Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Weather 5
Preparing for Your Hike 5
Clothing, Shoes, Socks, and Gear 6
Trail Regulations/Restrictions 8
Leave No Trace 8
Play It Safe 10
How to Use This Guide 12
Trail Finder 15
Map Legend 18
Wildwood Park 19
1 Paradise Falls 21
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area 26
2 La Jolla Valley Loop 28
3 Mishe Mokwa 33
4 The Grotto 39
5 Backbone Trail-Malibu Springs 44
6 Arroyo Sequit 48
7 Nicholas Flat 53
8 Charmlee Wilderness Park 58
9 Paramount Ranch 63
10 Calabasas Peak 69
11 Temescal Gateway Park 74
12 Will Rogers State Historic Park 79
13 Franklin Canyon 83
14 Wilacre Park 87
15 Runyon Canyon 92
16 Griffith Park 96
Honorable Mentions
A Satwiwa/Rancho Sierra Vista 102
B Solstice Canyon 102
Angeles National Forest 103
17 Echo Mountain 105
18 Rubio Canyon 110
19 Eaton Canyon Falls 115
20 Sturtevant Falls 120
21 Monrovia Canyon Falls 125
22 Twin Peaks 130
23 Devils Chair 135
24 Mount Hawkins 140
25 Mount Lewis 146
26 Mount Baden-Powell 150
27 Big Horn Mine 156
28 Dawson Peak 162
29 Mount Baldy 168
30 Timber Mountain 173
31 Etiwanda Peak 178
Honorable Mentions
C Waterman Mountain 183
D Mount Islip 183
E Mount Williamson 184
F Cooper Canyon Falls 184
San Bernardino National Forest 185
32 Heart Rock Falls 187
33 Aspen Grove to Fish Creek 192
34 Jepson Peak 197
35 San Jacinto Peak 202
36 Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail 207
37 Red Tahquitz 211
38 Spitler Peak 217
Honorable Mentions
G Grays Peak 222
H Cougar Crest/Bertha Peak 222
I Pine Knot Trail to Grand View Point 223
J Fuller Ridge/Marion Mountain/Devil's Slide/Cactus to Clouds Trails to Mount San Jacinto 223
K Suicide Rock 225
Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve 226
39 Santa Rosa Plateau Loop 228
Cleveland National Forest 235
40 Tenaja Falls 237
41 ChiquitoTrail 241
42 Holy Jim Falls 246
Honorable Mentions
L Santiago Peak 251
M San Juan Loop Trail 251
H Sitton Peak 252
Palos Verdes Peninsula 253
43 White Point 255
44 Portuguese Bend 259
45 Point Vicente 264
Santa Catalina Island 268
46 Avalon Canyon/Wrigley Gardens 270
Hike Index 275
About the Authors 276
