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

• 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.

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

by Casey Schreiner

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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: 9781680510089
Publisher: Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date: 11/04/2016
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 1,037,551
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.80(d)

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.
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