The Best Hiking Trails In Los Angeles

Courtesy of Your Daily Thread

Text by Sara Roderick

Trail Mix Optional

When the treadmill and elliptical just aren't doing it for you, grab a friend - or Fido - and head to any one of these five hiking trails for some of the best hiking Los Angeles has to offer.

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Best Alternative to Runyon Canyon: Fryman Canyon

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When getting ready for the hike requires more effort than the hike itself, it's time to switch things up. Those tired of Runyon's over-hyped and overcrowded trails should check out Fryman Canyon located just off Laurel Canyon. Here you will find solace in the pet-friendly trail with views of the San Gabriel Mountains. Your Daily Thread tip: This path connects to Franklin Canyon and Coldwater Canyon Park--be sure to say hi to the folks at TreePeople! Photo via Flickr: rick

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When getting ready for the hike requires more effort than the hike itself, it's time to switch things up. Those tired of Runyon's over-hyped and overcrowded trails should check out Fryman Canyon located just off Laurel Canyon. Here you will find solace in the pet-friendly trail with views of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Your Daily Thread tip: This path connects to Franklin Canyon and Coldwater Canyon Park--be sure to say hi to the folks at TreePeople!

Photo via Flickr: rick

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[yioughta]

03:56 PM on 03/08/2011

I love a So Cal hike on any given beautiful day. But Runyon is the most obnoxious trail ever. It's overpopulated with too many self-important industry types trying to chat up someone they're with or someone on the other end of their Bluetooth. It's nauseating, but if you're into that sort of thing, I say go for it. You will definitely see a celluloid someone you recognize who may or may not want to be recognized.

[losangelian1]

10:48 AM on 03/09/2011

Agreed. Fryman is a great alternative, especially if you can make it during the week. Weekends get a little crowded, but nothing like Runyon!

[djdeleon]

07:21 AM on 03/08/2011

Awesome!

[JScott]

01:38 AM on 03/08/2011

Can you access the Hollywood sign via Bronson Canyon I thought access to the sign was closed/fenced off? Can someone clarify?

[yioughta]

03:52 PM on 03/08/2011

The sign itself is definitely surrounded by a fence as well as survelliance cameras. I don't know the Bronson Canyon trail but to get there, you drive up Bronson Avenue which is off Franklin until it curves into Canyon Drive and becomes a dirt lot. This trail snakes around to the Hollywood sign. The other way to get there, the way I'm familiar with anyway, is the Beachwood Canyon entrance. It's a shorter hike, takes you up above the Hollywood sign and you get amazing views of Griffith Obervatory, Lake Hollywood (including that infamous house Madonna once had painted with crazy stripes), and LA.

[DamOTclese]

09:55 PM on 03/07/2011

This list is woefully incomplete. It does not even mention the actual best hiking trails that are available. Bear Creek Trail and San Gabriel River Trail should be at the top of any list of the county's best trails. Bear Creek passes through the San Gabriel Designated Wilderness for 11 miles of isolated outdoor adventure, going through some of the most wonderful environments there are in Southern California.

[jazzyfey]

07:27 PM on 03/07/2011

I am sure it was not on purpose, you might of forgotten the beautiful and majestic Mountains on east side of Los angeles. Or can it be? You have never hiked the San Gabriel River trails. I am surprised, about 3 1/2 million Angelinos visit the San Gabriel Mountain Range by making the regular pilgrimage up highway 39. I hope next time you look a bit harder and give your readers ALL the best hiking trails in Los Angeles. Otherwise how will we ever convince people they are worth conserving. www.sangabrielmountains.org