Urban Hikes Southern California: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Urban Hiking Adventures

by Robert Inman

Overview

Explore Southern California's iconic beaches, Pacific shore, and mountain views without traveling deep into the backcountry. This book features easy-to-follow urban trails that allow hikers of all levels to discover the landmarks that shape the Golden state’s cities and towns.

Urban Hikes Southern California provides the latest information to plan a customized trip:

• Common and lesser-known hikes, from city center strolls to forest trails
• Full-color photos and maps, detailed trail descriptions, and trailhead GPS
• Insightful hike overviews and details on distance, difficulty, canine compatibility, and more

California boasts a plethora of great urban hikes, and this guide highlights both family-friendly footpaths and culinary and gastronomic delights found along the way. Find hikes suited to every ability. Stroll Orange County's Laguna Beach to take in the sights or enjoy a pint of local beer after a walk to Downtown Los Angeles from the Hollywood Hills. Discover arboretum trails, waterfront walks, after-work rambles, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493052585
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	122 MB
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About the Author

Bob Inman has lived his whole live in the Los Angeles area, except for a short stint on the east coast. His life of hiking began with the Boy Scouts when he began doing summer Sierra backpacks. He hiked more than half of the JMT when he was 16. His foot travels have taken him on continued excursions to the Sierra as well as repeated trips to the Desert Southwest, Switzerland, and the British Isles. His favorite place to hike is Scotland and in 2016, he did a 9-day thru-hike across the Scotland Highlands from Perth to Fort William.

While he has retired from a career in produce transportation logistics, Bob has written two books on walking in Los Angeles and he is the revising co-author of a famous guidebook to architecture in Los Angeles. He leads free, urban hikes as an avocation. More than 6000 people have participated in his events. He was the 2016 awardee of the Ray Bradbury Community Walking Champion award presented by the advocacy group, Los Angeles Walks. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Before You Hit the Trail x

How to Use This Guide xvi

Trail Finder xviii

Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties 1

1 Santa Barbara 3

2 Montecito 8

3 Ventura 13

San Fernando Valley and the Hollywood Hills 18

4 West Hills 20

5 Studio City 25

6 Universal City to Hollywood 30

7 Three Hollywood Hills Canyons 35

8 Whitley and Hollywood Heights 40

Coastal Los Angeles County 45

9 Westwood and UCLA 47

10 Cheviot Hills-Rancho Park 53

11 Venice 57

12 Santa Monica Canyons 63

13 Torrance 68

14 San Pedro 73

15 Long Beach 79

Metro Los Angeles 85

16 West Adams 87

17 University Park and USC 92

18 Downtown Markets 98

19 Little Tokyo-Bunker Hill 104

20 Boyle Heights 109

21 Elysian Park-Elysian Heights 114

22 Silver Lake 118

23 Griffith Park-Los Feliz 123

24 Northeast Los Angeles Hilltops 127

25 Highland Park 132

26 Eagle Rock 137

San Gabriel Valley 142

27 Pasadena-Arroyo SECO 144

28 Pasadena-Oak Knoll 150

29 Altadena 155

30 Monrovia 160

31 Whittier 165

Pomona Valley and the Inland Empire 169

32 Pomona 171

33 Claremont 175

34 Redlands 180

35 Riverside 186

Orange and San Diego Counties 191

36 City Of Orange 193

37 Laguna Beach 198

38 San Clemente 203

39 La Jolla 208

40 Bankers Hill-Balboa Park 214

41 Rolando Village-La Mesa 220

Hike Index 226

Meet Your Guide 227