This is the trailhead to get to the "Bridge to Nowhere". It is a 10 mile roundtrip to hike there. You need a free Wilderness Permit to hike inside the Sheep Mountain Wilderness, which you can obtain at a ranger station or visitor center in the Angeles National Forest/San Gabriel Mountains National Monument or at a self-service registry at the trailhead.

If you hike in winter, be careful when crossing the streams as the water level is much higher than in the summer months. If you hike in summer, take plenty of water, since it will be very hot and dry. Do not hike, if the is a storm coming in, since it is a deadly area infamous for flash floods. This is a popular hike.

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February 3, 2017

The initially wide and popular East Fork Trail after two miles becomes narrow and less visited with several creek crossings. Though the trailhead at the parking is called 'Bridge To Nowhere', the actual trail becomes harder to find on the second half (another 2 miles) to the Bridge to Nowhere, but impossible to miss along the stream bed. But careful, there can be dangerous flash floods if it rains higher in the mountains, even if it appears dry here.
While the free wilderness permit for hiking the Sheep Mountain Wilderness is available for self-registration at this trailhead (and only required if starting from this popular starting point), make sure to get a paid Adventure Pass from a participating gas or ranger station before driving out: it is required to park here. fs.usda.gov/detail/angeles/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5194614

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April 22, 2020

The free wilderness permit for hiking into the Sheep Mountain Wilderness is available for self-registration at this trailhead (and only required if starting from this popular starting point). But make sure to get a paid Adventure Pass from a participating gas or ranger station before driving out: it is required to park here. Check addresses and update here: fs.usda.gov/detail/angeles/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5194614

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Distance 790 m

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Downhill 70 m

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Location: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, Los Angeles County, California, United States

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