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Mulholland pipe - LA Aqueduct – Hikertown loop from Holiday Lake

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Mulholland pipe - LA Aqueduct – Hikertown loop from Holiday Lake

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Mulholland pipe - LA Aqueduct – Hikertown loop from Holiday Lake

06:57

26.8km

150m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

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6.66 km

Los Angeles Aqueduct

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This is the southern beginning of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The Pacific Crest Trail walks along for around 20 miles. Since it is a very hot and dry stretch in …

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6.68 km

90-degree turn at the pipe-to-concrete aqueduct junction

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Watch for a sharp 90 degree turn to the east, which might be easy to miss if walking at night, as the metal aqueduct pipe has become invisible underground where …

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6.80 km

Mulholland pipe - LA Aqueduct

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When you learn about the Los Angeles Aqueduct for the first time, you imagine this water pipe going on for miles and miles. In reality, the stretch along the PCT …

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11.9 km

PCT joins Los Angeles Aqueduct

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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 …

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12.5 km

In this desert cross the two main water supply lines, the nearby piped Mulholland and here the open California Aqueduct, backbone of agriculture in the desert-dry Californian inland areas, and for the thirsty Los Angeles basin.

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13.9 km

East Branch California Aqueduct

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Where it meets with the open flowing California Aqueduct the trail turns a sharp 90 degrees straight east to follow the open water to a bridge. Even if it can …

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15.4 km

Hikertown

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Interesting miniature western town theme park. Private generous space, with free access and camping (donations welcome), even rudimentary accommodation in some of the theme cabins. Last good water source before …

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16.3 km

Tejon Ranch

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Even this desert-dry landscape is used for farming, with irrigation and mechanization, some wrecks of which are rusting along the trail.

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26.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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15.7 km

5.46 km

4.90 km

485 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.6 km

7.14 km

485 m

421 m

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Highest point (940 m)

Lowest point (870 m)

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Friday 26 June

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Mulholland pipe - LA Aqueduct – Hikertown loop from Holiday Lake

Los Angeles Aqueduct

90-degree turn at the pipe-to-concrete aqueduct junction

Mulholland pipe - LA Aqueduct

PCT joins Los Angeles Aqueduct

California Aqueduct

East Branch California Aqueduct

Hikertown

Tejon Ranch

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