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Mount Wilson Summit Viewpoint – Arroyo Park loop from South Pasadena

Mount Wilson Summit Viewpoint – Arroyo Park loop from South Pasadena

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Mount Wilson Summit Viewpoint – Arroyo Park loop from South Pasadena

05:51

68.1km

1,970m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 63.2 km for 100 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.12 km

Pasadena Historic City Hall

Highlight • Monument

Wealthy Pasadena in the 1930s gave itself a huge classical city hall

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13.8 km

Andrea Wilson Triangle

Nature Reserve

23.1 km

This campground was once a glorified tavern being able to sleep 185 guests and included a ballroom, multiples stories, a kitchen, and dining hall. It was a stop along the Mt Lowe Electric Railway from 1895 until 1936. The tavern welcomed over three million visitors in its forty-one years of operation. Unfortunately, hard time and a fire brought it to an end and the remains were removed in 1959 by the U.S. Forest Service.

mountlowe.altadenahistoricalsociety.org/at-alpine-tavern

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28.2 km

Mueller Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

This tunnel was blasted into existence in 1942 to form the old Mount Lowe Motorway.

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28.3 km

Mueller Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

Mueller Tunnel is definitely a highlight. You ride your bike through the San Gabriel Peak. The tunnel is very short, so you don't have to worry about bringing lights.

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32.7 km

Mount Wilson Summit Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Explore the looped road around the summit of Mount Wilson, a prominent peak known for its historic Mount Wilson Observatory. The summit houses telescopes, solar towers, and the modern CHARA Array for stellar research. Standing at 5,710 feet, Mount Wilson offers sweeping views of the Los Angeles Basin, the Pacific Ocean, and the Channel Islands on clear days. This site also serves as a major broadcast hub for the Greater Los Angeles area, easy to see with the numerous antennas and relay facilities sticking out all over the summit.

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56.4 km

Arroyo Seco

Lake

60.7 km

Brookside Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Brookside Park is Pasadena's largest fully maintained park at 61.1 acres. It sits south of Rose Bowl Stadium with tons of parking off Arroyo Boulevard. The park features a lighted baseball diamond, two softball diamonds, and a large, lighted, multi-purpose field for soccer and flag football. There is also a speaker's platform with permanent seating, numerous picnic tables, barbecue pits, a play area, restrooms, and drinking fountains.

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62.9 km

Historic Colorado Street Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Built in 1912 this historic bridge plays an important part in the growth of the city. For a short time in the 1930's and 40s it was part of the iconic "Route 66" that stretched from Santa Monica to Chicago. Aside from a short closure and refurbishment after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the bridge has been in operation for well over a century.

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66.3 km

Arroyo Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Large urban park roughly in the middle of the length of Arroyo Seco with sports fields, meadows, picnic facilities, gazebos, restrooms, water

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68.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.4 km

17.8 km

12.4 km

9.80 km

498 m

147 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.3 km

21.9 km

19.6 km

2.40 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,730 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

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Saturday 11 July

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Mount Wilson Summit Viewpoint – Arroyo Park loop from South Pasadena

Pasadena Historic City Hall

Ye Alpine Tavern ruins

Mueller Tunnel

Mueller Tunnel

Mount Wilson Summit Viewpoint

Brookside Park

Historic Colorado Street Bridge

Arroyo Park

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