1st Annual Verdugo Tranverse - Sunday 4/13

Join the Brand Ramblers on Sunday as we make our first annual crossing of the Verdugos, starting from La Tuna Canyon in Tujunga Canyon, ascending up the Hostetter Motorway fire road to its junction with the Verdugo Motorway, leisurely strolling west along the spine and enjoying a rest stop at the Plantation Lateral before beginning a descent along the Vital Link trail into Wildwood Canyon where the trek ends and we pick up the assembled cars.

This should be a wonderful hike as we'll be spending time on the north slopes of the Verdugos where the landscape is much greener and the vegetation relatively lush compared to the north face. Weather permitting there should be some great views north and south as we move along across the spine between the clusters of aerials and rest near the Warden Grove.


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Overall hike is approximately 7 miles with an elevation gain of 1300 feet in the 3.4 mile ascent. This is a one-way trek so we'll meet at the Wildwood Canyon trail end at 8 AM to park the vehicles and then carpool to the La Tuna Canyon trailhead. We're expecting this to be a 3-4 hour hike depending on how quickly we assemble and kick-off and how much 'exploring' takes place along the way.

The weekend temperatures will be above season average so bring plenty of water, use sunscreen and wear protection from the sun. Bring some 'trail food' to eat and share when we rest at the Plantation Lateral.