Day Hiking Los Angeles: City Parks / Santa Monica Mountains / San Gabriel Mountains

by Casey Schreiner

Overview

• 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781680510096
Publisher:	Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date:	11/04/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	204 MB
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About the Author

Casey Schreiner is the founder and editor in chief of ModernHiker.com, the most-read hiking blog on the West Coast, where he encourages city-dwellers to explore the parks, open spaces, and wilderness areas that are often right in their backyards. He is also the author of Day Hiking: Los Angeles (Mountaineers Books, 2016), focused on 125 hikes around one of the country’s largest cities. Casey has been featured in national media for his reporting work uncovering outdoor vandals via social media, and he also works as an award-winning television writer, producer, and on-air personality. He lives in Los Angeles. Visit him online at ModernHiker.com and on Instagram and Facebook @modernhiker.

Editorial Reviews

"One of the great things about LA is the variety of hiking options we have around us. If your hiker friend is looking for a little inspo or maybe some new hikes, it’s time to buy the Day Hiking: Los Angeles guide!" – Gwen Lane (The LA Girl), Huffington Post

Huffington Post (via The LA Girl) - Gwen Lane

"The founder of website Modern Hiker and author of Day Hiking: Los Angeles ($18.95, Mountaineers Books) may have been raised in Connecticut and educated in Boston, but he can pinpoint the region's seasonal shifts better than some California lifers could. " — Liz Ohanesian, LA Weekly

LA Weekly - Liz Ohanesian

Day Hiking: Los Angeles builds on Modern Hiker’s winning formula: the itineraries are tightly curated, offer options for all experience levels, and written in an engaging, witty voice. Schreiner also writes eloquently about conservation and how Angelenos can get involved in protecting the region.

Curbed Los Angeles - Alissa Walker

"I've been to L.A. twice in my life and have gone through this book as if Tolkien wrote it as a companion to "The Hobbit"; it's captivating. Seriously." - Nick LeFort, Gear Institute

Gear Institute - Nick LeFort

"Modern Hiker's Casey Schreiner might be the next John Robinson of hiking writers." —Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune

San Gabriel Valley Tribune - Steve Scauzillo

"A must-have for local outdoor enthusiasts of any skill level." —We Like LA

We Like LA - Christina Minh