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Trailhead: 3302 Lake Ave, Altadena, CA 91001 Parking: free street parking on Lake Avenue. Distance: 5.4 miles out & back. The Sam Merrill Trail to Echo Mountain starts in the town of Altadena at the gated entrance to the Cobb Estate. That gate is known as the mortuary gate from the movie Phantasm for any movie buffs out there. After walking through the open side gate to the right, you'll be on a paved (but not well kept) road for about a tenth of a mile. As the road turns nor