Monrovia Canyon Park 2007 Mountain Mayhem (Haunted Hike)
*UPDATE*
The city website has been updated with this years flyer / poster and additional information.
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Just a little heads up.
The 2007 Monrovia Canyon Park Halloween Haunted Hike tickets are about to go on sale.
This years event is called Mountain Mayhem.
This is the 5th year - each of the first 4 years sold out.
The dates are Oct. 25, 26, 27.
A few changes this year:
Tickets go on sale to Monrovia residents on Monday Sept. 24.
Tickets go on sale to all others on Oct. 1.
Tickets are pre-sale only and for specific times - tickets will not be sold at the event.
Tickets are available only through Community Services - not at the park itself.
(Community Services phone # (626) 256-8246).
No childrens hikes this year. The hikes are ages 13 and over only.
Tickets are $10.00 each.
Tell 'em you read about it on Gem City Images.
The above photo was taken just before the start of last years hikes.
Just a little heads up.
The 2007 Monrovia Canyon Park Halloween Haunted Hike tickets are about to go on sale.
This years event is called Mountain Mayhem.
This is the 5th year - each of the first 4 years sold out.
The dates are Oct. 25, 26, 27.
A few changes this year:
Tickets go on sale to Monrovia residents on Monday Sept. 24.
Tickets go on sale to all others on Oct. 1.
Tickets are pre-sale only and for specific times - tickets will not be sold at the event.
Tickets are available only through Community Services - not at the park itself.
(Community Services phone # (626) 256-8246).
No childrens hikes this year. The hikes are ages 13 and over only.
Tickets are $10.00 each.
Tell 'em you read about it on Gem City Images.
The above photo was taken just before the start of last years hikes.
Comments
The hikes are guided hikes. There is a hike leader and a trail sweep at the end of each group to keep the group together. Don't worry, there's no way you'll get lost. We don't let anyone wander, intentionally or otherwise.
If you want to skip a part of the hike, that's perfectly fine. It happens every year, even the adults. Just let the hike leader know and you can go around that section and wait for your group to catch up on the other side. No problem.
Unfortunately, since groups must be kept together, it isn't possible for someone to stop for a break during the hike. We'd love to have someplace around the check in area with activities for people before and after their hikes or if they just want to hang out for awhile, but the limited parking is the obstacle that's prevented that from happening so far. With just those people on the hikes in progress and those in the next group checking in, the parking is maxed out. More cars would be impossible. We have some ideas, but nothing we could make work this year. Maybe next year.
Thanks for the questions. If anyone has any more, please ask.
So it is GUIDED correct? is there anythign else i should expect about the hike, like a part that might be scarier then others? thanks
-The hikes are guided.
-There are actually 2 mazes. The Maze of Terror is an outdoor maze, Hall of Nightmares is an inside maze (the Nature Center).
-The Maze of Terror is new this year and Hall of Nightmares has been taken over by someone new this year. At this point, I honestly know very little about what each will involve or what to expect.
-I can't give specifics about what I do know because that would spoil the surprises. As far as being scared, you won't be the only one. hopefully it will be a fun kind of scared.
The interior maze is not guided. We add interior walls to literally build a maze. There's only one way through. No way to get lost inside. The trail guide waits for the entire hike group at the exit before continuing the hike.
Since the outdoor maze is new, I don't know how that will work. I'm looking forward to learning more info myself.
-Scary is different things to different people but the hike has evolved into something more intense than my initial impression last month. I'm sure we'll get the whole range of reactions (some scared, some not so much) but at this point I wouldn't recommend this for the easily scared.
-The way the hike is set up, don't expect to be able to skip a section. This is for a couple of reasons:
1)For 95% of the hike, there is no place to allow for going around the scary parts.
2) Everyone working the hike will be very busy, there isn't anyone to spare to act as escorts for "section skippers".
I'm sure there will be an exception made for extreme situations but don't expect it to be an option of the hike.
This is a scary Halloween hike. Know that going in. Once you start, there's only one route to make it to the end...alive.
No getting around that.
The hikes have a limited number of spots. Once a hike time is sold out, that's it. The hikes have previously been limited to 20 people per hike. I haven't heard for sure but I don't expect that that has changed (or changed much) this year. I personally hope that it hasn't increased. The larger the hike, the less effective it is.
-in your perspective do you think people will enjoy thereselves and have fun on this hike or mental trauma and being dead scared
Both. Definitely both.