This bridge over the open channel marks the last opportunity for surface water access until Cottonwood Creek or Tylerhorse Creek. This crossing is only 2 miles after Hikertown so you probably have enough water. After crossing the open aqueduct the PCT turns north, and begins to follow the half-buried big rusty pipe of the Los Angeles aqueduct. The water in the closed aqueduct cannot be accessed except for a very bad, undrinkable opening in 20 miles. Luckily people leave gallons of water cached there. To be safe carry extra water and hike during the cool early season and night/early morning to get to Cottonwood Creek.

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May 26, 2022

For a short segment the PCT joins the right bank of the California Aqueduct, which brings water in an open channel to Southern California, mostly for irrigation. This section of the PCT cuts through what looks like desert but is actually a working cattle farm.
This is roughly in the middle of the 233 miles-long aqueduct. The aqueduct’s construction began in late 1907, and the first waters from it flowed into Los Angeles on November 5, 1913, six years later. It has no pumps for lifting water over hills or mountains; it is a 100% gravity powered water delivery system– the longest in the world. A detailed historical writup is at californiadroughtupdate.org/william-mulholland-and-the-building-of-the-los-angeles-aqueduct

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Location: Los Angeles County, California, United States

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