On Friday, May 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM we will hike the Mt. Lowe Trail to the cellular towers.  This trail begins on the East side of Cuesta Grade just North of the summit.  We are going to break this hike into two parts.  The short (soft) hike is 3.4 miles with a 585 foot elevation change.  Time about 2 hours.  At the turn-around point for this version of the hike there an "Oasis" maintained by the owner of a home and ranch just East of the Oasis.  At our last hike, honey and squash were sold but water was free.  The owner (of about a dozen greenhouses) explained that his production of cannabis experienced problems because after providing free samples to hikers, they declined to pay for their purchases.  Who would have thought!  The FULL hike to the summit of Mt. Lowe will be 8.1 miles with an elevation change of 1122 feet.  Allow 5 hours for the HARD hike.

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To Get There -  Headed North on Hwy 101:  As you reach the summit (see picture below) you will see on the left the large parking lot that we use to reach TV Tower Road.  Within a very short distance (see picture below) you will see the parking lot for the Mt. Lowe Trail on the right.

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Headed South on Hwy 101:  You will need to pass over the summit and use the TV Tower Road parking lot to turn around.  See the picture below.  Once you are headed North you can use the Mt Lowe turnout.

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Note: Parking is more limited than usual and will benefit from ride pooling.  If you going on the long hike bring extra water.