Urban walks in Los Angeles
Hillside stairways, reservoir loops and Griffith Park trails reachable from city streets.
Runyon Canyon East & West Ridge Loop
A classic Hollywood Hills circuit featuring sweeping vistas of the LA Basin, Catalina Island, and the Pacific Ocean.
Bronson Canyon & The Batcave
A historic Griffith Park canyon hike passing through the stone tunnel used as the Batcave entrance in the 1960s Batman series.
Elysian Park & Angel's Point Trail
A scenic ridge walk through LA's oldest municipal park with uninterrupted panoramas of Dodger Stadium and Downtown LA.
Music Box Steps, Silver Lake
The public stairway on Vendome Street where Laurel and Hardy hauled a piano in the 1932 short "The Music Box."
Silver Lake Reservoir Loop
A popular paved loop around the Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs, with the Meadow and dog park along the way.
Beachwood Canyon / Hollywoodland Stairs
Stone stairways built for the 1920s Hollywoodland development, climbing the hillside streets above Beachwood Drive.
Fern Dell to Griffith Observatory
From the shaded Fern Dell stream garden up through Griffith Park to the Observatory lawn.
Mount Hollywood from Griffith Observatory
A classic Griffith Park climb from the Observatory parking area via the Charlie Turner Trailhead to the Mount Hollywood summit.
Echo Park Lake Loop
A flat loop around Echo Park Lake with the lotus beds and views of the downtown skyline.