Los Angeles: Eagle Rock Loop
A scattering of rocky outcrops, with their big sky views, offers a surprisingly wild haven within the city limits on this 6.7-mile, figure-8 loop in Topanga State Park.
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Los Angeles: Ski Hut TrailA 3,000-foot gain in 3.4 miles delivers landscape-painting vistas of pastoral valleys and idyllic California hamlets on this 6.8-mile round-trip. Los Angeles: Abalone Cove Shoreline ParkThe rocky points of this 5.6-mile coastal hike offer some of the best tidal pool viewing in Southern California. Go at low tide to see crabs, sea stars, anemones, and sea hares. Los Angeles: Winter Creek Loop, Angeles NFEnjoy a gurgling creek, the staccato of canyon wrens, and ridgetop vistas on this 4.2-mile jaunt just minutes from downtown Pasadena.
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Los Angeles: Holy Jim Falls-Trabuco Canyon LoopThis 14.8-mile loop enters a lush canyon framed by a secluded waterfall, then cranks up 17 switchbacks to a mellow ridgeline in the Santa Ana foothills.
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How to Thru-Hike L.A. CountyThru-hike L.A. County? It can be done with Southern California's Backbone Trail. 
Don't Pay at the Pump: Photos and Mass-Transit HikesAfter reading Dan Koeppel's latest urban hiking adventure "Don't Pay at the Pump" (September 2008), we guarantee you'll want to crank "Magic Bus" and ditch the car on your next trip to the trailhead. We can help. Our map team has assembled more than 25 hikes you can access via public transportation. Plus, check out more of Michael Darter's photos and read Koeppel's 2004 feature, "I Climbed Los Angeles," to learn about his slightly insane 19-mile L.A. staircase route. California's Chumash Wilderness: Spritual SalvationThe condors know all about Chumash Wilderness, but luckily, the masses in Los Angeles don't. |
San Gorgonio Wilderness: 2 Miles Above L.A.Sierra scenery at L.A.'s backdoor. California's Cucamonga WildernessAs ice-cream makers in Los Angeles once knew, the Cucamonga Wilderness is the essence of cool. |
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