Afoot & Afield: Los Angeles County: 259 Spectacular Outings in Southern California: Afoot & Afield

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 McDill
• 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 & DeVore 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

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