
Elevation gain: 550 feet
Suggested time: 2 hours
Difficulty: Beginner

Best season: October – June
Dogs: Allowed on leash
Water: Fountain at the start
Restrooms: None
Cell phone reception: Poor in the CANYON, otherwise ok

There is some poison oak along the trail.

We will follow the paved Skyline Drive south for 1/3 mile. When the road takes a sharp right turn, we ll hop a short metal railing and towards a dip then a trail in the distance continuing across a field, eventually we ll see a wooden signpost, The trail winds through the steep-walled canyon. The vegetation is primarily oak and sycamore, with a few black walnut trees, manzanitas and toyon bushes. The trail splits several times but always quickly rejoins itself. As the trail continues deeper into the canyon, it starts becoming vaguer and more overgrown. There’s no official ending to the trail but for casual day hikers, a rocky clearing about two miles from the beginning makes a good place to take a break and replenish. When the group is ready we ll head back.

On AllTrails this is the same hike as Hagador Canyon Trail

Skyline Trailhead: 33°50 31.2"N 117°35 54.0"W [masked], [masked])

WAIVER OF LIABILITY: Hiking and all outdoor events are rewarding and pleasant activities in nature, but there are certain dangers you should be aware of. Those include, but are not limited to, trip and fall injuries, drowning, poison oak exposure, bee stings, tick, snake bites and etc..