The original plan was to hike the beautifully shaded Santa Anita Trail in Arcadia but I found out the road was closed so I decided to do another hike up Sitton Peak. Jack missed out on this one a few months ago so it was nice to be able to let him have a go at it.We hit the trailhead at 8:15 am and made the 4.5 mile trip to the summit by 10:15. There was just one couple signed in ahead of us and we met them on their way down. The trail is in great shape and not too bad except the last push up to the summit where the heat was really starting to make things tough. We signed the log book, took a couple pics and then heard a rattlesnake right behind us though we never saw it.
Coming back, the heat was making the hike tougher than before but we pressed on. We missed our turn near the bottom which added about another 20 minutes of uphill climbing with no water. Got back to the parking lot around 1pm and hit the refreshing cold water pump. Temperature gauge in the car read 100 F...yikes!
This is a great day hike that most people should be able to do with the right preparation.
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