Day Hikes Around Los Angeles: 160 Great Hikes, 6 edition

564 Pages·2015·39.9 MB·English

DAY HIKES AROUND
Los
Angeles
160 GREAT HIKES
Robert Stone
6th EDITION
Day Hike Books, Inc.
RED LODGE, MONTANA
Awards for Day Hikes Around Los Angeles
Best In Show Award
Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers
Best Guidebook Award
Outdoor Writers Association of California
Best Guidebook Award
Northwest Outdoor Writers Association
Best Guidebook Award
Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers
and...
Los Angeles Times Bestseller
Table of Contents
Hiking the Los Angeles Area
MAP Overall Map of the Hikes
MAP Santa Monica Mountains
The Hikes
SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS • VERDUGO MOUNTAINS
MAP SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS (Hikes 1–27)
1. Placerita Canyon Trail Placerita Canyon State Park and Natural Area
2. Placerita Falls Placerita Canyon State Park and Natural Area
3. Los Pinetos Trail to Wilson Canyon Saddle Placerita Canyon State Park
and Natural Area
MAP VERDUGOS TO BIG TIJUNGA CANYON (Hikes 4–10)
4. Stough Canyon Loop to Verdugo Motorway
5. Wildwood Canyon Trail to Verdugo Motorway and Wardens Grove
6. La Tuna Canyon Trail to Verdugo Motorway
7. Trail Canyon Falls: Big Tujunga Canyon
8. Haines Canyon
9. Rim of the Valley Trail: Deukmejian Wilderness Park
10. Dunsmore Canyon Loop: Deukmejian Wilderness Park
11. Cerro Negro (Black Hill): San Rafael Hills
12. Fall Creek Falls: Big Tujunga Canyon
MAP ANGELES CREST HIGHWAY (Hikes 12–16)
13. Vetter Mountain
14. Cooper Canyon Falls via Burkhart Trail
MAP ARROYO SECO TO MOUNT LOWE (Hikes 15–21)
15. Switzer Falls Gabrielino National Recreation Trail
16. Mount Lowe Summit from Eaton Saddle
17. Arroyo Seco Trail to Gould Mesa Campground Gabrielino National
Recreation Trail
MAP ECHO MOUNTAIN–MILLARD CANYON (Hikes 18–21)
18. Echo Mountain via the Sam Merrill Trail
19. Millard Canyon–Sunset Ridge Loop
20. Brink of Millard Falls
21. Base of Millard Falls
22. Eaton Canyon Falls Eaton Canyon County Park and Natural Area
23. Mount Wilson Toll Road Eaton Canyon County Park and Natural Area
24. Sturtevant Falls Santa Anita Canyon–Gabrielino National Recreation Trail
25. Winter Creek Canyon to Hoegees Camp Santa Anita Canyon–Winter
Creek Canyon
26. Hermit Falls: Santa Anita Canyon
27. Monrovia Canyon Falls: Monrovia Canyon Park
CENTRAL LOS ANGELES
Griffith Park and Hollywood Hills
MAP GRIFFITH PARK AND HOLLYWOOD HILLS (Hikes 28–40)
Griffith Park overview
MAP GRIFFITH PARK TRAILS (Hikes 28–37)
28. Beacon Hill Loop
29. Bee Rock and Old Zoo Park
30. Amir’s Garden
31. Mount Bell from Mineral Wells Picnic Area
32. Glendale Peak from the Riverside Trail
33. Griffith Park Observatory to Ferndell Park
34. Mount Hollywood and Dante’s View Charlie Turner Trail from the Griffith
Park Observatory
35. Bronson Caves
36. Brush Canyon to Mount Bell
37. Mount Lee and the “Hollywood” sign
38. Hollywood Reservoir
MAP RUNYON CANYON PARK • TREBEC OPEN SPACE (Hikes 39–40)
39. Runyon Canyon Loop from Fuller Avenue Runyon Canyon Park: Lower
Trailhead
40. Runyon Canyon Loop from Mulholland Drive Runyon Canyon Park:
Upper Trailhead
Los Angeles Basin Coastline Santa Monica to Marina Del Rey Harbor
Channel
MAP SANTA MONICA TO MARINA DEL REY HARBOR (Hikes 41–46)
41. Palisades Park and Santa Monica Pier
42. Santa Monica Pier to Venice Beach
43. Venice Beach
44. The Venice Canals
45. Ballona Lagoon Marine Preserve Grand Canal to Marina Del Rey Harbor
Channel
46. Del Rey Lagoon and Ballona Creek Marina Del Rey Harbor Channel
Palos Verdes Peninsula Manhattan Beach to Long Beach
MAP PALOS VERDES PENINSULA TO LONG BEACH (Hikes 47–59)
47. The Strand: Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo Beaches
48. Malaga Cove and Flat Rock Point
49. Bluff Cove to Lunada Bay
50. Paseo Del Mar Bluffs Palos Verdes Estates Shoreline Preserve
51. Point Vicente Point Vicente Fishing Access Trail
52. Long Point (Marineland)
53. Abalone Cove and Portuguese Point
54. Portuguese Bend Overlook Crenshaw Extension Trail from Del Cerro Park
55. South Coast Botanic Garden
56. White Point and Point Fermin Park
57. Long Beach Oceanfront Trail to Belmont Pier
58. Belmont Pier to Alamitos Peninsula and Bay
59. El Dorado Nature Center: El Dorado Park
EASTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS Beverly Hills to
Malibu Canyon Road
Beverly Hills to 405 Freeway
MAP BEVERLY HILLS TO MALIBU CANYON ROAD (Hikes 60–93)
MAP CROSS MOUNTAIN PARK SYSTEM (HIKES 60–65)
60. Hastian–Discovery Loop Lower Franklin Canyon Park
61. Franklin Canyon Lake Loop Upper Franklin Canyon Park
62. Blinderman Trail Upper Franklin Canyon Park
63. Coldwater Canyon Park–Wilacre Park Loop
64. Dearing Mountain Trail Fryman Canyon Park to TreePeople Park
65. Fryman Canyon Loop Fryman Canyon Park
66. Dixie Canyon Park
67. Getty View Trail: Sepulveda Pass Open Space
405 Freeway to Pacific Palisades Will Rogers State Park
68. Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area
69. Lake Balboa: Anthony C. Beilenson Park Sepulveda Basin Recreation
Area
70. San Vicente Mountain Park and Nike Site from Mulholland Scenic
Overlook and Dirt Mulholland
71. Sullivan Canyon
72. Sullivan Canyon–Westridge Fire Road Loop
MAP WILL ROGERS STATE PARK • TOPANGA STATE PARK (Hikes 73–84)
MAP WILL ROGERS STATE PARK (Hikes 73–75)
73. Inspiration Loop Trail to Inspiration Point Will Rogers State Historic Park
74. Rustic Canyon Loop from Will Rogers State Historic Park • Topanga State
Park
75. Temescal Peak from Will Rogers State Historic Park Will Rogers State
Historic Park • Topanga State Park
76. Temescal Canyon Loop Temescal Gateway Park • Topanga State Park
Topanga State Park
MAP CENTRAL TOPANGA STATE PARK (Hikes 77–83)
Topanga State Park overview
77. Dead Horse Trail from Trippet Ranch
78. Hondo Canyon Trail Old Topanga Canyon Road to Lois Ewen Overlook
79. Eagle Rock Loop from Trippet Ranch
80. Parker Mesa Overlook from Trippet Ranch East Topanga Fire Road
81. Parker Mesa Overlook from Paseo Miramar in Pacific Palisades East
Topanga Fire Road
82. Santa Ynez Canyon Falls
83. Santa Ynez Canyon to Trippet Ranch
84. Caballero Canyon–Dirt Mulholland Loop Marvin Braude Mulholland
Gateway Park
Topanga Canyon to Malibu Canyon Cold Creek Area
85. Summit Valley: Edmund D. Edelman Park
MAP COLD CREEK–STUNT ROAD (HIKES 86–93)
86. Calabasas Peak from Old Topanga Canyon Road Calabasas Peak
Motorway
87. Calabasas Peak from Mulholland Highway Calabasas–Cold Creek (Secret)
Trail
88. Calabasas Peak from Stunt Road: Calabasas Peak Motorway
89. Red Rock Canyon from Calabasas Peak Motorway Cold Creek–Red Rock
Canyon
90. Red Rock Canyon from Red Rock Road Red Rock Canyon Park
91. Cold Creek Trail Stunt Ranch–Cold Creek Valley Preserve
92. Cold Creek Canyon Preserve
93. Topanga Fire Lookout Cold Creek Canyon Preserve
WESTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS Malibu Canyon to
Point Mugu
MAP MALIBU CANYON TO POINT MUGU (Hikes 94–135)
Malibu Canyon to Kanan Dume Road
MAP MALIBU CANYON TO POINT DUME (Hikes 94–119)
94. Las Virgenes View Trail Las Virgenes View Park • Calabasas Open Space
95. New Millennium Loop Trail Las Virgenes View Park • Calabasas–Cold
Creek Trail System
96. Juan Bautista de Anza Loop Las Virgenes View Park • Calabasas–Cold
Creek Trail System
MAP MALIBU CREEK STATE PARK • PARAMOUNT RANCH (Hikes 97–101)
Malibu Creek State Park overview
97. Rock Pool, Century Lake, Udell Gorge Preserve, M*A*S*H Site Malibu
Creek State Park
98. Liberty Canyon Natural Preserve Malibu Creek State Park
99. Talepop Trail–Las Virgenes Loop Malibu Creek State Park
100. Reagan Ranch : Malibu Creek State Park
101. Paramount Ranch
102. Peter Strauss Ranch
103. Mesa Peak: Mesa Peak Motorway from Malibu Canyon Malibu Creek
State Park
104. Mesa Peak: Mesa Peak Motorway from Corral Canyon Malibu Creek
State Park
105. Castro Crest Trail from Corral Canyon Road Castro Crest N.P.S
106. Malibu Lagoon State Beach: Malibu Point
107. Malibu Bluffs
108. Corral Canyon Park
109. Rising Sun–Solstice Canyon Loop Solstice Canyon Park
110. Sostomo–Deer Valley Loop Solstice Canyon Park
111. Dry Canyon Trail to waterfall Solstice Canyon Park
112. Escondido Falls Escondido Canyon Natural Area
Point Dume • Kanan Dume Road
MAP POINT DUME TO YERBA BUENA ROAD (Hikes 113–130)
113. Point Dume Natural Preserve
MAP ZUMA/TRANCAS CANYONS (Hikes 114–118)
114. Zuma Loop Trail: Lower Zuma Canyon
115. Ocean View–Canyon View Loop: Lower Zuma Canyon
116. Newton Canyon Falls: Upper Zuma Canyon
117. Upper Zuma Canyon–Trancas Canyon Kanan Dume Road to Encinal
Canyon Road
118. Newton Canyon Zuma/Trancas Canyons • Castro Crest N.P.S.
119. Rocky Oaks Park
Decker Road to Point Mugu State Park
120. Charmlee Wilderness Park
121. El Pescador • La Piedra • El Matador State Beaches Robert H. Meyer
Memorial State Beach
MAP DECKER ROAD TO POINT MUGU (Hikes 122–135)