These three peaks are on my to-do list.
Has anyone hiked in these areas lately? what are trail conditions and how difficult is it?
Thanks in advance.
Has anyone hiked Monrovia Peak, Rankin or Clamshell lately?
The easiest approach is mostly on fire roads. Those are in fine shape, but are boring. If you bring a bike, it would go faster. The firebreak to Monrovia and Rankin from the North is clear. Haven't been to Clamshell recently, but it's probably fine; the peak isn't very far from the road at all. There're more interesting approaches. There's an old firebreak to Clamshell from the South that was a usable trail a few years ago. I've also come in from the West, via the east fork of santa anita creek (I wrote a TR a few years ago, when I did it). That's a cool route.
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