Where: Los Padres National Forest Mileage: 5.4 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation gain/loss: 1500 feet Recommended: Water, bathing suit, towel To get to the trailhead: About a 2 hour drive from Downtown Los Angeles. In Ventura County, once you hit the city of Fillmore, take A Street one mile north. When you hit Goodenough Road turn rightContinue reading “Upper Tar Creek Falls – Los Padres National Forest”
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East Fork Trail – San Gabriel Mountains
Where: San Gabriel Mountains Mileage: 10.2 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation gain: 900 feet Recommended: Water, picnic stuff, bathing suit, towel To get to the trailhead: Take 210 freeway, in Azusa take Route 39 North. After 11.6 miles and passing two reservoirs (Morris and San Gabriel) turn right at East Fork Road. Take East Fork RoadContinue reading “East Fork Trail – San Gabriel Mountains”
Mt. Baldy – Angeles National Forest
Where: Angeles National Forest Mileage: 11.25 Difficulty: Strenuous Elevation gain: 4,000 feet Recommended: Weatherproof jacket, lots of water, camera, food, cash/card To get to the trailhead off of 210 freeway take the exit Mountain Avenue and make sure you are heading North into the Angeles National Forest. When you hit the intersection with Shinn RoadContinue reading “Mt. Baldy – Angeles National Forest”
Mt. Waterman – San Gabriel Mountains
Where: San Gabriel Mountains Mileage: 6.0 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation gain: 1,300 feet Recommended: Water, picnic stuff To get to the trailhead: Take 210 freeway and head northeast on Angeles Crest Highway (CA 2) for 35 miles. Find a small parking area on the North side of the highway just past mile marker 58. IfContinue reading “Mt. Waterman – San Gabriel Mountains”
Rustic Canyon Loop – Will Rogers State Park
Where: Will Rogers State Park Mileage: 5.0 miles Difficulty: Easy Elevation gain: 200 feet Recommended: Water, picnic stuff To get to the trailhead: Take Sunset Boulevard at the light turn north Will Rogers State Park Road. Drive about 3/4 of a mile up the mountainside to the park entrance. Pass the gate and drive straightContinue reading “Rustic Canyon Loop – Will Rogers State Park”
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”