Afoot & Afield: Los Angeles County
Wilderness Press (Verlag)
978-0-89997-835-2 (ISBN)
Explore 259 Memorable Hikes Near Los Angeles, California
From short nature trails to challenging peak climbs and breathtaking canyon treks, Los Angeles County is a hiker's paradise. Experience the best of it with this updated edition of the classic hiking guidebook. Local author and hiking expert David Harris and Southland hiking guru Jerry Schad lead you along 259 trips in 33 regions, from the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains to Malibu and on out to Catalina Island. That's virtually every hike worth taking within an hour's drive of the city.
Afoot & Afield: Los Angeles County offers a comprehensive collection of hiking adventures for everyone from families with small children to experienced mountaineers seeking the ultimate challenge. The guide encompasses almost all public lands within the county, including Griffith Park and the Hollywood Hills, the San Gabriel Wilderness, Crystal Lake Recreation Area, and numerous county and city parks.
At-a-glance essential information, including distance, hiking time, elevation gain, and ratings for difficulty, help you to choose the perfect trail. Complete descriptions and driving directions are paired with easy-to-read maps with GPS waypoints to give you the in-depth details you need. So whether you seek solace from the crowds, a cardiovascular workout, or a new perspective of the natural world, Afoot & Afield: Los Angeles County will get you going.
Jerry Schad (1949-2011) was Southern California's leading outdoors writer. His 16 guidebooks, including those in Wilderness Press's popular and comprehensive Afoot & Afield series, along with his "Roam-O-Rama" column in the San Diego Reader, helped thousands of hikers discover the region's diverse wild places. Jerry ran or hiked many thousands of miles of distinct trails throughout California, in the Southwest, and in Mexico. He was a sub-24-hour finisher of Northern California's 100-mile Western States Endurance Run and served in a leadership capacity for outdoor excursions around the world. He taught astronomy and physical science at San Diego Mesa College and chaired its physical sciences department from 1999 until 2011. His sudden, untimely death from kidney cancer shocked and saddened the hiking community. David Harris is a professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College. He is the author or coauthor of seven hiking guidebooks and five engineering textbooks. David grew up rambling about the Desolation Wilderness as a toddler in his father's pack and later roamed the High Sierra as a Boy Scout. As a Sierra Club trip leader, he organized mountaineering trips throughout the Sierra Nevada. Since 1999, he has been exploring the mountains and deserts of Southern California. David is the father of three sons, with whom he loves sharing the outdoors.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LOS ANGELES & VICINITY MAP
PREFACE
OVERVIEW OF HIKES
INTRODUCING LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Land of Many Climates
Reading the Rocks
Native Gardens
Creatures Great and Small
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND COURTESY
Preparation and Equipment
Special Hazards
Camping and Permits
Other Regulations
For Your Protection
Trail Courtesy
Where and When to Go
USING THIS BOOK
Capsulized Information
CHAPTER 1: MALIBU COAST
Trip 1.1 Point Dume to Paradise Cove
CHAPTER 2: PALOS VERDES PENINSULA
Trip 2.1 Top of the Peninsula
Trip 2.2 Malaga Cove to Bluff Cove
Trip 2.3 Bluff Cove to Point Vicente
Trip 2.4 White Point to Cabrillo Beach
CHAPTER 3: THOUSAND OAKS & MOORPARK
Trip 3.1 Happy Camp Canyon
Trip 3.2 Paradise Falls
Trip 3.3 Los Padres Loop
Trip 3.4 Los Robles Trail
Trip 3.5 Lake Eleanor Open Space
CHAPTER 4: SIMI HILLS
Trip 4.1 Sage Ranch
Trip 4.2 Castle Peak
Trip 4.3 Lasky Mesa
Trip 4.4 Victory to Las Virgenes
Trip 4.5 Upper Las Virgenes Canyon
Trip 4.6 Cheeseboro Canyon
Trip 4.7 China Flat Loop
CHAPTER 5: SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAIN
Trip 5.1 Hummingbird Trail
Trip 5.2 Chumash Loop
Trip 5.3 Rocky Peak
Trip 5.4 Corriganville Park
Trip 5.5 Old Stagecoach Road
Trip 5.6 Devil Canyon
Trip 5.7 Oat Mountain
Trip 5.8 Porter Ranch Loop
Trip 5.9 Bee Canyon
Trip 5.10 Mission Point
Trip 5.11 Rice Canyon
Trip 5.12 East Canyon Loop
Trip 5.13 Don Mullally Loop
Trip 5.14 Pico Canyon
CHAPTER 6: POINT MUGU
Trip 6.1 Mugu Peak
Trip 6.2 La Jolla Falls
Trip 6.3 La Jolla Valley Loop
Trip 6.4 Overlook Loop
Trip 6.5 Serrano & Big Sycamore Loop
Trip 6.6 Sycamore Canyon Waterfall
Trip 6.7 Old Boney Loop
Trip 6.8 Satwiwa Loop via Wendy Trail
CHAPTER 7: ARROYO SEQUIT & SANDSTONE PEAK
Trip 7.1 Leo Carrillo Ocean Vista
Trip 7.2 Leo Carrillo Traverse
Trip 7.3 Nicholas Pond
Trip 7.4 The Grotto
Trip 7.5 Sandstone Peak
Trip 7.6 Arroyo Sequit Park
Trip 7.7 Charmlee Wilderness Park
CHAPTER 8: ZUMA CANYON
Trip 8.1 Lower Zuma Canyon
Trip 8.2 Zuma Canyon & Zuma Ridge Loop
Trip 8.3 Newton Canyon
Trip 8.4 Rocky Oaks
CHAPTER 9: MALIBU CREEK
Trip 9.1 Escondido Canyon
Trip 9.2 Lower Solstice Canyon
Trip 9.3 Rising Sun & Sostomo Loop
Trip 9.4 Corral Canyon
Trip 9.5 Peter Strauss Trail
Trip 9.6 Paramount Ranch
Trip 9.7 Ladyface Mountain
Trip 9.8 Lookout Loop
Trip 9.9 Century Lake
Trip 9.10 Lost Cabin Trail
Trip 9.11 Bulldog & Backbone Loop
Trip 9.12 Phantom Loop
Trip 9.13 Upper Las Virgenes View Trail
Trip 9.14 New Millennium Loop
Trip 9.15 King Gillette Ranch Inspiration Point
Trip 9.16 Piuma Overlook
Trip 9.17 West Ridge of Saddle Peak
Trip 9.18 Saddle Peak
Trip 9.19 Red Rock Canyon
Trip 9.20 Calabasas Peak
Trip 9.21 Topanga Lookout & Stunt High Loop
Trip 9.22 Hondo Canyon
CHAPTER 10: PACIFIC PALISADES & TOPANGA
Trip 10.1 Eagle Rock Loop
Trip 10.2 East Backbone Trail
Trip 10.3 Santa Ynez Waterfall
Trip 10.4 Topanga Overlook
Trip 10.5 Temescal Canyon
Trip 10.6 Rivas Canyon
Trip 10.7 Will Rogers Park
Trip 10.8 Rustic Canyon Loop
Trip 10.9 Sullivan Canyon
Trip 10.10 Viewridge Trail
Trip 10.11 Summit Valley
Trip 10.12 Woodland Ridge
Trip 10.13 Caballero Canyon
Trip 10.14 San Vicente Mountain
CHAPTER 11: ANTELOPE VALLEY
Trip 11.1 Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park
Trip 11.2 Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve
Trip 11.3 Saddleback Butte
CHAPTER 12: DESERT GATEWAY
Trip 12.1 Elsmere Canyon Falls
Trip 12.2 Whitney Canyon
Trip 12.3 Placerita Canyon
Trip 12.4 Manzanita Mountain to Los Pinetos Canyon
Trip 12.5 Los Pinetos Waterfall
Trip 12.6 Vasquez Rocks Natural Area
Trip 12.7 Sierra Pelona & Mount McDill
Trip 12.8 Jupiter Mountain
CHAPTER 13: GLENDALE & VERDUGO MOUNTAINS
Trip 13.1 Deukmejian Wilderness Park
Trip 13.2 Mount Lukens Southern Approach
Trip 13.3 Haines Canyon
Trip 13.4 La Tuna Loop
Trip 13.5 Verdugo Peak Traverse
Trip 13.6 Beaudry Loop
Trip 13.7 Vital Link Trail
Trip 13.8 West Side Loop
Trip 13.9 Stough Canyon Loop
CHAPTER 14: GRIFFITH PARK
Trip 14.1 Hollywood Sign via Cahuenga Peak
Trip 14.2 Mulholland Ridge
Trip 14.3 Mount Hollywood
Trip 14.4 Beacon Hill
Trip 14.5 East Side Loop
Trip 14.6 Mount Bell
CHAPTER 15: HOLLYWOOD HILLS
Trip 15.1 Franklin Canyon
Trip 15.2 Coldwater to Fryman Canyon
Trip 15.3 Wilacre & Coldwater Loop
Trip 15.4 Trebek Open Space
Trip 15.5 Runyon Canyon
CHAPTER 16: URBAN PARKS
Trip 16.1 San Rafael Hills
Trip 16.2 Debs Park
Trip 16.3 Elysian Park
Trip 16.4 Hahn Park
Trip 16.5 Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
CHAPTER 17: PUENTE HILLS
Trip 17.1 Sycamore Canyon
Trip 17.2 Hellman Wilderness Park
Trip 17.3 West Skyline Loop
Trip 17.4 Worsham Canyon Loop
Trip 17.5 Arroyo Pescadero Loop
Trip 17.6 Schabarum Loop
Trip 17.7 Powder Canyon Loop
Trip 17.8 Schabarum-Skyline Trail
CHAPTER 18: SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
Trip 18.1 Monrovia Canyon Falls
Trip 18.2 Ben Overturff Trail
Trip 18.3 Fish Canyon Falls
Trip 18.4 Big Dalton Mystic Loop
Trip 18.5 Big Dalton Canyon
Trip 18.6 Glendora South Hills Wilderness
Trip 18.7 Walnut Creek
Trip 18.8 Bonelli Regional Park
CHAPTER 19: SAN DIMAS-LA VERNE-CLAREMONT HILLS
Trip 19.1 Lower Marshall Canyon
Trip 19.2 Middle Marshall Canyon
Trip 19.3 Upper Marshall Canyon
Trip 19.4 Johnson's Pasture
Trip 19.5 Sycamore Canyon
Trip 19.6 Claremont Hills Wilderness Park
Trip 19.7 Potato Mountain
Trip 19.8 Thompson Creek Trail
CHAPTER 20: PIRU CREEK
Trip 20.1 Oak Flat Trail
Trip 20.2 Pothole-Agua Blanca Loop
Trip 20.3 Piru Creek
CHAPTER 21: LIEBRE MOUNTAIN & FISH CANYON
Trip 21.1 Liebre Mountain
Trip 21.2 Fish Canyon Narrows
CHAPTER 22: TUJUNGA CANYONS
Trip 22.1 Yerba Buena Ridge
Trip 22.2 Trail Canyon Falls
Trip 22.3 Condor Peak & Trail Canyon
Trip 22.4 Mount Lukens & Grizzly Flats Loop
Trip 22.5 Messenger Flats
CHAPTER 23: ARROYO SECO & FRONT RANGE
Trip 23.1 Lower Arroyo Seco
Trip 23.2 Down the Arroyo Seco
Trip 23.3 Switzer Falls
Trip 23.4 Royal Gorge
Trip 23.5 World of Chaparral Trail
Trip 23.6 Hoyt Mountain
Trip 23.7 Josephine Peak
Trip 23.8 Strawberry Peak
Trip 23.9 Colby Canyon to Big Tujunga
Trip 23.10 Mount Lawlor
Trip 23.11 San Gabriel Peak
Trip 23.12 Mount Lowe
Trip 23.13 Inspiration Point
Trip 23.14 Bear Canyon
Trip 23.15 Millard Canyon Falls
Trip 23.16 Dawn Mine Loop
Trip 23.17 Upper Millard Canyon
Trip 23.18 Brown Mountain Traverse
Trip 23.19 Echo Mountain
Trip 23.20 Mount Lowe Railway
CHAPTER 24: MOUNT WILSON & FRONT RANGE
Trip 24.1 Henninger Flats
Trip 24.2 Mount Wilson Toll Road
Trip 24.3 Eaton Canyon Falls
Trip 24.4 Idlehour Descent
Trip 24.5 Valley Forge & DeVore Trails
Trip 24.6 Bailey Canyon
Trip 24.7 Jones Peak
Trip 24.8 Mount Wilson to Sierra Madre
Trip 24.9 Santa Anita Ridge
Trip 24.10 Hoegees Loop
Trip 24.11 Sturtevant Falls
Trip 24.12 Santa Anita Canyon Loop
Trip 24.13 Mount Wilson Loop
Trip 24.14 Angeles Crest to Chantry Flat
CHAPTER 25: CHARLTON-CHILAO RECREATION AREA
Trip 25.1 Vetter Mountain
Trip 25.2 Chilao & Charlton Loop
Trip 25.3 Mount Hillyer
Trip 25.4 Pacifico Mountain
CHAPTER 26: CRYSTAL LAKE RECREATION AREA
Trip 26.1 Lewis Falls
Trip 26.2 Mount Islip: South Ridge
Trip 26.3 Crystal Lake Nature Trails
Trip 26.4 Mount Islip via Windy Gap
Trip 26.5 Mount Hawkins Loop
CHAPTER 27: SAN GABRIEL WILDERNESS
Trip 27.1 Upper Devils Canyon
Trip 27.2 Mount Waterman Trail
Trip 27.3 Waterman Mountain & Twin Peaks
Trip 27.4 Smith Mountain
Trip 27.5 Bear Creek Trail
CHAPTER 28: HIGH COUNTRY & NORTH SLOPE
Trip 28.1 Winston Peak & Ridge
Trip 28.2 Cooper Canyon Falls
Trip 28.3 Burkhart Trail
Trip 28.4 Kratka Ridge
Trip 28.5 Mount Williamson
Trip 28.6 Pleasant View Ridge
Trip 28.7 Sierra Alta Nature Trail
Trip 28.8 South Fork Trail
Trip 28.9 Mount Islip: North Approach
Trip 28.10 Devil's Punchbowl Loop Trail
Trip 28.11 Devil's Chair
Trip 28.12 Lower Punchbowl Canyon
Trip 28.13 Holcomb Canyon
CHAPTER 29: BIG PINES & SHEEP MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS
Trip 29.1 Shoemaker Canyon Road
Trip 29.2 Rattlesnake Peak
Trip 29.3 Cattle Canyon
Trip 29.4 Bridge to Nowhere
Trip 29.5 Iron Mountain
Trip 29.6 Down the East Fork
Trip 29.7 Big Horn Mine
Trip 29.8 Ross Mountain
Trip 29.9 Mount Baden-Powell Traverse
Trip 29.10 Mount Lewis
Trip 29.11 Lightning Ridge Nature Trail
Trip 29.12 Jackson Lake Loop
Trip 29.13 Table Mountain Nature Trail
Trip 29.14 Big Pines Nature Trail
Trip 29.15 Blue Ridge Trail
CHAPTER 30: SAN ANTONIO CANYON & OLD BALDY
Trip 30.1 Stoddard Peak
Trip 30.2 Sunset Peak
Trip 30.3 Bear Flat
Trip 30.4 Mount Baldy via Bear Ridge
Trip 30.5 Icehouse Canyon
Trip 30.6 Cedar Glen
Trip 30.7 Cucamonga Peak
Trip 30.8 Ontario Peak
Trip 30.9 The Three Ts
Trip 30.10 San Antonio Falls
Trip 30.11 Baldy Loop
Trip 30.12 San Antonio Ridge
Trip 30.13 Baldy North Backbone Traverse
Trip 30.14 Baldy Devils Backbone
CHAPTER 31: SANTA CATALINA ISLAND: AVALON
Trip 31.1 East Mountain
Trip 31.2 Lone Tree Point
Trip 31.3 Airport Loop Trail
Trip 31.4 Airport in the Sky to Little Harbor
CHAPTER 32: SANTA CATALINA ISLAND: TWO HARBORS
Trip 32.1 Parsons Landing
Trip 32.2 Silver Peak & Starlight Beach
Trip 32.3 Harbor to Harbor
CHAPTER 33: LONG-DISTANCE TRAILS
Trip 33.1 Silver Moccasin Trail
Trip 33.2 Gabrielino Trail
Trip 33.3 High Desert Loop
Trip 33.4 Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail
Trip 33.5 Trans-Catalina Trail
Trip 33.6 San Gabriel River Trail
APPENDIXES
Appendix A: Best Hikes
Appendix B: Recommended Reading
Appendix C: Local Organizations
Appendix D: Agencies & Information Sources
Appendix E: Maps
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.12.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Afoot & Afield |
| Zusatzinfo | Black & white maps and photos throughout |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport | |
| Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-89997-835-5 / 0899978355 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-89997-835-2 / 9780899978352 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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