Colossal Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3A III PG (v4a1 III) Raps:7-8, max ↨85ft
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| Condition Reports: | 17 Feb 2025
"Given the condition of the webbing, no one had been through this canyon in quite a while.. There’s no practical way to access the route without pa |
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| Best season: | Oct-Mar
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33.8244, -116.9490
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WaterflowIntroduction
This is a beautiful Canyon north of the valley of San Jacinto and Hemet. The hike consists of a semi steep mostly trail hike up the slope via Soboba paragliding School. There is much exploring to be done in this area. This Canyon was first ran in December of 2016 and 90% of the rappels were made with cairn anchors. That being said, knowledge and experience in Anchor building and navigational skills should be taken into consideration.
Approach
Drive to Soboba paragliding School and speak with the Personnel that work there; you will want to use their well maintained trail going up the mountain. They will make you sign a waiver, and possibly pay a fee, for the use of their trail and property. Beware of snakes while hiking off-trail. Stay to the right of the antennas on your way up, and head north east over a ridge to drop into a valley. Choose your path wisely, avoiding any obvious cliffs or particularly punishing foliage.
Descent
R1: 70' - cairn
R2: 55' - boulder
R3: 85' - boulder
Downclimbing
R4: 60' - boulder (optional)
R5: 50' - cairn
R6: 50' - boulder
R7: 60' - cairn
Most of the time during the winter when rain flows flash floods erode the entire mountainside so most anchors may be washed down.
Exit
After the last rappel it is only a short hike out of the canyon back into the valley. Turn right and walk back to the paragliding School.
Red tape
Colossal Canyon is on the property of Soboba Paragliding School.