Although it has a reputation as the place that paved over paradise, Los Angeles is home to a surprising number and variety of outdoor experiences. Perhaps more than any other city in the United States, Los Angeles is shaped by its terrain and wilderness. Mountain ranges hem in the sprawl and bisect neighborhoods, wildlife like coyotes, deer, mountain lions, and tarantulas regularly show up in fancy neighborhoods, and rugged wilderness is within day-hiking distance from downtown. If you think you know L.A., it’s time to give it another look.
Viewing 100 of 130 Hikes
Berlin Forest
Distance: 0.3 mi
Time: 0.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 58 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Vista Hermosa Natural Park
Distance: 0.4 mi
Time: 0.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 45 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Amir’s Garden
Distance: 0.9 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 275 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Bronson Caves
Distance: 0.6 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 68 ft
Difficulty: Easy
East Griffith Observatory Trail
Distance: 1.4 mi
Time: 0.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 383 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
Distance: 1.25 mi
Time: 0.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 342 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Point Dume
Distance: 1.5 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 198 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Firebreak Trail to Griffith Observatory
Distance: 1.3 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 511 ft
Difficulty: Strenuous
Mount Akawie
Distance: 1.4 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 400 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Corralitas Rail Path
Distance: 1.6 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 20 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Kratka Ridge
Distance: 1.5 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 640 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Lewis Falls
Distance: 1 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 250 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
King Gillette Ranch
Distance: 1.4 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 229 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Upper Reservoir Loop
Distance: 1.4 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 100 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Millard Canyon Falls
Distance: 1.2 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 268 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Beacon Hill
Distance: 2.9 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 556 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Trebek Open Space
Distance: 2.9 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 421 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Hastain Loop
Distance: 2.7 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 617 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Western Canyon
Distance: 2.1 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 571 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Elysian Park West Loop
Distance: 2.4 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 194 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Angel’s Point
Distance: 2.8 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 200 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Paramount Ranch
Distance: 2.8 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 126 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Santa Ynez Falls
Distance: 2.4 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 207 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Charmlee Wilderness Park
Distance: 2.8 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 272 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Malibu Lagoon State Beach
Distance: 2 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 15 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Community Loop Trail
Distance: 2.6 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 243 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Hermit Falls
Distance: 2.6 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 650 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Corral Canyon
Distance: 2.5 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 537 ft
Difficulty: Easy
West Griffith Observatory Trail
Distance: 2 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 580 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Lake Hollywood Park and Innsdale Trails via Mulholland Highway
Distance: 3 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 492 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Glendale Peak
Distance: 3.1 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 723 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Cooper Canyon Falls
Distance: 3.1 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 638 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Fryman Canyon
Distance: 3 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 463 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Hollywood Reservoir
Distance: 3.3 mi
Time: 1 hrs
Elevation Gain: 50 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Runyon Canyon
Distance: 3 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 675 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve
Distance: 3.3 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 230 ft
Difficulty: Beginner
Vetter Mountain Lookout Site
Distance: 3.6 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 667 ft
Difficulty: Easy
San Gabriel Peak
Distance: 3.8 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1185 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
The Grotto Trail
Distance: 3 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 600 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Taco Peak
Distance: 3.7 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 439 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Eaton Canyon Falls
Distance: 3.8 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 592 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Vasquez Rocks
Distance: 3.4 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 310 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Mount Hollywood via Hogback Trail
Distance: 3.8 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 807 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Bee Rock and the Old L.A. Zoo
Distance: 3.8 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 574 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Wisdom Tree and Cahuenga Peak
Distance: 3 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 872 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Three Mile Trail Hollywood Sign Loop
Distance: 3.5 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 507 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Hollyridge Trail to the Hollywood Sign Viewpoint
Distance: 4.1 mi
Time: 1.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 847 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Skull Rock via Temescal Canyon
Distance: 4.6 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1135 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Winston Ridge and Winston Peak
Distance: 4.4 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 720 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Saddleback Butte
Distance: 4.8 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1081 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Turnbull Canyon
Distance: 4.3 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 910 ft
Difficulty: Easy
La Tuna Canyon
Distance: 4.5 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 925 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Powder Canyon
Distance: 4.8 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 919 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Mount Lawlor
Distance: 4.4 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1201 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Calabasas Peak via Red Rock Canyon
Distance: 4.6 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1066 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Hacienda Hills
Distance: 4.7 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 655 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Escondido Falls
Distance: 4 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 416 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Trail Canyon Falls
Distance: 4.3 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 743 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Mentryville Park
Distance: 4.6 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 922 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Rocky Peak
Distance: 5 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1119 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Zuma Ridge
Distance: 5.3 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1400 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Victory Trailhead Loop
Distance: 5.1 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 408 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Cerro Negro Lookout via Descanso Trail
Distance: 5 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 518 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Mount Hillyer
Distance: 5.8 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 950 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Mandeville Canyon to San Vicente Mountain
Distance: 5.2 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 968 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Mount Williamson
Distance: 5 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1575 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Beaudry Loop
Distance: 5.8 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1368 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Towsley Canyon
Distance: 5.3 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1105 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Ernest E. Debs Regional Park
Distance: 5.2 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 400 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Dawn Mine and the Sunset Ridge Trail
Distance: 5.9 mi
Time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1493 ft
Difficulty: Strenuous
Mugu Peak
Distance: 5.2 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1255 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park
Distance: 5.3 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1257 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Verdugo Peak via the Vital Link Trail
Distance: 5.8 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1835 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Henninger Flats
Distance: 5.9 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1555 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Iron Mountain (#2)
Distance: 6 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1300 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Sacred Cove
Distance: 6 mi
Time: 2.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1200 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Solstice Canyon
Distance: 6 mi
Time: 2 hrs
Elevation Gain: 800 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Mishe Mokwa Trail to Sandstone Peak
Distance: 6.1 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1656 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Throop Peak and Mount Hawkins
Distance: 6 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1219 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Firebreak Trail / Los Pinetos Loop
Distance: 6.9 mi
Time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1644 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Switzer Falls and Bear Canyon
Distance: 6.8 mi
Time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 689 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Waterman Mountain
Distance: 6.4 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1225 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Mount Mooney and Vetter Mountain
Distance: 6.5 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 640 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Mount Markham
Distance: 6.3 mi
Time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1023 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
The Hollywood Sign (Mount Lee)
Distance: 6.5 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1098 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Jones Peak via Bailey Canyon
Distance: 6.4 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 2240 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Mount Lowe from Red Box
Distance: 6.1 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1206 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Devil’s Canyon
Distance: 6.1 mi
Time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1486 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Smith Mountain
Distance: 6.6 mi
Time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1843 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Nicholas Flat
Distance: 6.9 mi
Time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1664 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
The Northside Loop
Distance: 6.8 mi
Time: 4 hrs
Elevation Gain: 2493 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
Mount Gleason
Distance: 7.3 mi
Time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1000 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
The Devil’s Chair
Distance: 7.5 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 594 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Eagle Rock and Temescal Peak
Distance: 7.4 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 926 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Mount Islip
Distance: 7 mi
Time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1627 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Sunset Peak
Distance: 7.9 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1401 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
Liebre Mountain
Distance: 7.3 mi
Time: 3 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1930 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
West Fork Camp via Shortcut Canyon
Distance: 7.2 mi
Time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1550 ft
Difficulty: Challenging
La Jolla Canyon
Distance: 7.5 mi
Time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1100 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Parker Mesa via Los Liones Trail
Distance: 7.3 mi
Time: 4 hrs
Elevation Gain: 1292 ft
Difficulty: Moderate
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