Echo Mountain via the Sam Merrill Trail

East Loma Alta Drive At Lake Avenue
Altadena, California 91001
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A great hike in the lower San Gabriels to incredible vistas, forested mountain canyons, and the ruins of a turn-of-the-century mountaintop resort. Bonus enjoyment for history buffs, in the form of plaques and markers placed along the ruins and the route of an old railroad through the mountains.