Jerry Schad & David Harris Afoot & Afield: Los Angeles County 259 Spectacular Outings in Southern California

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Explore 259 Memorable Hikes Near Los Angeles, California

From short nature trails to challenging peak climbs and breathtaking canyon treks, Los Angeles County is a hiker’s paradise. Experience the best of it with this updated edition of the classic hiking guidebook. Local author and hiking expert David Harris and Southland hiking guru Jerry Schad lead you along 259 trips in 33 regions, from the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains to Malibu and on out to Catalina Island. That’s virtually every hike worth taking within an hour’s drive of the city.

Afoot & Afield: Los Angeles County offers a comprehensive collection of hiking adventures for everyone from families with small children to experienced mountaineers seeking the ultimate challenge. The guide encompasses almost all public lands within the county, including Griffith Park and the Hollywood Hills, the San Gabriel Wilderness, Crystal Lake Recreation Area, and numerous county and city parks.

At-a-glance essential information, including distance, hiking time, elevation gain, and ratings for difficulty, help you to choose the perfect trail. Complete descriptions and driving directions are paired with easy-to-read maps with GPS waypoints to give you the in-depth details you need. So whether you seek solace from the crowds, a cardiovascular workout, or a new perspective of the natural world, Afoot & Afield: Los Angeles County will get you going.

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Table of Content

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

LOS ANGELES & VICINITY MAP

PREFACE

OVERVIEW OF HIKES

INTRODUCING LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Land of Many Climates

Reading the Rocks

Native Gardens

Creatures Great and Small

HEALTH, SAFETY, AND COURTESY

Preparation and Equipment

Special Hazards

Camping and Permits

Other Regulations

For Your Protection

Trail Courtesy

Where and When to Go

USING THIS BOOK

Capsulized Information

CHAPTER 1: MALIBU COAST

Trip 1.1 Point Dume to Paradise Cove

CHAPTER 2: PALOS VERDES PENINSULA

Trip 2.1 Top of the Peninsula

Trip 2.2 Malaga Cove to Bluff Cove

Trip 2.3 Bluff Cove to Point Vicente

Trip 2.4 White Point to Cabrillo Beach

CHAPTER 3: THOUSAND OAKS & MOORPARK

Trip 3.1 Happy Camp Canyon

Trip 3.2 Paradise Falls

Trip 3.3 Los Padres Loop

Trip 3.4 Los Robles Trail

Trip 3.5 Lake Eleanor Open Space

CHAPTER 4: SIMI HILLS

Trip 4.1 Sage Ranch

Trip 4.2 Castle Peak

Trip 4.3 Lasky Mesa

Trip 4.4 Victory to Las Virgenes

Trip 4.5 Upper Las Virgenes Canyon

Trip 4.6 Cheeseboro Canyon

Trip 4.7 China Flat Loop

CHAPTER 5: SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAIN

Trip 5.1 Hummingbird Trail

Trip 5.2 Chumash Loop

Trip 5.3 Rocky Peak

Trip 5.4 Corriganville Park

Trip 5.5 Old Stagecoach Road

Trip 5.6 Devil Canyon

Trip 5.7 Oat Mountain

Trip 5.8 Porter Ranch Loop

Trip 5.9 Bee Canyon

Trip 5.10 Mission Point

Trip 5.11 Rice Canyon

Trip 5.12 East Canyon Loop

Trip 5.13 Don Mullally Loop

Trip 5.14 Pico Canyon

CHAPTER 6: POINT MUGU

Trip 6.1 Mugu Peak

Trip 6.2 La Jolla Falls

Trip 6.3 La Jolla Valley Loop

Trip 6.4 Overlook Loop

Trip 6.5 Serrano & Big Sycamore Loop

Trip 6.6 Sycamore Canyon Waterfall

Trip 6.7 Old Boney Loop

Trip 6.8 Satwiwa Loop via Wendy Trail

CHAPTER 7: ARROYO SEQUIT & SANDSTONE PEAK

Trip 7.1 Leo Carrillo Ocean Vista

Trip 7.2 Leo Carrillo Traverse

Trip 7.3 Nicholas Pond

Trip 7.4 The Grotto

Trip 7.5 Sandstone Peak

Trip 7.6 Arroyo Sequit Park

Trip 7.7 Charmlee Wilderness Park

CHAPTER 8: ZUMA CANYON

Trip 8.1 Lower Zuma Canyon

Trip 8.2 Zuma Canyon & Zuma Ridge Loop

Trip 8.3 Newton Canyon

Trip 8.4 Rocky Oaks

CHAPTER 9: MALIBU CREEK

Trip 9.1 Escondido Canyon

Trip 9.2 Lower Solstice Canyon

Trip 9.3 Rising Sun & Sostomo Loop

Trip 9.4 Corral Canyon

Trip 9.5 Peter Strauss Trail

Trip 9.6 Paramount Ranch

Trip 9.7 Ladyface Mountain

Trip 9.8 Lookout Loop

Trip 9.9 Century Lake

Trip 9.10 Lost Cabin Trail

Trip 9.11 Bulldog & Backbone Loop

Trip 9.12 Phantom Loop

Trip 9.13 Upper Las Virgenes View Trail

Trip 9.14 New Millennium Loop

Trip 9.15 King Gillette Ranch Inspiration Point

Trip 9.16 Piuma Overlook

Trip 9.17 West Ridge of Saddle Peak

Trip 9.18 Saddle Peak

Trip 9.19 Red Rock Canyon

Trip 9.20 Calabasas Peak

Trip 9.21 Topanga Lookout & Stunt High Loop

Trip 9.22 Hondo Canyon

CHAPTER 10: PACIFIC PALISADES & TOPANGA

Trip 10.1 Eagle Rock Loop

Trip 10.2 East Backbone Trail

Trip 10.3 Santa Ynez Waterfall

Trip 10.4 Topanga Overlook

Trip 10.5 Temescal Canyon

Trip 10.6 Rivas Canyon

Trip 10.7 Will Rogers Park

Trip 10.8 Rustic Canyon Loop

Trip 10.9 Sullivan Canyon

Trip 10.10 Viewridge Trail

Trip 10.11 Summit Valley

Trip 10.12 Woodland Ridge

Trip 10.13 Caballero Canyon

Trip 10.14 San Vicente Mountain

CHAPTER 11: ANTELOPE VALLEY

Trip 11.1 Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park

Trip 11.2 Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve

Trip 11.3 Saddleback Butte

CHAPTER 12: DESERT GATEWAY

Trip 12.1 Elsmere Canyon Falls

Trip 12.2 Whitney Canyon

Trip 12.3 Placerita Canyon

Trip 12.4 Manzanita Mountain to Los Pinetos Canyon

Trip 12.5 Los Pinetos Waterfall

Trip 12.6 Vasquez Rocks Natural Area

Trip 12.7 Sierra Pelona & Mount Mc Dill

Trip 12.8 Jupiter Mountain

CHAPTER 13: GLENDALE & VERDUGO MOUNTAINS

Trip 13.1 Deukmejian Wilderness Park

Trip 13.2 Mount Lukens Southern Approach

Trip 13.3 Haines Canyon

Trip 13.4 La Tuna Loop

Trip 13.5 Verdugo Peak Traverse

Trip 13.6 Beaudry Loop

Trip 13.7 Vital Link Trail

Trip 13.8 West Side Loop

Trip 13.9 Stough Canyon Loop

CHAPTER 14: GRIFFITH PARK

Trip 14.1 Hollywood Sign via Cahuenga Peak

Trip 14.2 Mulholland Ridge

Trip 14.3 Mount Hollywood

Trip 14.4 Beacon Hill

Trip 14.5 East Side Loop

Trip 14.6 Mount Bell

CHAPTER 15: HOLLYWOOD HILLS

Trip 15.1 Franklin Canyon

Trip 15.2 Coldwater to Fryman Canyon

Trip 15.3 Wilacre & Coldwater Loop

Trip 15.4 Trebek Open Space

Trip 15.5 Runyon Canyon

CHAPTER 16: URBAN PARKS

Trip 16.1 San Rafael Hills

Trip 16.2 Debs Park

Trip 16.3 Elysian Park

Trip 16.4 Hahn Park

Trip 16.5 Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook

CHAPTER 17: PUENTE HILLS

Trip 17.1 Sycamore Canyon

Trip 17.2 Hellman Wilderness Park

Trip 17.3 West Skyline Loop

Trip 17.4 Worsham Canyon Loop

Trip 17.5 Arroyo Pescadero Loop

Trip 17.6 Schabarum Loop

Trip 17.7 Powder Canyon Loop

Trip 17.8 Schabarum–Skyline Trail

CHAPTER 18: SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

Trip 18.1 Monrovia Canyon Falls

Trip 18.2 Ben Overturff Trail

Trip 18.3 Fish Canyon Falls

Trip 18.4 Big Dalton Mystic Loop

Trip 18.5 Big Dalton Canyon

Trip 18.6 Glendora South Hills Wilderness

Trip 18.7 Walnut Creek

Trip 18.8 Bonelli Regional Park

CHAPTER 19: SAN DIMAS–LA VERNE–CLAREMONT HILLS

Trip 19.1 Lower Marshall Canyon

Trip 19.2 Middle Marshall Canyon

Trip 19.3 Upper Marshall Canyon

Trip 19.4 Johnson’s Pasture

Trip 19.5 Sycamore Canyon

Trip 19.6 Claremont Hills Wilderness Park

Trip 19.7 Potato Mountain

Trip 19.8 Thompson Creek Trail

CHAPTER 20: PIRU CREEK

Trip 20.1 Oak Flat Trail

Trip 20.2 Pothole–Agua Blanca Loop

Trip 20.3 Piru Creek

CHAPTER 21: LIEBRE MOUNTAIN & FISH CANYON

Trip 21.1 Liebre Mountain

Trip 21.2 Fish Canyon Narrows

CHAPTER 22: TUJUNGA CANYONS

Trip 22.1 Yerba Buena Ridge

Trip 22.2 Trail Canyon Falls

Trip 22.3 Condor Peak & Trail Canyon

Trip 22.4 Mount Lukens & Grizzly Flats Loop

Trip 22.5 Messenger Flats

CHAPTER 23: ARROYO SECO & FRONT RANGE

Trip 23.1 Lower Arroyo Seco

Trip 23.2 Down the Arroyo Seco

Trip 23.3 Switzer Falls

Trip 23.4 Royal Gorge

Trip 23.5 World of Chaparral Trail

Trip 23.6 Hoyt Mountain

Trip 23.7 Josephine Peak

Trip 23.8 Strawberry Peak

Trip 23.9 Colby Canyon to Big Tujunga

Trip 23.10 Mount Lawlor

Trip 23.11 San Gabriel Peak

Trip 23.12 Mount Lowe

Trip 23.13 Inspiration Point

Trip 23.14 Bear Canyon

Trip 23.15 Millard Canyon Falls

Trip 23.16 Dawn Mine Loop

Trip 23.17 Upper Millard Canyon

Trip 23.18 Brown Mountain Traverse

Trip 23.19 Echo Mountain

Trip 23.20 Mount Lowe Railway

CHAPTER 24: MOUNT WILSON & FRONT RANGE

Trip 24.1 Henninger Flats

Trip 24.2 Mount Wilson Toll Road

Trip 24.3 Eaton Canyon Falls

Trip 24.4 Idlehour Descent

Trip 24.5 Valley Forge & De Vore Trails

Trip 24.6 Bailey Canyon

Trip 24.7 Jones Peak

Trip 24.8 Mount Wilson to Sierra Madre

Trip 24.9 Santa Anita Ridge

Trip 24.10 Hoegees Loop

Trip 24.11 Sturtevant Falls

Trip 24.12 Santa Anita Canyon Loop

Trip 24.13 Mount Wilson Loop

Trip 24.14 Angeles Crest to Chantry Flat

CHAPTER 25: CHARLTON–CHILAO RECREATION AREA

Trip 25.1 Vetter Mountain

Trip 25.2 Chilao & Charlton Loop

Trip 25.3 Mount Hillyer

Trip 25.4 Pacifico Mountain

CHAPTER 26: CRYSTAL LAKE RECREATION AREA

Trip 26.1 Lewis Falls

Trip 26.2 Mount Islip: South Ridge

Trip 26.3 Crystal Lake Nature Trails

Trip 26.4 Mount Islip via Windy Gap

Trip 26.5 Mount Hawkins Loop

CHAPTER 27: SAN GABRIEL WILDERNESS

Trip 27.1 Upper Devils Canyon

Trip 27.2 Mount Waterman Trail

Trip 27.3 Waterman Mountain & Twin Peaks

Trip 27.4 Smith Mountain

Trip 27.5 Bear Creek Trail

CHAPTER 28: HIGH COUNTRY & NORTH SLOPE

Trip 28.1 Winston Peak & Ridge

Trip 28.2 Cooper Canyon Falls

Trip 28.3 Burkhart Trail

Trip 28.4 Kratka Ridge

Trip 28.5 Mount Williamson

Trip 28.6 Pleasant View Ridge

Trip 28.7 Sierra Alta Nature Trail

Trip 28.8 South Fork Trail

Trip 28.9 Mount Islip: North Approach

Trip 28.10 Devil’s Punchbowl Loop Trail

Trip 28.11 Devil’s Chair

Trip 28.12 Lower Punchbowl Canyon

Trip 28.13 Holcomb Canyon

CHAPTER 29: BIG PINES & SHEEP MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS

Trip 29.1 Shoemaker Canyon Road

Trip 29.2 Rattlesnake Peak

Trip 29.3 Cattle Canyon

Trip 29.4 Bridge to Nowhere

Trip 29.5 Iron Mountain

Trip 29.6 Down the East Fork

Trip 29.7 Big Horn Mine

Trip 29.8 Ross Mountain

Trip 29.9 Mount Baden-Powell Traverse

Trip 29.10 Mount Lewis

Trip 29.11 Lightning Ridge Nature Trail

Trip 29.12 Jackson Lake Loop

Trip 29.13 Table Mountain Nature Trail

Trip 29.14 Big Pines Nature Trail

Trip 29.15 Blue Ridge Trail

CHAPTER 30: SAN ANTONIO CANYON & OLD BALDY

Trip 30.1 Stoddard Peak

Trip 30.2 Sunset Peak

Trip 30.3 Bear Flat

Trip 30.4 Mount Baldy via Bear Ridge

Trip 30.5 Icehouse Canyon

Trip 30.6 Cedar Glen

Trip 30.7 Cucamonga Peak

Trip 30.8 Ontario Peak

Trip 30.9 The Three Ts

Trip 30.10 San Antonio Falls

Trip 30.11 Baldy Loop

Trip 30.12 San Antonio Ridge

Trip 30.13 Baldy North Backbone Traverse

Trip 30.14 Baldy Devils Backbone

CHAPTER 31: SANTA CATALINA ISLAND: AVALON

Trip 31.1 East Mountain

Trip 31.2 Lone Tree Point

Trip 31.3 Airport Loop Trail

Trip 31.4 Airport in the Sky to Little Harbor

CHAPTER 32: SANTA CATALINA ISLAND: TWO HARBORS

Trip 32.1 Parsons Landing

Trip 32.2 Silver Peak & Starlight Beach

Trip 32.3 Harbor to Harbor

CHAPTER 33: LONG-DISTANCE TRAILS

Trip 33.1 Silver Moccasin Trail

Trip 33.2 Gabrielino Trail

Trip 33.3 High Desert Loop

Trip 33.4 Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail

Trip 33.5 Trans-Catalina Trail

Trip 33.6 San Gabriel River Trail

APPENDIXES

Appendix A: Best Hikes

Appendix B: Recommended Reading

Appendix C: Local Organizations

Appendix D: Agencies & Information Sources

Appendix E: Maps

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

About the author

Jerry Schad (1949–2011) was Southern California’s leading outdoors writer. His 16 guidebooks, including those in Wilderness Press’s popular and comprehensive Afoot & Afield series, along with his “Roam-O-Rama” column in the San Diego Reader, helped thousands of hikers discover the region’s diverse wild places. Jerry ran or hiked many thousands of miles of distinct trails throughout California, in the Southwest, and in Mexico. He was a sub-24-hour finisher of Northern California’s 100-mile Western States Endurance Run and served in a leadership capacity for outdoor excursions around the world. He taught astronomy and physical science at San Diego Mesa College and chaired its physical sciences department from 1999 until 2011. His sudden, untimely death from kidney cancer shocked and saddened the hiking community. David Harris is a professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College. He is the author or coauthor of seven hiking guidebooks and five engineering textbooks. David grew up rambling about the Desolation Wilderness as a toddler in his father’s pack and later roamed the High Sierra as a Boy Scout. As a Sierra Club trip leader, he organized mountaineering trips throughout the Sierra Nevada. Since 1999, he has been exploring the mountains and deserts of Southern California. David is the father of three sons, with whom he loves sharing the outdoors.

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