TOWSLEY CANYON TRAIL - Length: Approximately 2 miles;
Elevation Change: 400 ft
An easy gentle dirt road entering Towsley Canyon. About three
quarters of a mile is a narrow section where the dirt road ends.
Beyond the short narrows there are two junctions. The left trail
at each junction leads to the Towsley View Loop Trail which climbs
over a ridge to Wiley Canyon Trail
Trailhead: Towsley Canyon Park along the Old Road north
of Newhall Pass and south of the Calgrove Blvd exit off the 5
freeway.
TOWSLEY VIEW LOOP TRAIL - Section: Length: 4.5 miles;
Elevation Change: 650 ft; Loop: Length: 7.5 miles; Elevation Change:
1050 ft
A steep single track trail that connects Towsley Canyon Trail
with Wiley Canyon Trail by passing over a mountain ridge. It
provides views of the rugged local mountains and of Santa Clarita.
The whole loop is approximately 7.5 km (4.5 mi).
Trailhead: Towsley Canyon Park along the Old Road north
of Newhall Pass and south of the Calgrove Blvd exit off the 5
freeway.
WILEY CANYON TRAIL - Length: Approximately 2 miles;
Elevation Change: 400 ft
An easy to moderate trail on an old oil access road. It is now
somewhere between a road and a trail. A mile in, the trail passes
a sizeable active oil seep that is bubbling away. The trail leads
directly into the Towsley View Loop Trail, which leads to Towsley
Canyon Trail.
Trailhead: Towsley Canyon Park along the Old Road north
of Newhall Pass and south of the Calgrove Blvd exit off the 5
freeway.