Day Hiking Los Angeles

City Parks / Santa Monica Mountains / San Gabriel Mountains

Casey Schreiner

• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN:
  9781680510096
• Subtopic: Travel

• 125 of the best trails throughout the Los Angeles metro area
• Easy-to-use, well-organized guide to hiking in the greater Los Angeles area
• Hikes feature ocean views, waterfalls, coastal canyons, native grasslands, rocky peaks, desert wildflowers, and more


In Southern California, the city of Los Angeles alone covers more than 500 square miles. Yet beyond the freeways and suburbia, there is a surprising amount of hikeable green space and wilderness. This new guide details trails in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, the world's largest urban national park stretching from the Pacific Coast right into Hollywood itself; the Santa Susana Mountains in Los Padres National Forest; Angeles National Forest, including the San Gabriels and Mount San Antonio, the highest point in Los Angeles County; the striking desert landscape of Antelope Valley; the Santa Ana Mountains; portions of the San Bernardino Mountains; Chino Hills State Park; and slivers of green space and city parks such as famed Griffith Park.

Table of contents

• Los Angeles
• Title
• Dedication
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Overview map
• Hikes at a Glance
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Introduction
• Pacific Coast
• Inland Santa Monica Mountains
• San Fernando Valley/Simi Hills
• Eastern Santa Monica Mountains/Hollywood Hills
• Santa Susana Mountains
• Griffith Park
• City Parks
• Verdugo Mountains/San Rafael Hills
• Antelope Valley
• San Gabriel Foothills and Front Range
• Central San Gabriel Mountains
• Mount Baldy Area
• Puente–Chino Hills
• Appendix I: Contact Information
• Appendix II: Outdoor Advocacy and Volunteer Groups
• Appendix III: Recommended Media
• Index
• About the Author