North LA County (Leona Divide, Grass Mountain, Tule Divide, & Burns Canyon) Scenic Run

Folks, it's time to do something up this way on North LA County again! If you live up this way this is a great chance to do a run without having to drive 2-3 hours or more to get there.

This will be on nice easy 2 and 3 rated trails including Leona Divide and Tule Divide/Burns Canyon with a lunch stop along the way on Grass Valley Summit. The views, however, are pretty spectacular, so I think it should be a lot of fun. Note that this is going to be weather dependent. If it's been raining a lot the USFS might close the trails, we won't know until closer to the event so keep an eye here for updates. Also, we have some elevation here, so there could even be some snow. Please, be prepared for the conditions, and defiantly keep an eye on this page for updates and changes.

What you'll need:

1. Snacks, water, and a lunch (we will be stopping along the trail for lunch.)
2. A GMRS radio, a hand held will do the trick, tuned to GMRS channel 16 (462.5750)
3. The usual recovery gear.
4. The ability to air up/down.
5. A good attitude, patience and flexibility. The weather in particular could make changes to the trail, etc. so we may have to make changes "on the fly". Also, with a large group, there's going to be a lot of starts and stops, etc. Bring your patience hat. :-)

Here are some trail details (I'm posting a .gpx file that you can import into OnX or GaiGPS or whatever your favorite software is. In short here's what I'm planning.

1. We will meet where Leona Divide Fire Rd meets Bouquet Canyon Rd just east of Bouquet Reservoir.
2. We will then air down note there is limited space, but should be enough if we pack in nice and tight so be friendly. ;-)
3. Then we will head up Leona Divide Rd all the way to Grass Mountain Rd (note we cross over San Fancisquito Rd at that point).
4. Thisis where we will jump on Grass Mountain Rd. and continue up all the way to the top of Grass Mountain which is at about 4,500 ft where we will make our lunch stop. There are no facilities up there, so be sure to bring some chairs to sit on, a table if you need/want it, etc. Also, it will probably be cool up there, so dress for the weather.
5. Once we finish lunch we will head back down Grass Mountain and get on Tule Divide Rd. which goes along Tule Ridge.
6. Tule Divide Rd ends at Burns Fire Rd which will will take back to San Fansisquito Rd. where the trip ends.

Note that if we are a large group (which it's looking so far that we will be) that both the air down and air up points aren't huge, but both have room along the highway for us to spread out a bit, so we should be able to accommodate everyone.

Overall, I think that the run should last 4ish hours, including the lunch stop. If we meet at 9:30 am, and get rolling by 10 AM, we should be done by 2-3PM in the afternoon assuming no major breakdowns, etc.