Bridge to Nowhere

This is a wonderful trail to hike on, especially during the summer! There are many river crossings (7) of the San Gabriel River, cooling you off during your hike. There is some poison ivy along the trail (leaves of three, let them be) so I would recommend pants, although they would get soaked. My group got lost quite a few times, crossing whenever we saw a slight clearing on the other bank. Don’t do that! Make sure you see a rope or an red/blue painted arrow in that direction before you cross. Make sure you also have a map with you, to check if you’re on the right path. I would recommend AllTrails for this purpose. Off the trail a bit, a little past the seventh crossing, there is a small trail to one of the best waterfalls I have ever experienced. There’s no one there(when I came) and there’s a pool beneath it where you can bathe in. But the trail there is not as wonderful as the waterfall. On this trail, you can get lost easily, so hiker, beware! If you want ro go here download a AllTrails map beforehand. Follow to little plastic pink things tied to plants, you’ll know when you see them. There’s a crossings, then the trail is now hidden behind a bush on the other bank, making it harder to see it. This is when most people would turn around. If you cross the river, make sure the path you’re following turns to the left once you crossed the river. From now on, it’s scrambling. There will be a ruin that looks like a fireplace to your left after a bit of scrambling. When you see this, make sure to stay to your right and go up the small right waterfall. From there, you made it! Scramble for a bit more, then you’ll be there!

Beautiful hike, just over 10 miles round trip. Had to cross river 7 times to make it to the bridge. Consider it a moderate hike, but it's hard if you're not sure footed. The river was flowing pretty well. Pack water and food in you will need the fuel. Took us 6 hours with stop at bridge of 30 min to take it all in. Elevation climb not till the last mile and was not hard at all.

This bridge is a bridge that doesn’t actually lead to nowhere, there is a small use trail on the other side of the bridge. Otherwise it’s an easily accessible bridge that is a nice place to bungee jump off and visit.

This is an incredible destination however if you are out of shape, don’t hike often, somewhat inexperienced, I might say hold off build some endurance before you go. Pack as much water as you can, by the river it will always be cool but you will find pockets in which the sun beats on you relentlessly. This is a beautiful and stunning location I highly recommend getting there as early as possible and resting shortly after you reach the Bridge. It is privately owned there is clear signage that once you pass a certain point no drones! Wonderful landmark great hike and don’t forget to respect the area!

Beautiful hiking course. Also, there is beautiful mountain view while driving to get there. It’s about 10 miles trail. Parking lot was crowd. The stream along with trail is very clean and cold. You have to cross the stream about 8 times. It was very pleasant feeling. May prepare extra shoes and socks. There is bungee jumping place on the bridge.

Nature is always beautiful. Do watch out for snakes! I've hiked this trail a few times before during the winter and was cold but not much of pests and rattlesnakes. I saw a snake on the trail ready to strike 😬, I also got bit alot by bugs (a repellent spray would be good before going on this trail, along with sunscreen and extra water). There's also the adventure pass required to park here ,sometimes they don't come but I've seen others get citations before for not having the pass.

Hiking the Bridge to Nowhere is an extremely fun hike. I hiked this trail on November/14/2021. The trail itself is 10 miles Out & Back, and about 1,300 ft of elevation gain. It was an easy hike, not exceedingly challenging, but very enjoyable, intensely beautiful, with incredible views, and abundant wildlife. It is a mixture of rocky river bed, forrest, canopy, and the San Gabriel River. There is very little shade, and the trail isn't very well marked, but I paid attention to the blue and red arrows on the rocks which were a lifesaver, (Blue marks the way In and Red marks the way Out). I ended up crossing the river multiple times, and there were lots of sketchy spots, (so be prepared to get Wet). The highlight of this hike was the MYSTERIOUS BRIDGE. Getting to this bridge was an amazing adventure for me (learning about the bridge was also very special). As the bridge is on private property be sure to be respectful, especially of their business. They run a Bungee Jumping Adventurebusiness. Watching the bungee jumpers having fun and hearing their thrilling shierks of excitement and joy had me thinking that maybe next time, I would love to try it... Bring plenty of water, snacks, sunscreen, hiking boots, water shoes, trekking poles, and a hat, as previously noted, there isn't much shade on the trail. I also recommend wearing long pants as they will help you avoid getting cuts and scrathes from the bushes... Happy hiking, hikers!!!

This may be one of my favorite hikes in Los Angeles. Took us 6 hours total with 30 minutes of those spent exploring and resting at the bridge, and we weren’t in a rush at all. However when I parked there was a homeless person (an older man living out of his truck and a tent on the trail) there screaming at another hiker who just parked telling him he was “going to kill him” which scared the hiker from proceeding so he started to leave and as the hiker did so the man next yelled that “hoped that he got in a head on collision with his car on the way down” as he left and tossed his walking crutch at the windshield of his car. That being said I’m from LA so that sadly didn’t phase me, I’m used to crazy people, so we still decided to continue on the hike. Sadly I saw at least six different homeless camps set up on the West side of the river which were covered in trash, open fires being used (not allowed), and we even saw a man openly going to the bathroom. Aside from that the hike is very fun but a bit challenging at times due to the fact that there are many ways to go and recent rockslides have caused the established trail to be impassible. First time going on this trail will most likely be the slowest because it’s hard to move quickly when you’re not sure exactly where you’re going. It is not a difficult hike aside from the cold water crossings, a little bit of rock scrambling at points, but mainly the distance and heat are the real challenge being it’s 10.5 miles total. That being said making it to the bridge is totally worth it, the bridge is really something special to see and all the rock pools beneath the bridge are deeper than 5 feet in parts and would be amazing in warmer months. Alltrails really has this place covered in terms of landmarks and which route to go. However make sure to download the map because there is no service on the trail or in the parking lot. Just try to stick to the east side of the river as much as possible, bring water, trekking poles, waterproof boots or shoes, a hat, and don’t let the Deliverance-type locals get you and you will be fine. Enjoy!