Haskell Canyon Trail

The trail starts a few hundred yards from Walgreens at the Copper Hill and Haskell Canyon intersection.
If you follow the trail down and up to the left past the gate, you’ll find miles upon miles of trails that eventually lead to the Bouquet Reservoir.
Warning: There’s construction vehicles at the beginning in the first 3 or 4 miles. Make sure to stay to the side.

This is my «go to hike» when I don’t have much time but want to squeeze in a killer quad workout. The hike is short and sweet at only 2.5miles. The beginning is the most challenging as it has the greatest incline. The view at the top is pretty incredible.
After the initial climb the trail is perfect for jogging. I also love it because it loops around. If you live locally this trail is worth checking out.

I love this hike and one time me and my friend went out and ventured off the trail onto a paved road leading to a animal boarding location and then got lost and had to climb the side of the mountain to get back to the trails… It was an adventure and we learned to stay in the trails because it can go bad quickly, good thing we had our gps on and we were able to get on the trails after climbing up a mountain on all fours!!!

This trail is a mountain biker’s dream and an acrophobic’s nightmare. There are two entrances to Haskell Canyon Trails. The east entrance starts out with a huge upwards climb and the west entrance starts you at the ground floor where you walk a twisted trail between two mountains. I recommend starting at the east entrance so you can conquer the big hill with your early energy. The top can be a little intimidating if you are scared of heights.
When you reach the top proceed left to complete the loop. Try and see if you can spot the low maintenance giraffe in the distance. As you proceed to the lower loop you will notice a number of mountain bike obstacles. Some mystery person went to great lengths to install an awesome and treacherous mountain bike course. I’m sure that people who are into those sort of things love it. I treasure my intact bones so I think I’ll stick with hiking instead.
This hike reminded me of my favorite Richard Nixon quote, «Only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.» This trail definitely takes you on that journey.

This trail was one of the most amazing adventures I’ve been on so far. We went out to run the 2.5 mile loop trail on Saturday at about 6:30 am. The sun was just rising and the temp was a nice 60 degrees. I had no idea what I was in store for. At the base of the mount the elevation is about 1400 ft. the goal is to make it up the face of the mount where at the top it elevates to about 1800 ft!!! Amazing. Once I hit the top after crawling about 100 yards, My calves burned like someone lit a fire to them. The descent is awesome and that’s where we started running down. I definitely recommend this trail for walking/​running, whichever you prefer. You have some amazing views from the top. Next time I’ll bring my camera.

Mountain Biking Trail (s) for: beginners & intermediate riders
Directions:
— Exit 5 freeway at Rye Canyon then it turns in to Copper Hill.
— Take Copper Hill until you get to Haskell Canyon Road.
— Go past Walgreens (left side) and there is a turn into a dirt road
CONS:
— you’re riding beneath several power lines and can actually hear the noisy electrical currents… yiiiiiiikes!