Crystal Lake Area Lost Ridge Trail To Windy Gap Trail 2020-05-09

sshiker · Post by **sshiker** » Fri May 15, 2020 11:46 am

The Lake Trail starts just off the road before Crystal Lake Campground.

Big Cone Douglas Fir

In a 1/2 mile Lake Trail junction with Lost Ridge Trail.

After 1 mile on Lost Ridge Trail is Deer Flat Camp

Rock Slide Damaged Camp Site

Fire damaged bathroom

To get to Windy Gap trail from Deer Flat Camp take road 3N07 north and to the right.
Then follow road 3N07 to the Windy Gap Trail

View of Windy Gap

View from Windy Gap of Azusa Canyon and Crystal Lake

View From Windy Gap of Desert & El Mirage Lake

From Windy Gap you can go to Mt Islip 0.8 miles or Mt Hawkins about 2 miles
or return back down Windy Gap Trail 2.5 miles to Crystal Lake Camp.

Windy Gap Trail start/end sign at Crystal Lake Camp

Post by **JeffH** » Sat May 16, 2020 7:18 am

Is that one of the new/refurbished bathrooms? From when they had the campground closed for a couple years?

Post by **Sean** » Wed May 20, 2020 1:23 pm

What condition was the Lost Ridge Trail in?

sshiker · Post by **sshiker** » Thu May 21, 2020 4:51 pm

JeffH wrote: ↑Is that one of the new/refurbished bathrooms? From when they had the campground closed for a couple years?

No it is one of the older bathroom. There is a newer bathroom near the northern portion of the camp.

sshiker · Post by **sshiker** » Thu May 21, 2020 4:55 pm

Sean wrote: ↑What condition was the Lost Ridge Trail in?

The lower portion of the Lost Ridge Trial was brushed by the San Gabriel Mountain Trailbuilders last year. But the brush can grow back quickly. The upper portion has a few down trees you have to get by but nothing to serious. Note there was a lot of bugs in your face along the trail.