Eagle Point Loop - Wildwood Park
This is a lovely hike along the banks of Indian Creek to Paradise Falls and beyond to a secluded picnic area called Skunk Hollow. From the parking lot, follow the fire road down hill, bearing right just before the bridge.... localhikes.com
Castro Crest From Latigo Canyon Road
A wonderful section of the Backbone Trail and superb on a clear day, this hike offers a variety of plant habitats and wildlife to appreciate and spectacular ocean views. You begin at the Backbone Trail trailhead off Latig... localhikes.com
Simi Foothills South
This pleasant hike follows sections of the old Runkle Ranch road and an Edison access road into the lovely foothills south of Simi Valley. The hike starts out on a paved road, with rolling hills and grazing cattle. After ... localhikes.com
Calabasas Peak
This pleasant hike gives you a good aerobic workout, with a moderate but steady uphill trek for a little less than 2 miles to the summit of Calabasas Peak. The views along the way are wonderful. As the hike starts, off to... localhikes.com
Malibu Creek - Rock Pool, Century Lake
Lovely walk down oak shaded lane, a stunning rock pool with vertical walls of volcanic rock, and a picturesque lake pretty enough for a calendar. An easy hike with lots of variety. At the Rock Pool, watch rock climbers at... localhikes.com
Newton Canyon
This is an enjoyable and relatively easy day hike along Newton Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains. Most of the trail is shaded by small oak trees, and the sun filtering through the trees is quite lovely. There was also ... localhikes.com
Red Rock Canyon / Calabasas Motorway, Topanga, California
This is a short 7.4-mile loop in a little-used canyon flanked with gorgeous sandstone outcroppings. Hark-packed trails climb out of exposed, shadeless Red Rock Canyon to a large saddle offering splendid views of rock formatio... trails.com
Ahmanson Ranch - Lasky Mesa
After countless years of battling developers, the lovely Ahmanson Ranch area is open to the public under the care of the Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy . The first part of our hike takes you through gently rolling hill... localhikes.com
Arroyo Sequit Park
Lot's of birds on this fun loop hike thru the upper Arroyo Sequit tributary. Along the way you will find meadows, picnic areas, spectacular views of the Santa Monicas, lush vegetation and a waterfall in season. This is a ... localhikes.com
Chumash Trail
This is a pleasant hike, particularly during the spring when the hills are green and wildflowers are out. Be forewarned that the trail is a sustained uphill trek. There are several spectacular vistas where you can look ou... localhikes.com
Castro Crest - Upper Solstice Canyon
This hike first descends into Upper Solstice Canyon where the pleasant, mostly shaded trail follows a seasonal creek bed. As the trail begins to rise out of the canyon, the views get progressively more spectacular. First,... localhikes.com
Corriganville Park
Corriganville is a lovely 246 acre park, and one of my favorite places for a morning hike. The interpretive trail meanders down an oak shaded trail on both sides of a small creek, with interpretive signs detailing both na... localhikes.com
Palo Comado Canyon / Cheeseboro Canyon Loop With China Flats...
Palo Comado Canyon and China Flats are wonderful examples of what can be accomplished by community activism and political vision. At one point, it looked as though this beautiful oak-lined canyon and rugged mountain meadow wo... trails.com
Paradise Falls
The hike in is relatively easy, but there is a couple of hundred feet of elevation drop that you have to walk back up to get back out. This area is a pleasant suprize after the dry surrounding landscape. There is a large ... waymarking.com
Hummingbird Trail
This hikes takes you up and over some very interesting rock features including giant boulders, unusual caves, and various huge rock outcroppings. The views are quite nice, and on a clear day you can see to the ocean. Afte... localhikes.com
Talepop Trail Loop
This is a relatively easy hike that takes you through the grasslands of Malibu Creek State Park, with pleasant views of oak studded rolling hills. The hike starts out on the Grasslands Trail, crosses over Liberty Creek, t... localhikes.com
Santa Rosa Trail - Wildwood Park
This is a pleasant hike along Mountclef Ridge in Wildwood Park. The hike provides lovely views of the Santa Rosa Valley to the Santa Susana and Topatopa Mountains, as well as the Conejo Valley to the Santa Monica Mountain... localhikes.com
Chumash - Las Llajas Loop
The trail starts out on the Chumash Trail moving steadily upward for 2.6 miles with interesting rock formations, great views of the city, and somewhat barren hillsides, the result of a fire a few years ago. Bear left at t... localhikes.com