Entrance to Willow Trail

Willow Trail is part of a network of fire trails. A fire trail is sometimes built along an old logging route or cut new and used by fire trucks in case of forest fire. They can also create a break in the path of a moving fire. Located off Claremont Avenue, Willow Trail is a path that winds for 0.64 miles through a thick reserve of native California plant species. The path is dotted with small bridges over springtime rivulets that run into Claremont Creek, one of the headwaters of Tmescal Creek and the top of the watershed. Willow Trail runs parallel to another trail, Summit House Trail, and also connects to the Gwin Canyon Trail.