Where: Black Star Canyon Mileage: 6.6 miles Difficulty: Medium Recommended: Hiking shoes, gloves It’s Sunday and we were in Anaheim, CA. We wanted to go on a hike, but had no idea where to go and after some looking around I found this hike. We headed out on the hike at about 1:00 pm andContinue reading “Black Star Canyon Waterfall”
Category Archives: Los Angeles Area
Malibu Creek State Park
Where: Malibu Creek State Park Mileage: 10.0 miles Difficulty: Easy Recommended: Swimsuit, camera Once again we needed to get out of the hussle and bussle of the city and decided to make it a closer one day trip. Since it was summer we decided to make our way over to a swimming hole. Malibu CreekContinue reading “Malibu Creek State Park”
Sullivan Canyon
Where: Sullivan Canyon Mileage: 7.5 miles Difficulty: Medium Recommended: Hiking shoes, lots of water This time my sister got to pick where we were going and she decided to go into a place that looked like just the backyard of a neighborhood. It could easily be our morning run/walk if we lived close to it.Continue reading “Sullivan Canyon”
Escondido they were
Where: Escondido Canyon Park, Malibu Mileage: 3.5miles Difficulty: Easy Recommended: Early morning, Spring after rain 3.5 miles total. That’s it, but still it was wonderful. Escondido Falls are in Malibu and today there were so many people. We actually recommend going early in the morning or during the week, unless you really want to runContinue reading “Escondido they were”
A random trip on a random day
So, it’s always on random days off when my sister insists that we must go somewhere. We knew we couldn’t go too far, so we made our way to Lake Piru. We found a hike that we wanted to go on, that would lead us up the river near by to a waterfall, but theContinue reading “A random trip on a random day”
Nicholas Flat Trail – Leo Carrillo State Park
Location: Leo Carrillo State Park Elevation Gain: 1800 feet Mileage: 7.5 miles Difficulty: Moderate Type: Out and back Nicholas Flat Trail is located just across Leo Carrillo State Park. The area offers easy to moderate hiking, a small pond and views of Malibu and the Pacific Ocean. 45 minutes away from Santa Monica, 30 minutesContinue reading “Nicholas Flat Trail – Leo Carrillo State Park”
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook – Culver City
Location: Culver City, CA Elevation Gain: 315 feet Mileage: 0.4-2.5 miles Difficulty: Easy to moderate Type: Stairs, short workout Background Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook is a perfect place to go not to far away from home, especially if you live in Culver City. The park is located in downtown Culver City; it is oftenContinue reading “Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook – Culver City”