Bob Spears, lead trail maintenance volunteer for the first 3.5 miles of the Mount Wilson Trail, which starts in the city of Sierra Madre and is one of the most popular hikes in the area.

The Rim Trail, closed after the 2020 Bobcat fire, is a gorgeous, challenging jaunt that starts on the Mt. Wilson Observatory grounds and takes you through the Angeles National Forest.

The Mount Wilson approach trail has been prioritized for improvement through a collaborative effort by the National Forest Foundation, Find Your Fourteener, Colorado Fourteener Initiative ...

Local historian and hiking expert John Robinson joins Larry Mantle to talk about his books, Sierra Madre’s Old Mount Wilson Trail (Big Santa Anita Historical Society), and Trails of the Angeles ...

PASADENA – After nearly five years and $1.48 million, work on the Mt. Wilson Toll Road is nearly completed and the historic trail is just a few weeks away from reopening, say county fire offi… ...

Zachary Crehan, 35, was last seen near a Mount Wilson hiking trail at 4:49 p.m. on Jan. 5. Investigators say he hasn't been heard from since.

Zachary Crehan, 35, was last seen near a Mount Wilson hiking trail at 4:49 p.m. on Jan. 5. Investigators say he hasn't been heard from since.

Directions to the trail head: From Interstate 210 in La Canada Flintridge, take California 2 and follow it 14 miles to Mt. Wilson-Red Box Road. Turn right and continue 41/4 miles toward the summit.

The latter route offers safer travel at night. At a point 0.7 mile below by way of the trail, or 0.9 mile below by way of the road, you arrive at the Wilson-Harvard saddle, where Martin's Camp stood.