Los Angeles, CA: Sandstone Peak Loop
Climb high above the Pacific on this 6-mile loop over 3,111-foot Sandstone Peak, the highest point in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Los Angeles, CA: Chorro Grande TrailThis challenging 10.4-miler climbs past lowland scrubs, a wildfire zone, and several campsites to a tall pine forest in Los Padres National Forest. Los Angeles: Bolsa Chica Wetlands LoopThis 5-mile loop meanders along coastal bluffs and into wetlands in the heart of one of the finest birding spots in the United States. Los Angeles: Fryman Canyon LoopThis 5-mile loop winds through an undisturbed swath of parkland to babbling creeks and fine views across the San Fernando Valley to the San Gabriel Mountains. |
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Mount Lukens LoopLoop from Haines Canyon to Mt. Lukens via Sr. Elsie Trail & Mt. Lukens Fire Road |
Top 3 Waterslide Hikes: Eaton Canyon, CAClimb high and then plunge deep on this hike in Southern California. |
Top 3: Hikes to Natural WaterslidesSlip and slide into refreshing pools at these backcountry swimming holes. The Big Parade: Hiking Los AngelesMy hike, like a million other trips each day in Los Angeles, starts with a ride on a rumbling bus.In the heart of Los Angeles, a band of hikers starts a local-trails revolution--one step at a time. How to Thru-Hike L.A. CountyThru-hike L.A. County? It can be done with Southern California's Backbone Trail. |
Editors' Choice Snow Award 2012: Sierra Designs Tov and L.L. Bean Ultralite 850Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter explains the new innovations in down insulation technology |
Editors' Choice Snow Award 2012: Vasque Snow Junkie UD BootsStaff Photographer Ben Fullerton reviews the lightweight Snow Junkie boots from Vasque |
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