GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE
MASTER PLAN - 2003
AND
HISTORY OF
THE GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE






GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE
CITY OF GLENDORA




SECOND DRAFT
FEBRUARY 2003






BY
DICK SWINNEY
CHAIRMAN
GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE

INTRODUCTION

1 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GLENDORA RIDING AND HIKING TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

2 GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE HISTORY

3 GLENDORA TRAIL SYSTEM IN 1984

4 GLENDORA TRAILS BUILT AFTER THE CONCEPTION OF THE GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE

5 GLENDORA TRAILS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION - FEBRUARY 2003

6 GLENDORA TRAILS APPROVED FOR FUTURE CONSTRUCTION

7 NEW PROPOSED TRAILS FOR GLENDORA CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION

8 TRAILS FORMERLY APPROVED BY THE GLENDORA CITY COUNCIL(1077 & 1990), BUT NO LONGER RECOMMENDED FOR CONSIDERATION

9 PROPOSED TRAILS BEING RECOMMENDED TO THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION IN FOREST SERVICE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE CITY OF GLENDORA

10 GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

11 ASSESSMENT OF GLENDORA TRAILS DAMAGED BY THE FIRE AND WIND DURING SEPTEMBER 2002 TO FEBRUARY 2003

12 ASSESSMENT OF ALL NON-BURNED TRAILS DURING OCTOBER, 2002



APPENDIX

A GLENDORA TRAILS GRANT PROPOSAL - AUGUST 2002

B WREN-MEACHAM TRAIL DEDICATION BROCHURE BY DICK SWINNEY

C DEDICATION OF THE WREN-MEACHAM TRAIL - BIG DALTON CANYON ROAD - MAY 4, 1996 PREPARED BY THE MEACHAM AND ROWLEY FAMILIES

D DEDICATION OF THE WREN-MEACHAM TRAIL - INVITATION

E AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY TRAILS MINISTRY PROGRAM - LETTER OF APPRECIATION

F LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE BY CITY MANAGER GARY NAPPER - 199

G TRAILS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, MAY 5, 1997, INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM, HALLA SPEAKER, LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

H PAUL KEISER SELF-GUIDED NATURE TRAIL, 1989,1994, TRAIL GUIDE BY DICK SWINNEY

I BIG DALTON CANYON SELF-GUIDED NATURE TRAIL, 1994 TRAIL GUIDE BY DICK SWINNEY

J SOUTH HILLS SELF-GUIDED NATURE TRAIL,1995, TRAIL GUIDE BY DICK SWINNEY


REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION

In Glendora’s early days, hiking trails were closely linked to the pulse of everyday life. The five major trails that were constructed during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries provided the easiest access to the San Gabriel Mountain back country. Before the construction of the Glendora Mountain Road in the 1920’s, the upper Garcia Trail’s path along the Glendora Ridge Line provided a connection with the Cow Canyon Saddle Trail that lead to the East Fork of the San Gabriel River. The Wood’s Trail initiated in the mouth of Little Dalton Canyon and later became the pathway for the Lower Monroe Motorway.

The Whitcomb and Englehart Trails were commonly used by local hikers to access the Garcia Trail up on the Glendora Ridge Line which later became the Glendora Ridge Road.

According to a publication by Bill Cullen, Henry Persinger built a trail from his cabin in San Gabriel Canyon southward up to the Glendora Ridge Line. Here it joined the Englehardt or Whitcomb Trails which ran down to the City of Glendora below. In the late 1970’s, a gate was placed near t the base of North Glendora Avenue which prohibited vehicles from reaching the Whitcomb Trail entrance. The Englehardt Trail’s lack of maintenance made it difficult to travel by the early 1970s.

The Sycamore Trail connected the mouth of Big Dalton Canyon with the Blue Bird Motorway. In the late 1960’s, this trail was closed to the public because of the placement of a chain link fence across the canyon bottom It was constructed by the Los Angeles County Flood Control Department.

Original Name : Glendora Riding and Hiking Trails Advisory Committee

Origin of the Committee:

Established in February of 1984 by Mayor Guy Williams

Original Purpose:

The general purpose of the Committee is to advise the City Council and staff on matters relating to the development of a trail system within the City of Glendora.

The Committee’s “scope of work”, as set forth by the Council, included the following specific tasks:

1. Develop criteria for an acceptable level of maintenance of all City trails.
2. Prepare a draft “Agreement for Maintenance” between the City and a user group (ETI, Scouts, etc.) to provide for on-going trail maintenance.
3. Develop a policy for City funded capital improvements for public trails.
4. Develop a program for signing and identifying public trails.

Completion of the “Final Report” March 1985:

This report was submitted as a recommendation to the Glendora Parks and Recreation Department.

Recommendations:
1. That the Committee become a “standing” committee that would convene when necessary to review all development proposals which might affect the Riding and Hiking Trail Plan and advise the Parks and Recreation Commission relative to such projects as they relate to the trails. At all times, the Committee should be composed of individuals who represent the views of the trail users, property owners and residents.
2. That the Riding and Hiking Trail Plan incorporated in the General Plan be amended by making minor modification to trail locations, thereby more accurately reflecting existing conditions.
3. That a procedure be established whereby property owners whose property is traversed by a master planned trail can
voluntarily grant a trail easement.

The Committee has met an average of twice a month since being established and worked towards completing the “scope of work” outlined by the Council. During the process of meeting and discussing the trails, the Committee opted to expand the scope of their efforts by adding two areas they felt needed to be addressed:
1. Private property owners’ rights.
2. Public safety, i.e., police and fire.

The concluding six sections of the report, addresses each of the above four “scope of work” as established by the City Council, with the addition of the two areas listed above regarding private property owners’ rights and public safety.

Section number five of the report reads as follows:

Private property owners’ rights:

The Riding and Hiking Trails Advisory Committee should present a balanced view to promote an atmosphere of cooperation and ensure a high quality experience to trail users while protecting and not overburdening the private property interests along existing, proposed and future trails. Use of the semi-rural and rural portions of the trail system should be a wilderness experience. In developed areas new trails should avoid infringing upon the privacy of dwellers and avoid ways of ingress and egress. In undeveloped areas, every effort should be made to avoid building trails in apparent proximity to potential building sites and ways of ingress and egress. Trails should be planned to have minimum impact on private property values and development costs. Efforts should be made to avoid the potential for encroachment and trespass on private property by users. The following are the recommendations:
a. The existing plan and location of proposed trails should not be looked upon as static. If and when development occurs in rural areas, trail relocation should be considered to conform with the above considerations
b. When partial development occurs, trails should be temporarily located to allow for circulation. In anticipation of future development, easements should be obtained from the developer for future permanent trails. Discussions should occur with surrounding property owners who may be affected to anticipate and plan the location of future trails in greater conformity with the goals of the present plan and such future modifications of that plan as may occur.
c. In order to avoid the additional expense of moving trails at a later date upon future development, trails should be constructed upon non developable land and away from developable land. Insofar as physically possible, trails should be located so as to not be visible nor the users visible from dwelling housed and dwelling housed to not be visible by trail users. As development occurs, the location of trails may be changed so as to meet this goal. With careful planning, discussion and cooperation, this goal is generally achievable in hillside and canyon areas.

Original Organization:

Members are to reflect areas of interest impacted by trail placement and trail use within the city of Glendora.
Area of Interest
Foothill Property Owner
Equestrian interest(Local ETI)
Forest-Service, Fire Dept., Trail Maintenance
Naturalist
Youth Groups-Church and others
Youth Groups-Scouts
Bicycle interest
Representative-Community. Serv. Commission
Representative-Planning Commission
Representative-Community. Serv. Department
Member at Large

Original Members:

Ferguson, Matt - Foothill Property Owner
Henry, Rosmary - Equestrian
Hupp, Dee - Youth Groups -Church and others
McDonald, Bob - Member at Large
Rowley, Gordon - Forest-Service, Fire Dept., Trail Maintenance

At the June 20th meeting of 1984, Bob McDonnell was elected spokesperson for the Glendora Trails Committee. Three sub chairman positions were also determined as follows:
1. trail maintenance and maintenance agreements - Gordon Rowley
2. policing ,fire and private property rights - Matt Ferguson
3. improving access, circulation and privacy - Bob McDonnell

The first meeting of the Trails Advisory Committee was held on May 1st, at the City Hall conference room. The future meetings were held the first and third Wednesday of
each month starting May 16, 1984. These were continued until the completion of the “Final Report” in March of 1985.

Council accepts above recommendations from the advisory committee and establishes the Glendora Trails Committee


Membership:

Ferguson, Matt
Henry, Rosmary
Hupp, Dee
McDonald, Bob - spokesperson
McKee, Marge
Rowley, Gordon

Summary of Glendora Trails Committee History

Chairmen:
McDonald, Bob - June 20, 1984 - 1988?
Gonsalves, Chuck - November 28,1988 - June 1990
Swinney, Dick - September 24, 1990 - present

Vice Chairmen:
Gonsalves, Chuck - 1995 - 2001
Gordon, John - 1995 - 1995 - temporary
Marvin, Richard - 2002 - present
Ferris, Ray? -
Hupp, Dee -
Hager, Kay - - 2002

Staff Representatives:
Crudge, Melvin - 1989 - 1991 Community Services Department
de la Paz, Ariel(Tee-o) - 2000 - 2002 - Community Services Department
Henderson, Jim - 198 - 1989 - Community Services Department
Manooshian, George - 1984 - 198, Parks and Recreation Department
Nash, Jim - 1984 - 198, Department
Speaker, Halla - 1991 - 2000, Community Services Department
Pe, Ron - 1990 - 1991, Planning Department

Complete Membership Roster
Abbott, Bruce - 198 -1989 -
Arnebold, Henry - 2001-2002 - Hiker
Bachoura, Moussa - 2001 -2002 - Member at Large
Brazina, Ray - 2000 -2001, 2002 -present- Equestrian, Trail Maintenance
Bland, Fred - 1992 -1992 - Fire Department
Caldwell, Jamie - 1995 - Bicyclist
Cullen, John - 1996 - 1999 - Foothill Property Owner
Deering, Bob - 1990 -1990 -Youth Groups
Ferris, Ray - 1990 - 1995 - Equestrian
Ferguson, Matt - 1988 - 1990? - Foothill Property Owner
Gharabiklou, Cameron - 2001 - present - Hiker
Gonsalves, Chuck - 1988? - 1990, 1995 - 2001 - Equestrian
Gordon, John - 1991 - 1996 - Scouting, youth
Hager, Kay - 1995 - 2002 - Equestrian
Henry, Rosmary - 1984 - 198 - Equestrian
Hilliard, Dorothy - 2002 - present - Equestrian
Hupp, Dee - 1984 - 1996 - Equestrian, youth, church groups
Janes, Pat - 1995 - 2001 - Equestrian
Jorgensen, Tom - 1996 - 2002 - Foothill Property Owner
Marvin, Richard - 2001- present - Hiker
McDonald, Bob - 1984 -198 - Naturalist, Hiker
McKee, Marge - 1984 - 198? -
Nichols, Tom - 1989 - 1991 - Fire Department
Reinberger, Tom - 2002 - present
Rowley, Gordon -1984 - 1989 - U.S. Forest Service
Sharpsteen, Mickey - 1988 - 1989 - Hiker
Swinney, Dick - 1989 -present - Naturalist

Alternates:

At the regularly scheduled meeting of September 24, 1990, Community Services staff remarked that the Trails Committee should elect their chairman and new members, and present this information to the Community Services Commission. Dick had mentioned that the Committee should elect alternate members. They would substitute for the absent members so that there could be a quorum. Staff mentioned that the Committee should come up with more names before excepting any alternate members.

Since the Trails Committee had not yet received full “committee” status from the Glendora City Council, it was the prerogative of the Community Services staff and Commission to approve specific operating guidelines within the Glendora Trails Committee. Committee members were elected by the Committee with approval from the Community Services Commission from 1989 to 1995.

Hackney, John - 1991 - 1991-
Janes, Pat - 1991 - 1995? - Equestrian
Mason, Jack - 1992 - 1994 - Hiker

Liaisons and representatives:
Abbott, Bruce - Assistant Planner - 198 - 1989
Colangelo, Thomas -Community Services Commission Liaison-2001- 2002
Dawald, Bob - Community Services Commission Liaison - 1999 - 2000
Deering, Bob - Community Services Commission Liaison - 1990 - 1997
Planning Commission Liaison - 199 - 199
Gordon, John - Glendora Conservancy Liaison - 1994 - 1998
Hager, Kay - San Dimas Equestrian Commission Liaison - 2002 - present
Hillard, Keith - School District Representative
Hupp, Dee - Community Services Commission Liaison
Meyer, Sharon - Community Services Commission Liaison - 1990 - 1995
Nava, Joe - Community Services Commission Liaison - 1995 - 199
Rowley,Gordon - Glendora Conservancy Liaison - 1998 - 2002
Stoughton, Jack - Community Services Commission Liaison - 2000 - 2001, 2002 - present
Note - Liaisons,representatives and honorary members do not have voting privileges.

Honorary Member:

Gordon Rowley - Status designation given by City Council on ________2002. This position would not include voting privileges. The City Council changed Gordon’s status to voting member at meeting of Dec. 10, 2002. He will still retain his honorary status with permenant membership.

Committee Meeting Schedule

March 1985 - March 1989 - Scheduled as needed
April, 1989 - present - Last Monday night of each month - Council chambers
April, 1989 - June, 2001 - 6:00 PM
July, 2001 - present - 6:30 PM

Self-initiated Bylaws - 1991

These bylaws were requested by new member John Gordon and approved by the committee.
Term Length - Three years (staggered)
Years of Service - Two terms
Adoption by City Council - 1991

Current Adopted Bylaws:

The Glendora Trails Committee received full “committee” status on November 14, 1995.

Adopted by the City Council on November 14, 1995

Purpose: To govern structure and policies of the Glendora Trails Committee.

1. The purpose of the Committee is to serve as an advisory body to the Community Services Commission, recommending policy and procedure governing trail issues in Glendora.
2. The Committee shall be made up of seven voting, volunteer members.
3. The Committee meets approximately one time per month, currently scheduled on the last Monday evening of every month at 6:00 PM. in the council Chambers.
4. A staff representative from the Community Services Department shall be assigned to assist the Committee and to attend Committee meetings. This staff liaison shall not be considered a member of the Committee, and shall not have voting powers.
5. The Committee may request representatives from both the Community Services Commission and from the Planning Commission to attend meetings. These Commission representatives shall not be considered members of the Committee, and shall not have voting powers.
6. It is desired that each of the seven members of the Committee shall represent a constituency of the community. The following groups shall be represented, not precluding the two members may occupy the same representation:
Naturalist
Equestrians/ETI
Cyclists
Hikers
Youth Groups
Foothill Property Owners
7. Each of the seven members on the Committee shall fulfill a maximum of two, three-year terms. Each term will follow the fiscal year calendar, beginning on July 1 and expiring on June 30 at the end of the three years. Initial terms on the Committee are staggered among the Committee members, and shall be maintained in a staggered fashion.
8. Representatives from the Community Services Commission and the Planning Commission shall not have term limits on the Committee. Such representatives to the Committee will serve on a volunteer basis and will be subject to their own term limits as Commissioners.

9. The Community Services staff liaison shall not have a term limit, as this is an

assigned appointment.
10. The election of officers, such as Chairman and Vice-Chairman, shall take place in July of each year.
11. A quorum shall consist of four members of the seven member Committee.
12. All decisions passed by the Committee with a majority vote shall be considered by the Community Services Commission as a recommendation only, and all decisions passed by the Committee will be sent to the Commission for review.
13. Nominations for Committee membership shall be made by application, and submitted to the City Clerk. Final appointments to the Committee shall be made by the Mayor, and approved by Council.

Furthermore, the Glendora City Council approved the following:
1. that trail maintenance issues be clearly defined by the Committee for adoption by the Council
2. that trail liability issues be clearly defined by the Committee for adoption by the Council
a. trails on City property and/or easements
b. trails under jurisdiction of Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation
c. trails on Los Angeles County Flood Control property
d. trails on private property
3. that each trail be defined as to whether it will be dedicated in fee title or granted as an easement to the City for adoption by the Council
4. that all trail locations be clearly defined through Committee review of trail master plans and adopted by the Council
5. that trail design specifications used by Los Angeles County be clearly defined by the Committee
6. that proposed access from existing trail segments through which linkage has been blocked be clearly defined by the Committee and adopted by the Council
7. that trail usage designations be clearly defined by the Committee:
hiker, equestrians, bicycles, ADA accessible
8. that “historic” designation of trails be clearly defined by the Committee
9. that the Committee will continue to work closely with the Planning Department regarding property slated for development containing proposed trail linkages

Glendora City Council Changes Official Status of Glendora Trails Committee - December ---- 2002

The Trails Committee will be organized under an ordinance form, which will allow the Committee to function under a municipal code. It will result in having by-laws and action steps through the Council.

At the initial conception of the Glendora Trails Committee, the following trails were operational or under construction within Glendora city limits. Historic trails no longer open to the public are also listed.

NORTH - WEST AREA - AZUSA/GLENDORA BOUNDARY

1. Garcia Trail - through incorporation into the City of Glendora in 1991, the majority of the Garcia Trail is now within the Glendora City limits

a. construction dates - unknown
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - unknown
d. length - 1.2 miles
e. width - 2 to 6 feet
f. use - hiking, formal designation of use is not yet determined, the trail heads lie within the Azusa boundary, while much of the trail now is within the Glendora City limits, no attempt to have this issue determined between the two cities has yet taken place
g. location - Sierra Madre Avenue at Los Angeles County Fire Station # 77, connects with the Glendora Ridge Road
h. difficulty - strenuous
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee, Azusa Pacific University(Trails Ministry)
j. supervised by - Glendora Trails Committee(Dick Swinney)

NORTH-EAST AREA - DALTON CANYONS

2. Colby Trail(Fallow Motorway) - north terminus of Loraine Avenue to Glendora Mountain Road, never officially open to the public until the land was purchased by the Glendora Community Conservancy in ____________

3. Coulter Pine Trail -
The construction of this trail was recommended in a California State Grant focusing on Big Dalton Canyon. The Big Dalton Wilderness Park - Final Report by Dick Swinney and Jeff Mann, Nov. 1977, was accepted by the Glendora City Council in 1977, this report recommended the construction of this trail and others .
a. Construction dates - 1976 - 1994
b. trail type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Dick Swinney,Nature Camp members, Tom Nichols and Ross Marshall
d. length - 1.4 miles
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - Wilderness Cabin area to Coulter Pine grove in the Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park near the Big Dalton Canyon Campground
h. difficulty - strenuous
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney


4. Paul Keiser Self-Guided Nature Trail -
a. construction dates- July 1961 to 1970
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - campers and staff of the City’s Camp Cahuilla(Day Camp) Program
d. length - 0.5 miles
e. width - 2 to 8 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - loop trail connecting Pavil Canyon mouth with the Wilderness Cabin area in the Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park
h. difficulty - moderate
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. supervised by - Bob Hoover, Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Bob Hoover, Dick Swinney
l. miscellaneous - trail equipped with twenty-seven numbered pipes by Eagle Scout Project on 12/22/89 by Troop # 485
A thirty-one page pamphlet was produced in 1989 by Dick Swinney, two- hundred copies were printed by the Glendora Community Services Department and were available for two dollars each, (no longer available)
a shortened edition is still available to the public
Many attempts at placing trail-guide boxes at trail heads have as yet been unsuccessful as they are destroyed within several months, we are hoping to develop guide boxes that are indestructible

5. Pavil Canyon Trail - previously referred to as “Water-Pipe Canyon” , as this canyon supplied the drinking water for the Boy Scout Building in the 1940’s, a tunnel was constructed from Big Dalton Canyon bottom near the Girl Scout building that ran for 400 yards? upstream under Pavil Canyon
a. construction dates - 1960 to 1965
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - camper and staff of City’s Camp Cahuilla(Day Camp) program
d. length - 0.3 miles
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - mouth of Pavil Canyon at Wilderness Cabin service road in Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park through first 0.3 miles of canyon to” Pavil Canyon Falls”
h. difficulty - easy to moderate
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee - formerly by City Day Camp staff and campers from 1961 to 1989
j. supervised by - Bob Hoover, Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Bob Hoover, Dick Swinney

6. Poop-Out Trail - construction date uncertain, constructed and maintained by U.S. Forest Service, currently used for fitness training by the Big Dalton Hot Shot Crew, the original trail began further up Little Dalton Canyon
a. construction dates - unknown
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - unknown
d. length - 0.l7 miles
e. width - 2 to 15 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - connecting junction of Glendora Mountain Road and Big Dalton Canyon Road with southern portion of Lower Monroe Motorway
h. difficulty - strenuous (extreme)
i. maintenance - Big Dalton Forest Service Station
j. supervised by - Big Dalton Forest Service Station

HISTORIC TRAILS NO LONGER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SINCE 1984

a. Big Dalton Canyon Pipe Trail - Wilderness Cabin to Caretakers home below the Big Dalton Canyon Dam, trail built on top of the old water main that provided water for the City of Glendora, trail included a suspension bridge over the canyon in the “narrows”, trail in the “narrows” area constructed on pipes drilled into the cliff face, this trail provided the only access to the upper canyon area when the canyon bottom was flooded as the old road was in the canyon bottom
b. Englehardt Trail - North of Englehardt Drive to Glendora Ridge Road
c. Sycamore Flats Trail - Mouth of Big Dalton Canyon to Blue Bird Road
d. Whitcomb Trail - north terminus of North Glendora Avenue to Glendora Ridge Road



SOUTH AREA - SOUTH HILLS WILDERNESS AREA

1. Alosta Trail - motorway system within the South Hills Wilderness Area, maintenance by county agencies

NORTH - EAST AREA - BIG DALTON CANYON WILDERNESS PARK

1. Big Dalton Canyon Trail
a. construction dates - 1988-1992
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Dick Swinney and Nature Camp participants, Azusa Pacific University Trail Ministries Department
d. length - l.l miles
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - connects mouth of Mystic Canyon (0.5 miles east of Glendora Mountain Road at Big Dalton Canyon Road) with park boundary at junction of Big Dalton Canyon Road and Los Angeles County Flood Control bridge, 1.6 miles to the north-east
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. construction supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney
l. miscellaneous - equipped with a self-guided nature trail pamphlet, prepared by Dick Swinney in October of 1994
foot bridge installed by Troop number 483 as an Eagle Scout Project in 1996
a second Eagle Project rerouted the trail at this location, including rock and cement work
a second footbridge was installed over the stream to the west in 1999 by Troop number 483

For the many additional trail improvements, see the “Eagle Scout Projects”,City of Glendora Wilderness Areas,2002, by Dick Swinney

2. Dun’s Canyon Trail
a. construction dates - April 1992
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - California Trail Days volunteers
d. length - 0.1 mile
e. width - 2 to 3 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - connects Big Dalton Canyon Road at the water tank with the Coulter Pine Trail
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. supervision - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

NORTH-EAST AREA - MORGAN RANCH AREA

3. Greencroft Trail
a. construction date - 1990
b. trail type - Machine made
c. constructed by - tract developer
d. length - 0.2 miles
e. width - 6 to 10 feet
f. use - equestrian and hiking
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee, Ray Brezina using his personal tractor
j. supervision by - Glendora Trails Committee
k. designed by - Glendora Trails Committee, subdivision developer
4. Marshall Trail
a. construction dates - 1990
b. trail type - Machine made
c. constructed by - Tract developer
d. length - 0.3 miles
e. width - 6 to 10 feet
f. use - Equestrian and hiking
g. location - Connects access Morgan Ranch Road to Mull Canyon Debris Basin Road
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee, Ray Brezina using his tractor
j. supervised by - Glendora Trails Committee
k. designed by - Glendora Trails Committee, subdivision developer

SOUTH HILLS WILDERNESS AREA

5. Alosta Canyon Trail
a. construction dates - unknown
b. type - machine made
c. constructed by - unknown
d. length - 0.6 miles
e. width - 20 feet
f. use - multipurpose
g. location - connects Elwood Avenue with the South Hills Trail(Motor Way),
passes through a shallow canyon being called Alosta Canyon by the Trails Committee
h. difficulty - easy
I. maintenance - M. W. D., L. A Co. Fire Dept.
j. supervised by - M. W. D., L. A. Co. Fire Dept.

6. Alosta Canyon - South Fork
a. construction dates - September 1995 - Aug. 1997
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Eagle Scout Projects, Troop # 21 and 489
d. length - 0.3 miles
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - connects the Alosta Canyon portion of the Alosta Canyon Trail with the south-eastern portion of the South Hills Trail
h. difficulty - strenuous
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. supervised by - Glendora Trails Committee

7. Bonnie Cove Trail - East
a. construction dates - 1996 to 199--
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Azusa Pacific University, Trails Ministry; Eagle Scout Project (Troop # 491)
d. length - 0.4 miles
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - hiking, equestrian
g. location - connects the South Hills Wilderness Area entrance at Bonnie Cove with the South Hills Trail near its junction with the Alosta Canyon Trail
h. difficulty - moderate
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

8. Bonnie Cove Trail - West
a. construction dates - 1996 (hand-made portion)
b. type - hand-made, machine made
c. constructed by - Azusa Pacific University, Trails Ministry(hand-made portion)
d. length - 0.25 miles
e. width - 2 to 10 feet
f. use - hiking, equestrian
g. location - connects the South Hills Wilderness Area entrance at Bonnie Cove with the South Hills Trail near the north terminus of Bonnie Cove Trail (black-topped)
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Metropolitan Water District(machine-made portion)
j. supervised by - Dick Swinney (hand-made portion), Metropolitan Water District (machine-made portion)

9. Dalton Wash Trail
a. construction dates - 1991
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Eagle Scout Project
d. length - 0.4 miles
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - multipurpose
g. location - connects the South Hills City Park on Mauna Loa to Elwood to the east
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee, scout and service projects
j. construction supervised by - Halla Speaker

10. Dalton Wash Trail - east
a. construction dates - January - June - 1995
b. type - machine made
c. constructed by - Los County Flood Control District
d. length - 0.1 mile
e. width - 20 feet
f. use - multipurpose
g. location - connects Elwood Avenue with Los Cerritos to the east
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Los Angeles County Flood Control District

j. construction supervised by - Los Angeles County Flood Control District

11. East view Trail - North Fork
a. construction dates - 1994 - 1995
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Eagle Scout Project Troop # 491 and 21
d. length - 0.3 miles
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - hiking, equestrian
g. location - connects Alosta Canyon Trail near Elwood Avenue with the eastern terminus of the Toyon Trail at the junction of the central South Hills Trail
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. construction supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

12. East View Trail - South Fork
a. construction dates - Dec.10, 1994 to June 3, 1995
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Eagle Scout Project, troop # 21
d. length - 0.2 miles
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - hiking, equestrian
g. location - connects the Alosta Canyon Trail near Elwood Avenue with a segment of the South Hills Trail at junction with the Toyon Trail
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

13. Elderberry Trail
a. construction dates - 1995 to 1997
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Eagle Scout Project, troops #’s 245, 485, 491
d. length - 0.5 miles
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - hiking, bicycle
g. location - connecting the South Hills City Park at Mauna Loa Avenue with the north-west boundary of the South Hills Wilderness Area
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. construction supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

14. Mustard Trail
a. construction dates - 1994
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Eagle Scout Project, troop # 488
d. length - 0.25 miles
e. width - 2 to 6 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - connects the Toyon Trail with the South Hills Trail near junction with the Alosta Canyon Trail
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance by - Glendora Trails Committee
j. construction supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

15. Toyon Trail - north segment
a. construction dates - 1991
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Troop # 483
d. length - 0.25 miles
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - connects South Hills Park at Mauna Loa with Alosta Trail (South Hills Motorway)
h. difficulty - easy to moderate
i. maintenance - Glendora Trail Committee, California Trail Days participants in April
j. construction supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney
l. miscellaneous - 28 numbered pipes were cemented in place at specific locations by troop Number 498 in June of 1995; the pipe was cut from various locations in Big Dalton Canyon

16. Walnut Trail
a. construction date - 1995
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Eagle Scout Project, troops #’s 485, 488
d. length - 0.4 miles
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - multi-use
g. location - connects the Wild Iris Trail near junction with the South Hills Trail near underground water-storage reservoir
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. construction supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

17. Wild Iris Trail
a. construction dates - 1994-1996
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Eagle Scout Projects, troop # 491
d. length - 0.2 miles
e. width - 2 to 6 feet
f. use - hiking, bicycle
g. location - connects the South Hills City Park at Mauna Loa Avenue with the South Hills Trail near junction with the Bonnie Cove Trail (paved)
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. construction supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

Adoption of South Hills Wilderness Area Trail Names
The following took place at the regularly scheduled Glendora Trails Committee meeting of September 29, 1997.

Agenda item 5.2 Trail Usage of Toyon Trail
Chairman Swinney opened the topic of the usage of the Toyon Trail System by stating that there are many segments to it. As a result, trail users are easily confused as to usage for each segment. A brief discussion ensued. It was the consensus of the Committee to combine the discussion of Item #5.2 and Item #5.3, review of the South Hills Master plan.

Chairman Swinney continued, stating that it might be easier to break the Toyon system into separate segments. He stated that he would suggest that separate names be given to five separate segments. He stated that a possible breakdown of the segments might be:
1. Elderberry Trails
2. Mustard
3. Toyon
4. Walnut
5. Winding Way

After a brief discussion, it was the consensus of the Committee to breakdown the Toyon Trail System into five segments, as suggested. It was also the consensus of the Committee to call the suggested “Winding Way Trail”, the Wild Iris Trail (as suggested by Chairman Swinney) instead. In addition, the Committee conceded that the names of each of these trails should not be included at each trail segment on the master plan because the space involved is too small to accommodate so many names. It was decided that the segments should be numbered on the master plan next to each trail,
and then the names of each segment be spelled out next to the corresponding number in a legend at the bottom of the master plan. A motion to accept the above recommendations was unanimously approved.

The designation of usage for each of the South Hills Trails was recommended at the regularly scheduled Trails Committee Meeting of October 27, 1997. Theses designations were included in the trail descriptions listed above.

NORTH-EAST AREA - BIG DALTON CANYON WILDERNESS PARK

1. Glendora Wilderness Trail
a. construction dates - Oct. 22, 1996 to Jan. 4, 1999 - Eagle Scout Projects,
these four projects worked on trail construction for the first three-hundred yards of the south entrance and the initial 100 yards of the north entrance, steep terrain and heavy stands of poison oak made this work difficult
overall construction from Oct. 1996 to June, 2002
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Eagle Scout Projects, troop #’s 488, 461, Dick Swinney, Warren Walter, John Cullen, Cody Clarke
d. length - approximately 2 miles
e. width - 2 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - connects Pavil Canyon Trail with Big Dalton Canyon Road and Big Dalton Canyon Trail near the flood control tunnels at 1.5 miles east of Glendora Mountain Road
h. difficulty - strenuous
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney
l. applied for California State Grant - Oct. 2002 for help with construction
m. distance completed at time of writing - 3/4 miles of initial clearing and leveling, average trail width at this time - less then 2 feet

3. Winship Canyon Trail (formerly referred to as the Dalton Loop Trail)
a. construction dates - Nov. 9, 2002 -
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Dick Swinney
d. length - approximately 1/2 mile
e. width - 2 to 4 feet
f. use - hiking only

g. location - provides a loop extension off of the existing Coulter Pine Trail;
trail will reach the upper elevation of the Big Dalton Canyon Park in the

western segment of the l.4 mile Coulter Pine Trail at its border with the Blue Bird Ranch area, will provide excellent views of the valley below
h. difficulty - moderate
i. maintenance - Glendora Trail Committee
j. supervised by - Glendora Trails Committee
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

CHAPTER SIX

GLENDORA TRAILS APPROVED FOR FUTURE CONSTRUCTION

The following trails were approved by Glendora City Councils during 1977 and 1990

NORTH-CENTRAL AREA

1. New Englehardt Trail - Formerly referred to as the Englehardt Trail on the Glendora 1989 - Master Trail Plan - Northerly Portion. This name distinguishes it from the Historical Englehardt Trail which is no longer in use. The north-east segment of this trail would begin in property owned by the Glendora Conservancy. An easement with the land owner in the western portion would have to be negotiated.
a. construction dates - Not yet constructed
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Not yet determined
d. length - approximately 1.7 miles
e. width - 4 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - connects the upper Historic Englehardt Trail at approximately 0.2 miles south of the Glendora Ridge Road, with the junction of the Colby Trail and the Glendora Mountain Road.
h. difficulty - strenuous
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. supervised by - Glendora Trails Committee
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

NORTH-EAST AREA - BIG DALTON CANYON WILDERNESS PARK

2. Hidden Canyon Trail - This would include the western portion of the trail that was formally called the Chaparral Trail on the Glendora City map of the 1989 Master Trail Plan - Northerly Portion. Since the approval of this trail, the City of Glendora purchased a private fifty-acre land parcel surrounded by the Glendora Wilderness Park and the San Dimas Experimental Forest. The original trail was designed to be placed north of the private property. The trail will now run through this new addition to the Wilderness Park.
a. construction dates - Not yet determined
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - not yet determined
d. length - approximately 1.4 miles
e. width - 4 feet
f. use - hiking
g. location - connects the Big Dalton Canyon Trail near the Mary Lou Salyer Nature Center (Spanish Trails Girl Scout Council), with upper portion of Mystic Canyon, this would connect with the Lower Mystic Canyon Trail
h. difficulty - strenuous
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. supervised by - Glendora Trails Committee
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

3. Glendora Mountain Road Trail -
a. construction dates - not yet determined
b. type - machine-made
c. constructed by - not yet determined
d. length - l.5 miles
e. width - 10 feet
f. use - equestrian, bicycle, hiking
g. location - connects the Dalton Wash Trail in the South Hills Wilderness Area with the northern portion of the Glendora Mountain Road Trail above Sierra Madre Avenue, this trail would lie parallel the Dalton Wash on either the west or east side of the maintenance road and perhaps use a portion of the Dalton Wash - Flood Control Channel bottom, the Los Angeles County Flood Control District has not been contacted regarding these proposals since 1988, the original proposal was opposed by home

4. Whitcomb Trail Linkage

The construction of this trail would be contingent on the approval of all private property owners through which this trail would pass.
a. construction dates - Not yet constructed
b. type - hand-made
c. constructed by - Not yet determined
d. length - approximately 1.5 miles
e. width - 4 feet
f. use - hiking, equestrian
g. location - connects the old Whitcomb Trail (no longer in use) with the City of Glendora’s trail easement through the Easly Canyon Estates Property
h. difficulty - strenuous
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. supervised by - Glendora Trails Committee
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

NORTH-EAST AREA - MORGAN RANCH AREA

1. Greencroft Extension - East
a. construction dates - bid process to begin Feb., 2003
b. type - machine-made
c. constructed by - Not yet determined
d. length - approximately l mile
e. width - 10 feet, 7 feet in area of switch-back between Morgan Canyon and the plateau to the immediate east
f. use - equestrian, hiking, bicycle
g. location - connects the present north-east terminus of the Greencroft Trail with the Ferguson Motorway near the boundary with the proposed Canyon Oaks Project owned by N.J.D. Ltd.
h. difficulty - moderate to strenuous
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. construction to be supervised by Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

2. Greencroft Extension - North
a. construction dates - not yet scheduled
b. type - machine-made
c. constructed by - not yet determined
d. length - approximately 1/4 mile
e. width - 10 feet - possible sections in Mull Canyon and the “West Fork” of Morgan Canyon at 7 feet
f. use - equestrian, hiking, bicycle
g. location - connects the present north terminus of the Greencroft Trail in Morgan Canyon with Mull Canyon bottom
h. difficulty - moderate
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. construction to be supervised by - Dick Swinney
k. designed by - Dick Swinney
l. future trail extension - to begin when the western Mull Canyon - Gordon Property development commences, proposed trail segment walked and marked with surveyor tape in 1998, John Gordon, Mark Lamereoux and Dick Swinney were present

The following information regarding this trail is taken from the minutes of the regularly scheduled Trails Committee meeting of November 17, 1997. The trail being discussed is stated as the Mull Canyon Trail. This trail name was later changed to the Greencroft Trail - North Extension by the Glendora Trails Committee.

Item #5.1 Mull Canyon Trail - John Gordon, developer of Tract #45848, briefly reviewed the presentation of the proposed hiking and equestrian trail in Mull Canyon which had been brought to the Committee’s attention at the last meeting. The property in question is located at the north end of Lone Hill Avenue, the tract map for which was approved in 1990. The property has been known as the Mull property, a 70-acre parcel in the foothills of Glendora, with several county fire roads running through some
of the valleys and ridges. John referred to a diagram of the tract which the Committee reviewed at its last meeting, and described the route of the proposed trail. Two possible routes, denoted as Alternate #1 and #2, are shown on the diagram, and John requested that, tonight, the Committee make a decision as to which of the alternative routes they would prefer (see following diagram).

John then turned the presentation over to Mark Lamereoux, the engineer on the project. Mark clarified some of the notations on the diagram, and reviewed page 2, consisting of a list of proposed criteria regarding the trail. A lengthy discussion ensued, which focused on issues regarding gaining access through the Mull Debris Basin(ie,obtaining permission from LACFCD), a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative routes, and retaining future access on the county fire roads north of the development, presently located north and west of Lot #18, in order to connect with the Ferguson Motorway, the Wren-Meacham Trail, or Bluebird Road.

Chairman Swinney asked each member to voice their preference of either alternate route #1 or #2. All Committee members except Committee member Hager (who abstained from voicing a preference due to her unfamiliarity with area in question), preferred alternate #1, because of its natural setting and rural course. After further discussion, the Committee voted unanimously to:
a. accept the trail route alternate #1 as shown on the diagram and,
b. to accept the trail route alternate #2 if access through Mull Debris Basin is denied by County Flood Control
c. to retain as a contingency route for future trail access, easements to the north and west of Lot #18, to connect with the Ferguson Motorway; and
d. to approve the listed criteria on page 2 of the document.
(Motion to accept the above was approved).

Mark stated that he would revise the diagram to reflect these changes, and departed at the close of this discussion.

CHAPTER SEVEN

NEW PROPOSED TRAILS FOR GLENDORA CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION

NORTH-CENTRAL AREA

1.The Cotta Villa Trail - Trail begins in the proximity of the former Cotta Villa Estate. Most of the trail would pass through property now owned by the Glendora Conservancy (formally owned by Mrs. Cotta Miller).
The first several hundred yards of this trail pass through the property currently owned by Mrs. Phillips. The City has recently been in contact with the owner regarding City purchase of this portion of her property.
a. construction dates - not yet constructed
b. type - handmade
c. constructed by - to be determined
d. length - approximately 0.7 mile
e. width - 4 feet
f. use - hiking only
f. location - connects north terminus of Easly Canyon Road with the Glendora Ridge Motorway
h. difficulty - strenuous
i. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
j. supervised by - to be determined
k. designed by - Dick Swinney

FAR NORTH-EAST AREA - GLENDORA/SAN DIMAS BOUNDARY

2. “Ferguson Trail” - Private properties - several small parcels originally sold by the Ferguson Family by ads placed in the Sunset Magazine. Some have since been reacquired by the Ferguson’s.
a. type - machine-made
b. length - approximately 1/4 mile
c. width - 6 - 8 feet
d. use - mutiple-use
e. location - connecting the Ferguson Motorway, approximately (100?) meters west of junction with Mull Canyon Road, with the Wren-Meacham Trail near its highest point
f. difficulty - strenuous
g. maintenance - Glendora Trails Committee
h. construction supervised by - Glendora Trails Committee

3. “Wildwood Trail” - The south eastern extension of the Ferguson Motorway traveling into the city-limits of San Dimas. Presently this property is owned by NJD Limited who have submitted to the City of Glendora and San Dimas plans for development. Their current plan does include the use of this motorway system as an equestrian, multiple-use trail which would connect the Sycamore Motorway in San Dimas with the Furguson Motorway and Greencroft Trail (East Extension) junction in Glendora. This trail recommendation has been alluded to by both Glendora and San Dimas Equestrian and Trail Commissions and Committees’; however, to my knowledge, there has never been a formal adoption of this proposal by the City of Glendora.
a. construction dates - Uncertain
b. type - machine made
c. constructed by - Uncertain
d. length - Uncertain
e. width - 10 - 15 feet
f. use - multiple-use
g. location - see above description
h. difficulty - easy
i. maintenance - to be determined
j. supervised by - unknown

TRAILS FORMERLY APPROVED BY THE GLENDORA CITY COUNCIL
(1977 & 1990), BUT NO LONGER RECOMMENDED FOR CONSIDERATION

NORTH-EAST AREA - BIG DALTON CANYON WILDERNESS PARK

1. Chaparral Trail - Eastern Segment -
a. background - This trail lies partially within the San Dimas Experimental Forest boundaries. This would include extremely steep terrain and is no longer considered feasible.
b. location - See 1989 Master Trail Plan - Northerly Portion - City of Glendora

2. Glendora Wilderness Trail - Southern Portion
a. Since the proposal of this trail, the construction of new radio-transmitting installations in this area has greatly increased. The last communication with the San Dimas Experimental Forest concerning this trail was in 1999 with Dick Swinney and Dave Larson. Dave Larson,former director of the Experimental Forest, stated there would be no possibility for this trail being approved.
b. location - see 1989 Master Trail Plan - Northerly Portion - City of Glendora for location

Gordon Rowley reported to the Committee that the U.S. Forest Service was encouraging communities bordering Angeles National Forest Property to submit trail proposals to them for future consideration. These proposals will be submitted at the soonest convenient date.

NORTH-EAST AREA

1. “ Little Dalton Canyon Trail”
a. type - hand-made
b. length - approximately 0.4 miles
c. width - 6 feet
d. use - hiking, equestrian, bicycle
e. location - connects the Lower Monroe Motorway in Little Dalton Canyon to the junction of Glendora Mountain Road and the Glendora Ridge Road, trail in Little Dalton Canyon begins at 0.7 ?miles north of Glendora Mountain Road at mouth of small canyon with old water tank
f. difficulty - moderate
g. maintenance - To be determined

2. “Colby-Ridge Road Trail”
a. type - machine or hand-made
b. length - approximately 1.5 miles
c. width - 8 feet
d. use - equestrian, bicycle, hiking
e. location - connects the Colby Trail & Glendora Mountain Road junction with the Glendora Ridge Road, southern trail-head would begin on Glendora Conservancy property at the Colby Trail, trail would travel west for approximately 200 yards and then move northward up the ridge and fire-break all the way to the Glendora Ridge Road,
f. history - this ridge is currently used by bicyclists; there is already a side to side path where the bicyclists travel; this ridge has been disked for a fire break for many years and has commonly been used by equestrians, bicyclist and hikers, starting the trail further south and east on Glendora Conservancy property would allow all groups to access the Glendora Ridge Road from the junction of the Colby and Colby-Dalton Trails, near the junction with Glendora Mountain Road, this trail would then link to the proposed “Little Dalton Trail” to the north-east and provide new loop trail options for all groups
g. difficulty - strenuous
h. maintenance - to be determined

CHAPTER TEN

GLENDORA TRAIL COMMITTEE SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

RECIPIENTS OF STATE GRANT MONIES - PROPOSITION 70, PART I

1. Location - Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park and Dalton Flood Control Channel
2. committee function - make recommendations to Community Services Commission and Department regarding uses of funds and specific project designs, marking of proposed trail routes for construction, conduct trail walk- through with trail construction foreman, directly supervise trail construction
3. monies appropriated - $120,000.00
4. construction dates -
5. specific uses of funds
a. design and supervise construction of four trails - cost - $100,000.00
1.) Colby-Dalton Trail - multipurpose - machine-made
2.) Wren-Meacham Trail - multipurpose - machine-made
3.) Upper Mystic Canyon Trail - multipurpose - machine-made
4.) Lower Mystic Canyon Trail - hiking only - hand-made
b. supervise construction of two equestrian bridges over the Little Dalton Flood Control and Big Dalton Flood Control Channels near the Glendora Equestrian Center - Cost - 20,000.00

RECIPIENTS OF STATE GRANT MONIES - PROPOSITION 70, PART II

1. Location - South Hills Wilderness Area
2. committee function - make recommendations to Community Services Commission and Department regarding uses of funds and specific project designs
3. monies appropriated - $20,000.00
4. construction dates -
5. specific uses of funds -
a. Elwood Avenue Entrance
1.) installation of gate with locking chain and equestrian passage poles at the new Elwood Avenue entrance on Alosta Canyon Trail
2.) installation of equestrian passage poles on East side of Elwood on the L.A. County Flood Control service road, multipurpose use from Elwood eastward to Los Cerritos Road, equestrian passage poles installed on west side of Los Cerritos Road, designation of the pathway as the Dalton Wash Trail which continues to the South Hills City Park
3.) installation of vehicle barrier and equestrian poles at junction of Elwood Avenue and Alosta Canyon Trail
4.) installation of wheel chair entrance at junction of Elwood Avenue and the Dalton Wash Trail on the west side of Elwood Avenue
5.) placement of signs on fences on the Dalton Wash Trail, on both sides of Elwood Avenue
b. South Hills City Park Entrance
1.) installation of wheel chair entrance at junction of South Hills City Park and the Dalton Wash Trail
2.) installation of chain-link fence on north side of Dalton Wash Trail adjacent to the Glendora Bicentennial Park
c. South-east entrance adjacent to the Chan property on the South Hills Trail (Motorway), highest point in the South Hills Wilderness Area
1.) installation of gate with locking chain
2.) installation of equestrian passage poles
d. Trails - installation of warning signs for poison oak and rattlesnakes

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL FOR PROPOSITION 50 GRANT FUNDS - 2002

1. submitted to Glendora Community Services Department - Lynn Greene - Sept. 5, 2002
2. specific proposal request - See proposal

OVERSEEING OF VOLUNTEER TRAIL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND SIGNAGE PROJECTS

1. Eagle Scout Projects - See “Eagle Scout Projects - City Of Glendora Wilderness Areas - July 12, 2002 by Dick Swinney
2. Scout Service Projects
3. Church Service Projects
4. Adopt A Trail Program Troop # ------?------ Coulter Pine Trail - 2001 - 2002
5. Azusa Pacific University Campus Ministries Program - Trail maintenance Development of the “Trails Ministries Program” at Azusa Pacific University - 1993. The original concept was proposed by Heather Petridis (APU staff), and the idea presented to Dick Swinney. The concept was approved by the Glendora Trails Committee. Students maintain trails to earn hours toward their student ministry credit requirement. Normal trail work schedule includes three work days each semester. Dick Swinney provides maintenance tools for all workers and supervises their work in conjunction with the Student Director of the APU Trail Ministries Program. This program is one of nine campus ministries operated by APU. Its official title is Habitat for Humanity and Glendora Trails Cleanup. Each program is overseen by a Student Director.
APU students have been given the following trail maintenance assignments:
a. Big Dalton Canyon Trail - 1993 - 1999 ?
b. South Hills Wilderness Trails - 1997 - 2000
c. Garcia Trail - 1998 - 2002

6. California Trail Days - 1990 - present -
This activity is presented by the State of California - Resources Agency - Department of Parks and Recreation - Recreational Trails Committee - P.O. Box 942895, Sacramento, CA 94296-0001. This program was initiated in 1986.

Each participating city sponsors their own event(s) on or near the date selected by the California Recreational Trails Committee. The Glendora Rotary,R.E.I. (San Dimas), ETI - Corral # 35, Glendora Community Services Commission and the Glendora Trails Committee cosponsor the event. The Glendora Rotary provide the barbecue lunch for all participants. Corral # 35 provides equestrian demonstrations focusing on hiker, bicyclist and equestrian participation on the City’s trails. The Glendora Community Services Department provides the drinks, brochures and Trail Day Patches. With the provision of Trail Days expenses in the 2002 Glendora Trails Committee budget, the Committee will pay for the Trail Day expenses in the future.

The Glendora Community Services Department provided the original street banner in 1991. Mark Severance volunteered his services for the painting of the banner. A new banner was purchased through the Trails Committee budget funds in 2001. The original banner is still used at the event site.

April 21,1990 - 70 participants
April 20,21, 1991 - 80 participants
May 2, 1992 - 8 participants (most groups canceled due to the civil unrest in Los Angeles that day).
May 8, 1993 - 125 participants
May 7, 1994 - 150 participants
May, 1995 - 110-120 participants
May 4, 1996 - 104 participants
The Wren-Meacham Trail Dedication took place that day as part of the Trail Days Events.
April 12,1997 - 160 participants
April 18, 1998 - 200 participants
April 17, 1999 - 190 participants
April 15 , 2000 - 300 participants
April 7, 2001 - 30 participants(heavy rain all day)
April 6, 2002 - 50 participants
April 2003 - not yet scheduled
Note - Participant numbers do not include the Rotary Club barbecue volunteers.

7. Glendora Trail Days - 2002 - present

This event was initiated on November 2, 2002 at the Big Dalton Canyon Campground. This event will provide two community trail day events each year. The California Trail Day will take place in the spring of each year at the South Hills City Park. The Glendora Rotary Club has volunteered to cosponsor this event as well as the Glendora Trail Days in November. Rotary once again will be providing lunch for all participants. The Trails Committee will develop and provide their own patches for these events. The Committee purchased a new banner for the California Trail Day Events from its annual budget.

November 2, 2001 - 124 participants
November 2, 2002 - 80 participants

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD PRESENTED TO MARK SEVERANCE

Mr. Severance was presented this award for his contribution of the creation of the first California Trail Days banner and his creation of a trail-head sign with map, installed in the Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park at the south trail head of the Keiser self-guided nature trail in 19--. This sign was not damaged during the September fire of 2002.

PROVIDING TRAIL INFORMATION TO PUBLIC

1. Great Glendora Festival - We have had a booth since 1991
2. Glendora Market Nights - Manned our first booth in 2000, two nights per season
3. Trail Maps
a. Master Plan - Northerly Portion - 1999?
b. Master Plan - Southern Portion - 1999?
c Master Plan - Northerly Portion - 1995 - Historic, Present, Proposed.
d. Master Plan - Northern Portion - Color Version - 2002

e. Self-Guided Trail Brochures - one-half mile - see details under the description of the following trails:
1.) Big Dalton Canyon Self-Guided Nature Trail

2.) Paul Keiser Self-Guided Nature Trail
3.) South Hills Self-Guided Nature Trail - Segments of the Toyon and East View Trails
4. Summer Tuesday evening nature walks - monthly - Lead by Dick Swinney - See City Summer Brochures for information - initiated -1977
5. Monthly Saturday morning trail walks - Lead by members of the Glendora Trails Committee - See City Brochures for information - initiated - Sept. 2002
Sept., Oct. and Nov. hikes canceled because of fire related issues due to the Williams Fire. Due to decision by the City of Glendora to close all trails in the northern portion of city, the Saturday morning hikes scheduled for the next few months were canceled.
6. Special presentations - Presentations to various community organizations by Dick Swinney and Gordon Rowley
7. Creation of six back-drop display boards by Dick Swinney for Trails Committee presentations.

TRAILS COMMITTEE REQUESTED THAT STAFF RESEARCH THE ORIGINALLY ADOPTED NAME OF THE WILDERNESS AREA IN BIG DALTON CANYON - April 30, 1997

At the Trails Committee request, It was determined by the City Council that an official name for the area had never been established. The Council voted to name the City property in Big and Little Dalton Canyons as the Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park. The City has fourteen acres at the mouth of Little Dalton Canyon and six-hundred and seventy-six acres in Big Dalton Canyon.

GLENDORA BRODIAEA PRESERVE SUBCOMMITTEE

At the regularly scheduled Trails Committee meeting of September 24, 1990, staff motioned setting up a committee of experts to advise staff on the maintenance and wee being of the Brodiaea on Lot 14 of the original Everett Hughes Colby Development. This was unanimously approved. The Community Services Commission approved the new Trails Committee. Staff mentioned that at this time, the new Committee should be an ad hoc committee to the Trails Committee. The first meeting took place on February 19, 1991.

Membership:
Dr. Jerry Croissant
Ann Croissant
Mel Crudge
Dick Swinney

Meeting Time: As needed
The subcommittee decided it would operate without a chairman temporarily.

Recommended Goal Statement:

Continue to maintain an open grassland habitat on the Brodiaea Preserve plateau. To remove plant species now present in the preserve that are determined to be detrimental to the survival of the Brodiaea filifolia.

To gradually reduce the numbers of plant species that present especially high fire danger. To gradually replace these species with other grassed which will present less of a fire damage. Native and non-native grassed will be considered. Plants chosen for introduction into the preserve should create a plant community as similar to known populations of Brodiaea filifolia as possible. The method of plant control or removal will be determined specifically for each plant species.

Maintain the preserve as an area off limits to any vehicles.

The location of footpaths on the preserve plateau to be established through joint effort between Glendora Trails Committee, ýGlendora Brodiaea Preserve Subcommittee, the California State Department of Fish & ýGame and the Planning Center of Newport Beach.

Establish a procedure for taking an annual numbers count for the Brodiaea filifolia within the preserve. This will enhance the ability to determine the general condition and growth status of the population.

The Brodiaea bulbs at the private home of Tye Garrison should be returned to the site.

Recommendations:

1. The removal of the following non-native plant species from the preserve area.
a. Brassica geniculata: Mediterranean Mustard
1.) Rational: this species released chemicals through decaying leaves which inhibit the growth of many plant species. This species is loosely scattered throughout the preserve. Plants are annual/biennial. Low percentage of ground coverage.
2. ) Method of removal: Clip off stem at ground level. Remove plants from site.
b. Silybum marianum: Milk Thistle
1.) Rational: This species occurs only in one isolated area within the preserve. Creates a very dense ground coverage with an average height of over five feet. Plants are annual. No Brodiaea have been found growing with the thistle population. The continued removal of these plants before they produce seed will eventually eliminate them from the area. They prefer disturbed soil.
2.) Method of Removal: Same as above.

2. Removal of the following native plant species from the Brodiaea Preserve. These species are perennial and would create a ground cover too extensive to allow optimal growth of the Brodiaea filifolia.

a. Artemisia californica: California Sagebrush
1.) Rational: Numbers of this species will increase if they are not removed. Their present ground coverage is insignificant.
2.) Method of Removal:L Pulled or dug up by hand when soil in wet.

b. Opuntia littorallis: Coast Prickly Pear
1.) Rational: Occur along margins of the entire preserve. Could potentially create 100% ground coverage. Common in areas adjacent to the preserve. They are present in very low number on the plateau due to preserves disking.
2.) Method of Removal: Same as above. Completely remove from the site. Will resprout vegetatively.

3. Plants recommended for eventual thinning or removal from the site due to their high fire danger threat.

a. Avena barbata: Slender Wild Oat
b. Bromus ruberns: Red Brome, Foxtail Chess

4. Subcommittee will recommend plant species to be introduced into the preserve to maintain an open, grassland type plant association. See Goal Statement

5. Soil samples will be taken by Dr. Jerry Croissant at various locations within the preserve. Analysis will be made at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona.

6. Recommend the discontinuance of disking at the site.

7. Recommend initiation of number 1 & 2 during the 1991 year.
Dick Swinney will coordinate volunteer effort to do the initial weeding discussed in sections 1 & 2.

Minutes prepared by Dick Swinney

For more information on Glendora’s Brodiaea Preserve, see GLENDORA’S BRODIAEA FILIFOLIA -PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE By Dick Swinney - June 1991

Note: The Subcommittee disbanded when the Brodiaea Preserve was released from City control and came under the ownership and control of the Glendora Conservancy.

MASTER PLAN FOR SOUTH HILLS WILDERNESS AREA - 1991

Draft plan presented to Glendora Community Services Commission at their February meeting. The commission voted to approve the plan as presented acknowledging that refinements may still be made by the Trails Committee.
Final Report Prepared - July 29, 1991
Summary of Report:
1. General concepts - The Wilderness Area should remain an accessible, usable natural park for recreational use.
2. Trail Proposal - This plan recommends the construction of eight trails to connect the already existing South Hills Motorway System with the two existing and one proposed Wilderness Area entrances.
3. Main Entrance Proposal - Recommend the creation of a third main entrance into the Wilderness Area at the south Elwood extension and development project.
4. Maintenance issues - Usage of scouts and other service organizations under the supervision of the Community Services Department can maintain the trails.

Complete transcript of the report (corrections added Oct. 2002 by Dick Swinney):

The Glendora Trails Committee has been working on a conceptual plan and detailed recommendations for the South Hills Wilderness Area as requested by the Community Services Commission and the City Council. We make the following recommendations for your approval.

GENERAL CONCEPTS

The South Hills Wilderness Area in Glendora which is bordered roughly on the north by Mauna Loa, on the East by High Country, on the south by the 210 Freeway and on the west by Glendora Avenue should remain an accessible, usable natural area for recreational use. There should be some additional trail development in the near future to improve usability of what currently exists with the goal of enhancing the natural state of the area and preserving it for future generations. We are opposed to commercial development and motor vehicle access except for maintenance purposes.

Once trail work is completed, appropriate entrance barriers and signage should be
constructed and installed including a Wilderness Area map such as the one at the Day Camp in Big Dalton Canyon. Signs should indicate rules of the area and appropriate usage. Trails are intended for non-motorized vehicles such as bicycles, hiking and horseback riding.

It is recommended that consideration be given to include as a part of the Wilderness Area those properties owned by the City of Glendora and Redevelopment Agency parcels which are adjacent to designated Wilderness Area property.

We recommend that there be only three official designated entrance points with several additional entrances which are available but not encouraged except for local area residents. The three main entrances should be Bonnie Cove on the south, Mauna Loa on the north and Elwood on the north-east. Elwood will not be available until the Chan development takes place. Mauna Loa is currently accessible as is Bonnie Cove. Another entrance at High Country is also currently accessible although some of the trail crosses private property and we would not recommend it as a staging area where street parking would be required due to the residential quality of the neighborhood. This would not prevent persons wishing to hike, jog, bicycle or ride horses from entering here. The trail beginning at Glendora Avenue along the wash to South Hills City Park and eventually to Alosta along the wash could have simple signage at each end to designate the trail. Limited access posts would give the City and County easy means of temporarily controlling access if that was deemed necessary.


BONNIE COVE

This entrance will be a multipurpose entrance consisting of the existing paved road and two trails; one to the east and one to the west. Cyclists will be restricted to the paved road for access to the dirt road trail system. The East trail will be restricted to hikers only as it will be steeper and narrower. The West trail will permit hikers and equestrians and it is hoped that the trail would be made suitable for the mobile handicapped.

A locked vehicle gate is desirable at or near the entrance to prevent unauthorized motor traffic. A step-thru gate consisting of vertical segments of telephone pole should be provided for foot, horse and bicycle access while effectively blocking motor vehicles.

Normal City Park signage is in place currently and should be supplemented with a Wilderness Area park map and appropriate trail markers indicating applicable restrictions such as “No Bicycles” etc.

At some future date when Monrovia nursery vacates the property, it is recommended that the vehicle gate be move further into the park to the base of the hill. This would allow space for an unpaved parking area suitable for a few cars and? or horses trailers
on the property. This would be the only official equestrian staging area although access for horsed will be permitted at Elwood as well.

It is hoped that a police officer will continue to occupy a residence at this entrance. We also suggest that available to someone willing to perform mounted patrol of the park such as an Explorer Scout. The property should not be used as storage yard for RV’s. It may also be desirable to have a small developed park area here at the entrance.

MAUNA LOA

Mauna Loa is the site off the existing South City Park for picnic and recreational use. As such, it is not a suitable area for equestrian access nor are the trails suited to horses. Only one of the trails could be considered suitable for cyclists without imposing undue risk to hikers. When trails are complete, they should be appropriately posted. At the time the Elwood entrance is opened, bicycle traffic should be directed along the flood control pathway. The Mauna Loa trail heads should then be restricted to all but foot traffic. Along with appropriate signage, a Wilderness Area map should be posted. Additional gating and fencing at this entrance is not necessary with the exception of some sort of fencing on the west end from the wash to the mountainside to help prevent motor vehicle traffic and dumping. The step-thru barrier and gate as recommended for Bonnie Cove with some sort of fencing extending from there to the mountain is recommended.

A future addition to this area is the construction of nature walks suited to the handicapped such as providing signs in Braille. This area is nearly ideal as it has smooth pathways in close proximity to the foliage.

ELWOOD

The Elwood entrance will be accessible after completion of the Chan development. This entrance will be multipurpose as it provides direct access to the dirt road system, foot trails and flood control paths. The entrance should be gated and signed in the same manner as Bonnie Cove but no additional parking will be provided.

MINOR ENTRANCE

These entrances should have simpler signs designation that there is a trail. Currently there is a signed entrance on Glendora Avenue which is not usable as an entrance and the gate is always locked. It is strongly recommended that this sign be moved to a more appropriate location or just removed to prevent confusion and frustration on the part of the public. The access from Glendora Avenue along the wash, at Mauna Loa west along the wash, at the entrance to the trail behind the Historical area, and the entrance at High Country near the east water tank need small signs. Eventually, such signs should also be at the Elwood entrances to the wash trails and at Alosta.

ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE

Within the trail system where trails converge, small signs should be posted to indicate trail names and any appropriate restrictions on usage.

MAINTENANCE

Maintenance on most of the trails is currently done the County. Usage and projects by Scouts and other Service Organizations under the supervision of the Community Services Department , can maintain the other trails.

COST

Most of the tails are already y in and well maintained. We anticipate that proposed trails can be put in by the county using grant money, be Boy Scouts as Eagle Projects and by developers as development takes place on the park perimeters. This will mean little or no cost to the City.

TRAILS AS DETAILED ON ATTACHED MAP

Dalton Wash Trail - This trail will start at Alosta to the east and continue along the wash to Glendora Avenue on the west. The only improvements on this trail involve the eastern segment from Alosta to Elwood which will require county cooperation and minor fence and gate modifications such as have already been made at Heritage Park. Since this is ideal for used by cyclists and equestrians, some additional modification may be required along the wash from the South Hill City Park at Mauna Loa to Elwood, if the trail behind the fence is not usable as a multipurpose trail.

Toyon Trail System - These trails make loop connections beginning at the park at Mauna Loa and joining the South Hills Motorway.

East View Trail - This trail extends from the ridge top to Alosta Canyon Trail making a loop.

Bonnie Cove Trail - This is an existing road which extends from the entrance to the South Hills Motorway. It is a multi-purpose trail.

Bonnie Cove East - This trail is a proposed hiking only trail starting near the entrance and joining the South Hills Motorway east of the intersection of Bonnie Cove Trail and the Motorway.

Bonnie Cove West - This trail is a proposed hiking and equestrian trail starting near the entrance and joining the South Hills Motorway west of the intersection of Bonnie Cove Trail and the Motorway. It my also accommodate mobile handicapped usage.

Bonnie Cove South - This trail is intended to provide eventual linkage to the San Dimas Trails. It will be south on Bonnie Cove and then continue east along the wash
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to Sports Park and Lone Hill. This is consistent with the City Master Plan.

Alosta Canyon Trail - This trail will complete a loop from “Alosta Canyon” to the South Hills Motorway. It is a new proposed trail.

South Hills Motorway - This roadway is in and well maintained by the County. It extends from Glendora Avenue on the west to High Country on the east. Currently some of this trail on the east end is on City property not technically “Wilderness Area” and some traverses private land. It is recommended that we do what we can to make these areas technically a part of the park. This is desirable access for the local residential area and should be gated and appropriately posted as mentioned earlier. On the west and of the Motorway, the pave road and gated entrance on Glendora Avenue should remain closed for safety reason. The park sign at the gated Glendora Avenue entrance which is not accessible or desirable, needs to be removed.

South Hills East Perimeter Trail - This trail extends from the South Hills Motorway and High Country junction east to the railway right away and north towards Alosta. It turns west parallel to Alosta (now Highway 66) and continues to Alosta and the Dalton Wash Trail entrance. Some work will need to be done here.

IN SUMMARY - The desirability of a “Master Plan” for the South Hills Wilderness Area was proposed by the ýGlendora Trails Committee with unanimous approval of the Community Services Commission and approved unanimously by the Glendora City Council in 1990. The ýGlendora Trails Committee working under advisory status to the Community Services Commission and the City Council, has worked diligently this past year to prepare this report with no cost to the City of Glendora. We appreciate the support and assistance of City Staff in this endeavor and now present this report for your consideration and approval.

Glendora Trails Committee Sharon Meyer - Community Services
Dick Swinney - Chairman Bob Deering - Planning Commission
Dee Hupp - Vice Chairman Pat Janes - Alternate
Ray Ferris John Hackney - Alternate
Tom Nichols
John Gordon



UPDATED MASTER PLAN FOR SOUTH HILLS WILDERNESS AREA - 1997

At its regularly scheduled meeting of April 28, 1997, the Glendora Trails Committee discussed the lease of the South Hills property to a nursery wishing to use the land as a growing ground for container stock. This discussion continued at such length that the Committee was prompted to schedule an adjourned meeting for May 4, 1997.

At the adjourned meeting of May 5th, the Committee discussed the purchase by the City of several privately-owned parcels in the South Hills that lie adjacent to the present boundaries of the Wilderness Area. Prop A funds, available through the Santa Monica Conservancy by grant application, could be used for such a purchase should the grant be awarded to Glendora.

The Committee prioritized their recommendations for the use of these funds as follows:
1. provide improvements to the entrance of the Wilderness Area at Bonnie Cove in the form of a parking area, fence repair, gate installation, and signage.
2. purchase property for Open Space in the following priority: parcel 5, parcel 2, parcel 6 and parcel 4 (refer to attached map)

The Committee also recommended, for the record, that it endorses the City’s decision to bid on a privately-owned, land-locked, 40-acre parcel in Big Dalton Canyon.

Summary:

The Glendora Trails Committee respectfully recommends:
1. that the property lease in the South Hills be continued for nursery container plant development, and
2. that the City apply to the Santa Monica Conservancy for grant funds to be used in the enhancement of the park entrance at Bonnie Cove, and to purchase adjacent properties (in order of priority, Parcels 5, 2, 4 and 6) as open space lands.


The following information comes from portions of the Glendora Trails Committee Minutes June 2, 1997.

At this point in the meeting, Chairman Swinney stated that Director Henderson asked him to discuss with the Committee tonight what improvements they would recommend for the Bonnie Cove entrance to south Hills Wilderness Area. A lengthy discussion ensued. First the Committee discussed the layout of the land and the approximate area available for development. Using an aerial photograph provided by staff for reference, Commissioner Deering sketched a plot plan of the area on the Formica board, while Chairman Swinney made notes of the Committees suggestions. The Committee estimated that the usable area is approximately 200 feet wide, and a t least the size of a football field in length.

After an extensive discussion, the Committee agreed by unanimous consensus that the following items should be included in the improvements to the Bonnie Cove entrance (see attached diagram)

1. Minimal grading to the usable space should be required. The design should
work with the lay of the land, utilizing the flattest portions for horse trailer parking and staging.
2. The asphalt paving of Bonnie Cove Avenue should be extended underneath the freeway overpass to provide additional parking space. ÿhe flattest area inside the gate should be designated for trailer parking, and should also be paved with asphalt. This would allow for painted lines to show traffic flow, and extra-long parking spaces to accommodate approximately ten horse trailers. The Committee estimated that this area should equal at least 10,000 square feet.
3. The flat areas extending beyond the paved parking area should be covered with a natural material, such as wood chips.

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AT NORTH SIDE OF SIERRA MADRE, VALLEY CENTER AND MOUNTAIN LANE AVENUES:

The following is taken from “Summary of Trails Committee Meeting of 9-29-97”

Item #6. The Committee unanimously approved a motion to recommend to staff that the bridge required as part of the Valley Center/Sierra Madre/Mountain Lane Avenues development, be installed before occupancy of the homes in this development is allowed.

Determination of water tanks color scheme for the “Guard Ranch” development above Morgan Ranch, managed by John Gordon

The City of Glendora Water Department requested that the Glendora Trails Committee recommend the color to be used for the painting of the two above-ground water storage tanks located within the development complex. At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Glendora Trails Committee on September 27, 1999, the committee agreed to honor the request and chose to meet at the reservoir sites on October 4, 1999. The members that met at the reservoir site decided to recommend three color choices for the Committee to vote on.

At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Glendora Trails Committee on October 25, 1999, the committee unanimously recommended the color ‘Desert Sand’. This color was adopted by the city.

There were some objections to the dark green paint used on the large water storage tank for the Easly Canyon Development Project which is visible from many locations within the Glendora City Limits. The city apparently wanted a wider range of input as to the color of these new tanks.

GLENDORA TRAIL COMMITTEE PRPOPOSES LIAISON TO THE SAN DIMAS EQUESTRIAN COMMISSION - AUGUST 2002

Kay Hager was asked by the Glendora Trails Committee to approach the San Dimas Equestrian Commission regarding the Glendora Trails Committee recommendation for a liaison between the two city organizations. Kay moved out of Glendora to San Dimas the previous year and therefore is no longer able to serve on the Glendora Trails Committee. She has agreed to continue attending the Glendora meetings and has been approved by the San Dimas Equestrian Commission to be a liaison between their Commission and the Glendora Trails Committee.

GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS CREATING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GLENDORA AND RAY BRAZINA FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF TRAIL MAINTENANCE BY USE OF RAY’S TRACTOR - 1999

TRAIL WALK-THROUGHS BY THE TRAILS COMMITTEE FOR GLENDORA CITY STAFF, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND COUNCIL

March 4, 1995 - The group toured the following areas within the South Hills Wilderness Area: the Walnut Trail, the Toyon Trail, the East View Trail and the Dalton Wash Trail. The group met the Eagle Scout Project members who were constructing the eastern segment of the trail.

November 4, 1995 - The group toured the Big Dalton Canyon Area

January 22, 2000 - The group toured the following areas:
Big Dalton Canyon Trail, Big Dalton Canyon Campground, Mystic Canyon and Wren-Meacham Trail -Heads, Colby-Dalton Trail and various trails in the South Hills Wilderness Area.

November 16, 2002 - The group visited the following locations:
South Hills Wilderness Area trail-heads, Morgan Ranch Trail-heads and survey of site of future Greencroft Trail extensions, Colby-Dalton Trail-head(south), Big Dalton Canyon Campground, Big Dalton Canyon Trail and survey of recent fire damage.

TRAIL MARKER PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION

Gordon Rowley installed the big yellow sign at the Mystic Canyon Trail-head - January 2001. This sign says “caution horse crossing”.

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE CALLED BY THE CITY OF GLENDORA PLANNING DEPARTMENT - MAY 31, 1995

Purpose - To discuss issues regarding the proposed trail easement in Easley Canyon with concerned Glendora residents.

Glendora residents making presentations:

Dennis Assael, Garry Pfingston, Bob Kuhn, Chuck Metzger, Bill Gates, Niki Emery, Jim Paulus, Burney Alvarez, Steve Benshoof, Bob Nelson, Joe Lowden, Ron Bauer,Jim Thomson, Keven Polley, Iris Whiting, Ho Tzu Yen, John Gordon

After all public comment, the committee voted on several recommendations for the location of the trail through this development. The Committee voted to recommend the trail route which continues up to the top of Easley Canyon Road, cuts westerly through Lot #1 of the development, traverses several strips of private property above North Glendora Avenue, and connects with the Old Whitcomb Trail.

SPECIAL MEETING BETWEEN THE GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE AND THE GLENDORA PRESERVATION FOUNDATION AT CENTENNIAL HERITAGE PARK - JULY 14, 1992

On the regularly scheduled meeting of June 29, 1992, the Glendora Trails Committee recommended that the Dalton Wash Trail be located behind the fence which surrounds the south side of Centennial Heritage Park. The Committee proposed that the fence be moved, if necessary, to accommodate the multi-use trail.

On July 14, 1992, members from both groups met to find the best possible route for the trail. The following three options were discussed:
1. Place trail on the north side of the Dalton Wash on the LA Co. Flood Control right-of-way.
2. Place the trail on the south side of the Dalton Wash on the LA Co. Flood Control right-of-way.
3. Place the trail on the south side of the recently erected Centennial Heritage Park fence.

Halla Speaker and Director Jim Henderson of the Glendora Community Services Department were present. The group discussed all the options and ended by walking the proposed route south of the fence. Jim suggested that we locate areas that may need to be widened and cleared. Only three locations along the trail were noticed where the width and overhead clearance pose problems. Jim closed by stating that the trail could probably be brought up to meet minimum standards.

At the regularly scheduled Trails Committee Meeting on July 27, 1992, the Committee decided that the entire Committee should meet at the Centennial Heritage Park on Monday, August 31st to take trail measurement and discuss each point of concern along the trail.

GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION TO ACQUIRE AND INSTALL SIGNS IN THE BIG DALTON CANYON WILDERNESS PARK STATING THAT DOGS MUST BE KEPT ON A LEASH - MARCH 30, 1998

Per former request for information regarding Glendora City Parks and leash laws, staff informed the Committee that dogs are currently prohibited in all City parks except in Big Dalton Canyon. Here, dogs must be kept on a leash. The Committee then made and approved a motion for the acquisition of signs to be placed at trail-heads in the Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park. Gordon Rowley volunteered to post 2 or three signs at some of the trail heads in Big Dalton Canyon.

GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE REQUEST THE INITIATION OF A COMMITTEE BUDGET


Gordon Rowley was instrumental in the process of the Committee receiving its first budget.2000 budget - $500.00
2001 budget - $2,300.00
2002 budget - $ 5,000.00

GLENDORA MASTER PLAN - 2002

The Community Services Commission is currently addressing the issue of inappropriate coverage of trail related issues in the report as it is now written.

SPECIFIC TRAIL DAMAGE, DUE TO THE WILLIAMS FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 25,26 2002

NORTH-EAST AREA - Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park

1. Big Dalton Canyon Trail
a. date of survey - September 28, 2002
b. % of trail damaged - 100 %
c. nature of damage - Ash and mud flows from early October rain (0.2 inch) cover much of the mid-canyon bottom, rock and soil debris at base of cliff just west of amphitheater
d. fallen trees on trail - several white alder
e. repairs needed - tree removal, debris removal, stream bottom likely to be severely damaged during the rainy season

2. Coulter Pine Trail
a. date of survey - September 28, 2002
b. % of trail damaged - 100%
c. nature of damage - significant debris coverage in Dunn Canyon
d. fallen trees on trail - two large Coast Live Oak trees
e. repairs needed - tree and debris removal

3. Dunn Canyon Trail
a. date of survey - September 28, 2002
b. % of trail damaged - 100%
c. nature of damage - rock and soil debris is canyon bottom
d. fallen trees - none
e. repairs needed - debris removal

4. Glendora Wilderness Trail - Under construction
a. date of survey - October 5, 2002
b. % of trail damaged - 100%
c. nature of damage - severe debris accumulation on north and south entrances of trail where conditions are steep
d. fallen trees - none
e. repairs needed - debris removal, possible rerouting of trail at northern entrance

5. Mystic Canyon Trail - Lower
a. date of survey - September 28, 2002
b. % of trail damaged - 100%
c. nature of damage - dry slippage erosion down steep slopes due to removal of normal vegetation, 90% of canyon bottom trail segment l littered with rocks and debris, some sections buried with several feet of rocks and earth
d. fallen trees on trail - two
e. repairs needed - tree and debris removal, there is likely to be significant restructuring of the canyon bottom due to future rainfall, trail maintenance not recommended until after winter and spring rains

6. Mystic Canyon Trail - Upper
a. date of survey - September 28, 2002
b. % of trail damaged - 98 % - summer burn of 2001 adjacent to the upper portion of the trail was not re-burned in this fire.
c. nature of damage - dry slippage erosion down steep slopes, rock debris on trail
d. fallen trees on trail - none
e. repairs needed - debris removal, tractor grading

7. Paul Keiser Trail Self-Guided Nature Trail
a. date of survey - September 28, 2002
b. % of trail damaged - 100%
c. nature of damage - soil and rock debris accumulation on the steeper north facing slope in Pavil Canyon
d. fallen trees on trail - one large Coast Live Oak
e. repairs needed - tree and debris removal

8. Pavil Canyon Trail
a. date of survey - September 28, 2002
b. % of trail damage - 100 %
c. nature of damage - soil and rock debris already a significant impact to canyon bottom areas especially where the canyon is narrow and the slopes are steep, will most likely sustain tremendous alteration
d. fallen trees on trail - several
e. repairs needed - tree removal, debris removal

9. Poopout Trail
a. date of survey - September 28, 2002
b. % of trail damaged - 5 %, upper 100 meters
c. nature of damage - slight
d. fallen trees - none
e. repairs needed - none

10. Wren-Meacham Trail
a. date of survey - September 28, 2002
b. % of trail damaged - 55%, sour portion of trail unburned
c. nature of damage - significant debris coverage of north section of trail in “Meacham Canyon”
d. fallen trees - one
e. repairs needed - tree and debris removal

STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE TO FIRE SEPTEMBER 24 AND 25, 2002

1. Trail Head Sign Posts
a. Pavil Canyon and Keiser Trail sign-post

1.) location - junction of Big Dalton Canyon Road and service road to the Wilderness Cabin (Camp Cahuilla)

2.). nature of damage - telephone pole and two sign boards completely consumed by fire

b. Upper Mystic Canyon Trail sign post
1.) location - 50 meters north of Big Dalton Canyon Road at junction of Lower and Upper Mystic Canyon Trails
2.) nature of damage - telephone pole support completely consumed by fire
3.) repairs needed - replacement of telephone pole support

c. Lower Mystic Canyon Trail
1.) location - 55 meters north of Big Dalton Canyon Road at junction of Lower and Upper Mystic Canyon Trails
2.) nature of damage - telephone pole support completely consumed by fire
3.) repairs needed - replacement of telephone pole support

2. Trail reinforcement material(Wood)
a. Glendora Wilderness Trail (under construction),
1.) location - north entrance, 50 meters south of Big Dalton Canyon Road east of flood control tunnels
2.) nature of damage - log reinforcements for trail support on steep hillside on north entrance 30% consumed by fire
3.) repairs needed - replacement of log reinforcements

3. Telephone pole fence
a. location - adjacent to south side of Big Dalton Canyon Road at south entrance to the Coulter Pine Trail, 0.8 miles east of Glendora Mountain Road
b. nature of damage - 90% consumed by fire, remaining pole segments cut up by fire crews, fence constructed to keep motor vehicles out of the Coulter Pine Grove
c. repairs needed - replacement of telephone pole fence, approximately 100 feet long

ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT DAMAGE REPORTED ABOVE

1. Glendora Trail Days - November 2, 2002
a. removal of fallen trees on all trails with the exception of the Upper Mystic Canyon Trail
b. maintenance of the western one-half of the Coulter Pine Trail
c. rerouting of portions of the upper Coulter Pine Trail
d. removal of litter formerly hidden by old-growth plant communities

2. Delivery of ---- telephone poles to be used for the replacement of the burned railing surrounding the Coulter Pine Grove, delivery during December, 2002 and January, 2003

3. City-sponsored sandbagging activity in Big Dalton Canyon, November ---, 2002, following this activity, thirty volunteers from Faith Community Church remained to help maintain the upper Coulter Pine Trail.

4. Individuals volunteer to maintain upper Coulter Pine Trail on their own schedules(Glen and ------ Rizuto)

5. Ray Brezina volunteers to maintain the Upper Mystic Canyon and Wren- Meacham Trails in near future

TRAIL DAMAGE BY THE SOUTH HILLS FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002

Alosta Canyon Trail-South Fork
1. date of survey - January 27, 2002 by Richard Marvin and Dick Swinney 2. % of trail damage - 80 %, upper(south)20% of trail, unburned
3. nature of damage - rock and soil debris
4. fallen trees - one large Live Oak at north trail-head
5. repairs needed - debris removal of brush cut by fire crews on the day of the fire during fire suppression efforts
6. structural damage - none

TRAIL DAMAGE DUE TO WINDS DURING DECEMBER, 2002 AND JANUARY, 2003

BIG DALTON CANYON

1. Big Dalton Canyon Trail - Many White Alder Trees fell over the trail. Most of these trees were not damaged by fire but had died previously due to the scarcity of water during the previous year. Most of these were cut and removed from the trail by Gordon Rowley by February, 2003.

2. Coulter Pine Trail - Two large Coast Live Oak Trees fell within 200 yards of the north and south trail-heads. These have not yet been removed as of February 3, 2003.

CHAPTER TWELVE

ASSESSMENT OF ALL NON-BURNED TRAILS DURING OCT 2002

NORTH-EAST AREA - DALTON CANYONS

1. Colby-Dalton Trail
a. Last maintained - 2000 by Ray Brazina (tractor), by L.A. Co. Dept. of Recreation(tractor)in 1994
b. Condition - usable by all, in need of maintenance

2. Colby Trail
a. Last maintained - 1999 by Gordon Rowley- tractor (Vice Chairman of the Glendora Conservancy)
b. Condition - usable by all, in need of maintenance

3. Poop Out Trail
a. Last maintained - 1998, Big Dalton Canyon Forest Service Station
b. Condition - Badly eroded

NORTH-EAST AREA - MORGAN RANCH AREA

4. Greencroft Trail
a. Last maintained - 1999? by Ray Brazina (tractor) and Dick Swinney
b. Condition - Badly overgrown

5. Marshall Trail
a. Last maintained - 1999? by Ray Brazina (tractor) and Dick Swinney
b. Condition - Badly overgrown

NORTH-EAST AREA - NORTH OF GLENDORA HIGH SCHOOL

6. Oak Knoll Trail
a. Last maintained - 2000, spreading of wood chips, Swinney & City staff
b. Condition - good


NORTH-WEST AREA - GLENDORA/AZUSA BOUNDARY

7. Garcia Trail
a. Last maintained - Nov., 2002, Azusa Pacific University Trails Ministry
b. Condition - excellent
SOUTH HILLS WILDERNESS AREA

8. Alosta Canyon Trail
a. Last maintained - 2001, L.A. County Fire Dept. (graded)
b. Condition - excellent

9. Bonnie Cove Trail (East)
a. Last maintained - spring 2000, Azusa Pacific University Trail Ministries
b. Condition - badly overgrown

10. Bonnie Cove Trail (West)
a. Last maintained - winter 1999, Azusa Pacific University Trail Ministries
b. Condition - badly overgrown


11. East View Trail - North Fork
a. Last maintained - 1998, Eagle Scout Project
b. Condition - Badly overgrown

12. East View Trail - South Fork
a. Last maintained - 1997?, Eagle Scout Project
b. Condition - badly overgrown


13. Elderberry Trail
a. Last maintained - April 2001, California Trail Days - northern portion
b. Condition - northern portion - good, southern portion - badly overgrown

14. Dalton Wash Trail
a. Last maintained - April 2001, California Trail Days
b. Condition - Excellent

15. Mustard Trail
a. Last maintained - 1998?
b. Condition - badly overgrown

16. South Hills Trail
a. Last maintained - 2002, M.W.P. - graded
b. Condition - excellent

17. Toyon Trail
a. Last maintained - April 2001, California Trail Days
b. Condition - Good

18. Walnut Trail
a. Last maintained - 1998?
b. Condition - badly overgrown

19. Wild Iris Trail
a. Last maintained - 1999, Azusa Pacific University Trail Ministry
b. Condition - badly overgrown










REFERENCES

A GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - SEPTEMBER 14, 1995, DICK SWINNEY, 6 pages

B GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE, 1995, DEE HUPP AND DICK SWINNEY,A Brief history of the Trails Committee with outline of both North and South Trails Master Plans, 4 pages

C EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS - CITY OF GLENDORA WILDERNESS AREAS JULY 12, 2001,
DICK SWINNEY, 8 pages

D GLENDORA TRAILS COMMITTEE STRUCTURE AND POLICIES - NOVEMBER 21, 1995 - INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM BY HALLA SPEAKER, LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, 3 pages

E BIG DALTON WILDERNESS PARK - FINAL REPORT, DICK SWINNEY AND JEFF MANN - NOVEMBER, 1977, 82 pages plus 13 maps

F SELECTED ITEMS FROM: GLENDORA WILDERNESS PARK - FINAL REPORT WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FINAL REPORT, DICK SWINNEY - APRIL, 1978, 11 pages

G GLENDORA WILDERNESS PARK REPORT, DICK SWINNEY - JANUARY, 1989, 19 pages

H HISTORY OF THE TRAILS OF GLENDORA ?, BILL CULLEN -