Experience the best of Los Angeles County with this updated edition of the classic hiking guidebook, featuring 259 trips divided into 33 regions.
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
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND COURTESY
USING THIS BOOK
CHAPTER 1: MALIBU COAST
CHAPTER 2: PALOS VERDES PENINSULA
CHAPTER 3: THOUSAND OAKS & MOORPARK
CHAPTER 4: SIMI HILLS
CHAPTER 5: SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAIN
CHAPTER 6: POINT MUGU
CHAPTER 7: ARROYO SEQUIT & SANDSTONE PEAK
CHAPTER 8: ZUMA CANYON
CHAPTER 9: MALIBU CREEK
CHAPTER 10: PACIFIC PALISADES & TOPANGA
CHAPTER 11: ANTELOPE VALLEY
CHAPTER 12: DESERT GATEWAY
CHAPTER 13: GLENDALE & VERDUGO MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER 14: GRIFFITH PARK
CHAPTER 15: HOLLYWOOD HILLS
CHAPTER 16: URBAN PARKS
CHAPTER 17: PUENTE HILLS
CHAPTER 18: SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
CHAPTER 19: SAN DIMAS-LA VERNE-CLAREMONT HILLS
CHAPTER 20: PIRU CREEK
CHAPTER 21: LIEBRE MOUNTAIN & FISH CANYON
CHAPTER 22: TUJUNGA CANYONS
CHAPTER 23: ARROYO SECO & FRONT RANGE
CHAPTER 24: MOUNT WILSON & FRONT RANGE
CHAPTER 25: CHARLTON-CHILAO RECREATION AREA
CHAPTER 26: CRYSTAL LAKE RECREATION AREA
CHAPTER 27: SAN GABRIEL WILDERNESS
CHAPTER 28: HIGH COUNTRY & NORTH SLOPE
CHAPTER 29: BIG PINES & SHEEP MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS
CHAPTER 30: SAN ANTONIO CANYON & OLD BALDY
CHAPTER 31: SANTA CATALINA ISLAND: AVALON
CHAPTER 32: SANTA CATALINA ISLAND: TWO HARBORS
CHAPTER 33: LONG-DISTANCE TRAILS
APPENDIXES
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHORS