Frazier Mountain Trail
Los Padres National Forest
Saturday June 20, 2009
This preliminary trip sheet will be updated after a pre-run in May or early June. I’ll send an email out to all members who have RSVP’d with updates after the pre-run.
Trip Leaders
Denny and Ryan Browne
Cell: 310-383-9810
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Planning Overview
All Land Rovers are invited. National Forest Adventure Pass is required for parked vehicles. You can pick this up at most sporting goods stores and it doesn’t have to be activated until you show it. Massey and Wilson give this trail a Difficulty Rating of 4 and a Scenic Rating of 8. We’ll run the trail from West to East. The interesting section is the first couple of miles uphill, with the balance being just a dirt trail. If everyone’s game, we may run it bottom to top, find a lunch spot, and then run it back down the way we came in rather than just driving for an hour on the dirt road. It’s easier to get down than up, but it still presents some very interesting challenges.
Location, Travel Info, Credentials
Meeting place is 9”30am at the Flying J Truck Stop, 42810 Frazier Mtn. Park Rd., Lebec, CA 93243 (Map Link). It’s exit 207 off the 5 freeway. Turn left at the bottom of the offramp, under the freeway and through the first light on your left. Please rely on Google Maps, Yahoo Maps or your onboard GPS to take you to that address. Plan to arrive 30-45 minutes early if you want to have their breakfast buffet before we leave.
Meals Summary - Please bring plenty of water, along with lunch for the trail.
Communications – FRS Channel 7
Itinerary
Please top off gas in when you get off the 5 freeway. There’s a Subway and gas station on the NW corner of Frazier Mountain Park Road and Peace Road between the freeway and Flying J.
• 9.30am – meet at the Flying J Truck Stop
• 9.45am – depart Flying J
• 10.00am – air down at the trailhead, 5.5 miles southwest of the Lake of the Woods
• TBA – lunch on trail
• Return
References - BACKCOUNTRY ADVENTURES SOUTHERN CALIFORINA, CM #28, p225
