Reviewed by: Spartan , from La Canada

Summary:
it is loose, steep and a great workout...if you live in the area, go down to the ranger station on angeles crest and ride as fast as you can down the highway to foothill blvd..keeping up with cars on a mountain bike turns heads every time. Fun to see the reaction on people's faces...

Recommended Route:
start at the trailhead mentioned above.. and keep riding up until you reach the antennas above la crescenta/tujunga..

Other recommended trails in the same area:
el prieto, you can ride to the jpl trailhead from home or go ride up la tuna canyon, both are great after-work rides...especially at night with HID lights...

Reviewed by: Tim , from La Canada

Summary:
Nice groomed fire road w/ steep grades. The steepest grades level out at 10 yard intervals but needs to be riden aggressively because of the percent of camber. A late afternoon start puts you into the shade on the east side of the trail. Try to make "The Pearl of Earl" without stopping. Or is it Hurl of Earl? Having good brakes is a must and changing to more aggressive tires helps. I wouldn't recommend it to beginners as it's more of a workout ride. Be careful of hikers and bikers coming down! It's fast with sandy washouts. I've freddied a few times both up (Pearl) and down.

Recommended Route:
Start at the Angeles Crest ranger station, ride to the fork at the top and come DOWN Earl Canyon. It's gnarley and fast. I like to make loops from both directions.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Chilao for all you hammerheads. Brown Mt for a fun ride.

Reviewed by: lid , from los angeles

Summary:
rode this trail once,a killer climb!will do it again,great workout.only experiance riders,riding down is steep

Recommended Route:
wilson toll rode,brown mountain,verdugo mountain

Reviewed by: brian , from la

Summary:
Earl Canyon is in good shape right now, with no real difficult sections. A somewhat hot and dull aerobic workout for after work.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Whiting woods-steeper and more technical

Reviewed by: mark fagan , from tujunga

Summary:
Rode earl yesterday. after two and a half miles it is super soft making one of the hardest rides arround even harder. AS the trail gets steeper it gets softer. It takes an hour to get to the intersection of lukins, allow fifteen more minutes because of conditions. After you get to the ridge the traction is fine and you can cruise to the top of Lukins.

Recommended Route:
up

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Wieding Woods