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Abalone Cove Shoreline Park and Ecological Preserve is a federal reserve where grassy 180-foot bluffs easily access the rocky shoreline. The 80-acre preserve extends from Abalone Cove to Portuguese Po
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Palos Verdes
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Abalone Cove offers the hiker a fine sampling of the pleasures of the PV shoreline: tidepools, sandy beaches and dramatic 180-foot high bluffs laced with trails. The excellent vistas from the top of t
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Rancho Palos Verdes
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CA
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Thirteen-mile long Verdugo Fire Road, sometimes called Backbone Road, travels almost the whole length of the Verdugos. It traverses the spine of the range and offers grand mountain and city views. The
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Burbank
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CA
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Many veteran Griffith Park hikers have devised their own special ’round-the-park routes and, with more than 50 miles of trail weaving through the park, the scenic options are numerous. One of my favor
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Glendale
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CA
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“My secrets to a healthy and happy life . . . ” the late Amir Dialameh revealed to me one day as he tended his garden in the aerie heights of Griffith Park. “Being out in nature at least five days a w
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Amir's Garden is a beautifully landscaped hillside with rock-lined paths, benches, and picnic tables on several layers of terraces. There is a wonderful network of trails and stairways leading through
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Hollywood
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CA
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Construction of a superhighway between Los Angeles and Pasadena was a dream that began with the motoring age. Arroyo Seco Parkway, the nation’s first freeway, opened to traffic the day before the 1941
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
South Pasadena
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CA
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From a distance, the Baldwin Hills appear to have little attraction for the hiker. Oil wells work on slopes that have been scarred by roads and bulldozers. But the oil is petering out, the hillsides a
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Culver City
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CA
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Following a well-maintained path to great city vistas, this accessible trail near Los Angeles International Airport is dotted with coastal sagebrush and prickly pear cactus. Immaculate picnic areas, s
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Los Angeles
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CA
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The Ballona Lagoon Marine Preserve is a 16.3-acre natural saltwater estuary between Hurricane Street (south of Washington Boulevard) and the Marina Del Rey Harbor Channel, one block inland from Venice
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes on the California Southern Coast
Santa Monica
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CA
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Long before Los Angeles International Airport was constructed, Glendale’s Grand Central Airport was the Southland’s main terminal. During the teens and twenties, bankers, businessmen, politicians and
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Glendale
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CA
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Beacon Hill is the easternmost hill of the 50-mile long Santa Monica Mountain Range. An illuminated beacon once resided on the top of Beacon Hill, warning aircraft of the mountains next to the Glendal
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Hollywood
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CA
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This walk on the eastern side of the Verdugo Mountains offers a number of options, including a 6-mile loop, a ridgeline ramble, and the chance to climb the range’s 3,126-foot signature summit, Verdugo
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Montrose
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CA
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This is a wonderful trail to a large sandstone outcropping in the shape of a beehive called Bee Rock. There are great views of Griffith Park. The trail returns through the old Los Angeles Zoo along it
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Hollywood
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CA
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Belmont Shore sits at the southeast corner of the Los Angeles-Orange County line, between Long Beach and Seal Beach. Long Beach City Beach stretches over 4 miles through Long Beach and the Alamitos Pe
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Long Beach
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CA
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The bird sanctuary loop is a short hike through a pastoral wooded glen. The trail is shaded by large eucalyptus and pine trees. A stream flows through the lush glen, and a footbridge crosses over the
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Hollywood
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CA
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Upper Franklin Canyon Park is home to the Sooky Goldman Nature Center and the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom, providing educational programs to the public and local schools. The Blinderman Trail
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
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CA
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Bluff Cove and Lunada Bay are both crescent-shaped rocky beach pockets resting beneath sheer, terraced cliffs. They are popular with surfers and tidepoolers. The path begins at Flat Rock Point and lea
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Palos Verdes
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CA
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Despite being sandwiched between the busy Pacific Coast Highway and a field of active oil derricks, the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is a valuable wetland that is considered one of the best birding
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Long Beach
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CA
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This hike follows a wide fire road that climbs 800 feet from the base of Brand Park in Glendale to the ridge of the Verdugo Mountains. Your reward is a lookout with sweeping views of the Los Angeles B
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Burbank
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CA
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“Have you been to Glendale?” This was the question posed in full-page advertisements that ran every Sunday in Los Angeles newspapers during the early 1900s. The man who placed these ads was civic boos
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At the southwest corner of Griffith Park is a fun, short hike to one of Hollywood's most frequently filmed caves. Originally a quarry, the crushed rock from the caves was used to pave the streets of a
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Hollywood
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CA
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“To the Bat Cave, Robin.” With that cry, Batman and Robin of TV fame hopped into the Batmobile and sped off to their hideaway. The dynamic duo’s underground lair was not, as you might guess, a movie s
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
West Hollywood
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CA
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Brush Canyon is a beautiful yet lightly traveled trail in Griffith Park. The hike begins in a forest of sycamore and oak trees. The trail climbs into a drier chaparral and shrub terrain in the undevel
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Hollywood
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CA
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Caballero Canyon, on the north border of Topanga State Park, offers easy access to a network of hiking and biking trails. The trailhead is in Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park, a grassy hillside p
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Tarzana
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CA
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This coastal hike has a little of everything: Cabrillo Beach, the only real sand beach for miles to the north and south; the family-friendly Cabrillo Marine Aquarium; historic White Point, an intrigui
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The Calabasas Peak Trail passes great geological formations. There are tilted sandstone slabs with ribs and large, weathered sandstone outcroppings. Along the trail are views into Red Rock Canyon, Col
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Malibu
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CA
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Every community should be so hiker-friendly. Footpaths and fire roads link La Cañada Flintridge with the Arroyo Seco and the Rose Bowl, as well as to the extensive trail system of the San Gabriel Moun
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Montrose
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The 700-acre Cold Creek Canyon Preserve has a lush, creek-fed canyon with small cascades and waterfalls. The trail winds down the canyon through chaparral, maples, bays, sycamores, and oak woodlands.
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Malibu
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CA
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The Cold Creek Valley Preserve sits in a flat bowl set among craggy sandstone peaks. It is home to a wide assortment of plant communities and flowers. Cold Creek flows through the valley preserve and
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Malibu
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CA
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Coldwater Canyon Park (44 acres) is home to TreePeople Park, a non-profit educational facility known for planting more than a million trees. TreePeople, which maintains and improves Coldwater Canyon P
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Van Nuys
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CA
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This low-maintenance hike winds through an oakshaded forest and the remnants of the park’s heyday as a movie set, then follows a loop trail past dramatic sandstone rock formations. It’s perfect for sm
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Simi Valley
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CA
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This hike begins in Del Cerro Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, which sits atop the Palos Verdes Peninsula at more than 1,100 feet. From the park overlook are spectacular southern views of the 13 distinct
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Torrance
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CA
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The Dead Horse Trail in Topanga State Park begins in rolling grasslands, enters a riparian forest, and descends into a streamside oak woodland. The trail crosses a wooden bridge over Trippet Creek in
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Santa Monica
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CA
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Fryman Canyon Park, encompassing more than 120 acres, sits on a north-facing hillside bordering Mulholland Drive. At the trailhead, the Nancy Hoover Pohl Overlook (formerly known as the Fryman Canyon
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Van Nuys
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CA
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An array of native plants, flowers, and wildlife dominates the trails located on this 282-acre hillside between Chinatown and South Pasadena. At the trail’s peak, rest at a bucolic fishing pond and ta
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Los Angeles
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CA
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The Del Rey Lagoon in Playa Del Rey, near the Marina Del Rey Harbor Channel, is tucked between the north end of Dockweiler Beach and Ballona Creek. The 13-acre lagoon is surrounded by a grassy park wi
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes on the California Southern Coast
Santa Monica
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CA
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This hike covers several unmarked dirt trails within the pristine landscaped Descanso Gardens. It’s an easy way to introduce small children or visitors to L.A.’s natural side without worrying about ge
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Pasadena
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CA
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Native oaks of the Old West meet a camellia forest of the Far East in Descanso Gardens, an eclectic collection of flora tucked away in a natural bowl in the San Rafael Hills. Descanso is the Spanish w
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Rife with resident and visiting birds and large boulders, this flat trail skirts a former reservoir on the north end of Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco riverbed and ends at the outskirts of NASA’s Jet Propulsi
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Pasadena
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CA
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This hike begins at a beautiful picnic area with a pond and a one-mile nature trail in Topanga State Park. The hike follows a fire road up to Eagle Rock, an impressive sandstone rock covered with crev
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Santa Monica
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CA
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On October 27, 1993, the floor of Eaton Canyon (along with 118 homes in surrounding neighborhoods) was reduced to white ash and black cinders by a devastating wildfire. By the following spring, which
... Related information:... From the guidebook 101 Hikes in Southern California: Exploring Mountains, Seashore and Desert
Altadena
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CA
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El Dorado Park is a 450-acre parkland in Long Beach just west of the Los Angeles-Orange County line. The park includes fishing lakes, tree groves, picnic shelters, a petting zoo, 4.5 miles of paved bi
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Orange County
Long Beach
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CA
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Like the flat lands surrounding it, Mt. Washington was used for sheep and cattle raising in the 19th century. But many city residents enjoyed hiking and picnicking on its slopes. And many still do. Ju
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A mix of paved road and rugged dirt path, this hike through L.A.’s oldest park leads to a blufftop recreation area with sweeping views of Dodger Stadium and the San Gabriel Mountains. The 600-acre Ely
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Los Angeles
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CA
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Elysian Park, close to downtown Los Angeles, is a 575-acre retreat from urban stress. Although the park has been cut by many roads, it’s possible to follow trails that will immerse you in greenery. Al
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Los Angeles
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CA
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Yellow wildflowers and birds dominate this easy loop trail in the spring. It’s a popular jogging path year-round, but it never seems overcrowded. A small secluded garden with a bench can be found at t
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Los Angeles
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CA
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The Fern Canyon Nature Trail takes you through a forested area along various looping trails. The paths cross footbridges and lead to a natural amphitheater. This nature walk is located just minutes fr
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Hollywood
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CA
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In well-named Ferndell, a brook bubbles through a woodsy, fern-lined glen. The brook waters a grove of coast redwood that thrives in the bottom of the dell. The redwoods complement the native sycamore
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Glendale
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CA
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Historically, politicians have more often been known for campaign trails rather than hiking trails, but one turn-of-the-19th-century California politician, Senator Frank Flint, left us a namesake town
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Franklin Canyon Park is a 605-acre wildlife refuge and tranquil retreat just minutes from Beverly Hills. The pastoral open space of Upper Franklin Canyon centers around Franklin Canyon Lake, a beautif
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Beverly Hills
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CA
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Beginning at a bucolic 3-acre reservoir and duck pond, this well-graded path winds through patches of oak forest before a gradual ascent leads to scenic views of Santa Monica and the Pacific Ocean. Yo
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Glendale
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CA
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Despite frequent invasions of Hollywood film crews, Franklin Canyon on most days offers hikers, bird-watchers and nature lovers a tranquil retreat. The canyon is protected by Franklin Canyon Ranch, a
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Beverly Hills
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CA
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This hike passes through Fryman Canyon Park and a quiet residential area that borders the park, creating a loop hike. Fryman Canyon Park, Coldwater Canyon Park, Wilacre Park, and Franklin Canyon Park
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Van Nuys
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CA
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There’s nothing awe-inspiring about this hike, but it is a reliable, well-maintained exercise route that’s easily accessible from Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley. It’s also dog-friendly, with pl
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Glendale
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CA
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The Getty View Trail in Bel Air ascends the steep hillside from Sepulveda Pass to Casiano Fire Road, an unpaved road on the ridgeline. A three-quarter mile climb through chaparral and pockets of live
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Los Angeles
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CA
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What Glendale Peak lacks in name recognition, it makes up in terrific, clear-day vistas: downtown L.A., as well as panoramas from the San Gabriel Valley all the way to the sea. Of course, the views of
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This hike offers panoramic views of the Los Angeles area from the ocean to the San Gabriel Mountains. The garden pathways of Ferndell Park follow along a stream lined with moss-covered rocks. Charming
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Hollywood
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CA
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A steep but manageable path leads past green hills and a large water tower to a 2-acre oasis of palm trees, ferns, succulents, and other native plants and flowers. Griffith Park, tucked into the easte
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Glendale
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CA
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On this little-used Griffith Park trail, check out the caves that were featured in the 1960s Batman TV series and countless B-movies, then get a brief uphill workout that ends with a flat walk along c
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Glendale
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CA
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Great views of the Hollywood sign and chaparral covered hills dominate this busy Griffith Park trail. Griffith Park, tucked into the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains, is the largest municipal
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Glendale
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CA
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“A rock is a rock, a tree is a tree. Shoot it in Griffith Park.” This was an oft-repeated dictum of cost-conscious movie producers during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, and resulted in many film companie
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Glendale
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CA
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This dirt path loop is a gradual climb through cool forest and sun-baked switchbacks to 1,000- foot elevation and views of downtown Los Angeles, the coastal plains of Orange County, and the wooded com
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
El Monte
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CA
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The Hastian-Discovery Loop, in Lower Franklin Canyon Park, winds through the 105-acre Franklin Canyon Ranch site. The ranch is nestled in a deep valley in the mountains above Beverly Hills. These loop
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
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This hike follows the perimeter of the Hollywood Reservoir on an asphalt service road that is closed to vehicles. The road, which is landscaped on both sides, is a rural retreat inside the city that i
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Hollywood
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CA
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Nestled in the Hollywood Hills, this lovely lake is one of the quietest and most secluded bodies of water in the city. The pathway around the lake is a favorite exercise circuit for film industry folk
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To make sure everyone knew about the new Beachwood Canyon real estate development, the developers, including Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler, ordered a huge wooden sign built atop Mt. Lee.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Burbank
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CA
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Despite its proximity to a busy highway, this trail can be quite beautiful, combining dramatic rocky outcroppings with delicate wildflowers. The consistent elevation gain of 500 feet makes for a good
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Simi Valley
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CA
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- 2.4 miles
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This hike is a two-mile loop that starts and finishes at Will Rogers' home. The trail overlooks the Los Angeles Basin from downtown to the ocean. At the top of the loop is Inspiration Point, a flat kn
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Santa Monica
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CA
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- 2 miles
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La Tuna Canyon Trail visits some quiet oak- and sycamore-lined canyons and ascends to the range’s principal feature—and its main attraction for hikers—its ridgetop, which extends the length of the ran
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Burbank
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CA
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- 9 miles
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Ducks, geese, and two attractive recreational lakes dominate the scenery of this easy loop trail in a nature park near the western edge of the San Gabriel River. Legg Lake and North Legg Lake are two
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
El Monte
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CA
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The Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific and nearby waterfront revitalization efforts mean a Long Beach that’s easier on the eye, and much more pleasant for the adventurer afoot. From the aquarium, take
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The eastside riverside revival is underway. More parks, more pathways, more people accessing the river from the east bank. Friends of Atwater Village is one organization active in river restoration ef
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Viewed in the soft light of a winter rain, and from its most verdant vantage point, this river inspires the plein-air painter—a low, slow, but steady flow past sculpted sand bars and several tiny isle
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This historic Pasadena hike parallels the Arroyo Seco flood-control channel for its first mile, then winds under a grand old bridge before reaching a natural stream and turning bucolic and shady. It e
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Pasadena
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CA
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Hiking
- 4 miles
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Malaga Cove and Flat Rock Point are at the north end of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Malaga Canyon, formed by a major water drainage, slices through the northern slopes of the peninsula and empties int
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Palos Verdes
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CA
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- 4 miles
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Manhattan, Hermosa, and Redondo Beaches are strung together along the southern end of Santa Monica Bay, known as the South Bay. They are the laid-back, quintessential southern California beaches with
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes on the California Southern Coast
Santa Monica
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CA
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- 6 miles
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Many urban residents view this park from their homes in Lincoln Heights and from the heights of Mt. Washington, as well as from Highland Park and South Pasadena. Thousands of motorists whiz by it on t
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L.A.’s quintessential urban trail takes you to the high point in Griffith Park. On a clear day, your line of sight stretches 50 miles or more, with the city spreading outward toward ocean and mountain
... Related information:... From the guidebook Top Trails Los Angeles
Hollywood
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CA
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- 3 miles
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The Mount Hollywood Trail takes you to the top of Mount Hollywood and offers commanding views of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles Basin, and the San Gabriel Mountains. The trail also includes
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Hollywood
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CA
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- 3 miles
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This trail leads to the famous "HOLLYWOOD" sign on Mount Lee. The sign was originally built in the 1920s to read "HOLLYWOODLAND", promoting real estate development in Beachwood Canyon. In 1978, entert
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Hollywood
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CA
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- 3 miles
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Named for a beloved Los Angeles Times metro columnist, this trail begins with a rigorous climb up five flights of steps, then tapers to a gradual incline through the pretty hillside neighborhood of Mo
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Los Angeles
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CA
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- 3.2 miles
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Griffith Park’s most popular trail is the path from Griffith Observatory to the top of 1,625-foot Mt. Hollywood, the park’s second highest peak. Mt. Hollywood is not the mountain crowned by the histor
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Glendale
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CA
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- 3 miles
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Sometimes called “the poor man’s Bel-Air,” Mt. Washington manages to be both in the city and off the beaten track at the same time. Most motorists speeding north on the Pasadena Freeway have no clue t
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Zuma Canyon remains a beautiful, natural gorge with minimal development in Lower Zuma Canyon. The perennial stream makes its way down the canyon floor, reaching the ocean at the west end of Point Dume
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Malibu
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CA
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- 3.1 miles
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Sunrises are as spectacular as they come when viewed on clear winter mornings from the Old Stagecoach Road above Chatsworth. To the east, a hundred thousand valley lights fade while the cirrus-streak
... Related information:... From the guidebook 101 Hikes in Southern California: Exploring Mountains, Seashore and Desert
Simi Valley
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CA
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Palisades Park is perched on the eroding 100-foot bluffs above the Pacific Coast Highway, overlooking Santa Monica State Beach, the Santa Monica Pier, and the entire bay. The 26-acre park stretches 1.
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Santa Monica
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CA
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- 3.5 miles
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The little-known and infrequently traveled trails of Palos Verdes Peninsula offer the walker a tranquil escape from metropolitan life. During the spring, the hills are colored an emerald green and spr
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
Palos Verdes Hills
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CA
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Hiking
- 2.5 miles
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Palos Verdes Peninsula is famous for its rocky cliffs, which rise from 50 to 300 feet above the ocean and for its thirteen wave-cut terraces. These terraces, or platforms, resulted from a combination
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Gorgeous views of the Pacific Ocean dominate this well-tended Palos Verdes Peninsula trail frequented by hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders. The Palos Verdes Peninsula is a 26-square-mile a
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Long Beach
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CA
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Hiking
- 4 miles
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The hike to Parker Mesa Overlook from Paseo Miramir has spectacular vistas along the trail. The trail follows the Santa Ynez Fire Road (also known as the East Topanga Fire Road) along a ridge separati
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Santa Monica
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CA
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Hiking
- 5 miles
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This hike follows the Santa Ynez Fire Road (also known as East Topanga Fire Road) along the ridge dividing Topanga Canyon and Santa Ynez Canyon. There are spectacular views into both canyons, includin
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Santa Monica
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CA
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Hiking
- 6 miles
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The Palos Verdes Estates Shoreline Preserve is a 130-acre undeveloped stretch of land running 4.5 miles along the coast. The city-owned preserve includes scalloped blufftop parklands, footpaths that l
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Palos Verdes
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CA
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Hiking
- 1.3 miles
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Point Vicente is situated on the southwest point of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Perched on the cliffs, high above the shore, is the historic 67-foot Point Vicente Lighthouse, built in 1926. From the 1
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Santa Monica
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CA
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Hiking
- 1.5 miles
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Red Rock Canyon is a beautiful canyon with large, weather-sculpted sandstone formations. Some of these eroded outcroppings have shallow caves, overhangs, and arches. Shell fossils can be spotted in th
... Related information:... From the guidebook Day Hikes around Los Angeles
Malibu
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CA
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Hiking
- 4 miles
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Each morning, joggers, power walkers, and parents with strollers pack this flat, paved trail, which loops around the Rose Bowl stadium and an 18-hole golf course. The historic stadium and the dramatic
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Pasadena
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CA
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Hiking
- 3.1 miles
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Runyan Canyon Park, a wildlife preserve, was purchased by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the City of Los Angeles in 1984. This trail loops around Runyan Canyon and crosses a broad gorge ov
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Hollywood
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CA
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Hiking
- 2 miles
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No Man’s Canyon was the earliest name given to the deep arroyo that nature sculpted in the Hollywood Hills. A century and a half ago it was the wild domain of birds and rabbits, coyotes and lizards. A
... Related information:... From the guidebook Los Angeles County: A Day Hiker's Guide
West Hollywood
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CA
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- 3 miles
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This 130-acre park two blocks north of Hollywood Boulevard offers a peaceful respite right in the middle of the city. The trail is popular with dog owners and local residents looking for an energetic
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Los Angeles
Los Angeles
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CA
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Hiking
- 3.6 miles
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This hike follows the Backbone Trail on a ridge between Rustic Canyon and Rivas Canyon. Rustic Canyon lies to the east while Rivas Canyon lies to the west . The first two miles are uphill, but the vie
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Santa Monica
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CA
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Hiking
- 5 miles
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