Los Liones Trail in Pacific Palisades, California

Posted on September 3, 2013 by girlhiker

A long sweaty 7 mile hike from Los Liones to Parker Mesa Overlook and back. I will be prepared with a cap and sunglasses next time I am on this one. The trail is not shaded but well marked, has free parking and good views of the ocean.

We were on this trail early August and it was sunny & clear.

Trailhead

Our trail ended at the popular Parker Mesa Overlook. I was expecting it to have high foot traffic but it was quiet & peaceful. Much needed rest-stop :P

The Overlook

More details:

http://www.modernhiker.com/2010/01/04/hiking-los-liones-trail-to-parker-mesa/ – Highly recommended if you don’t want to get lost.
http://alltrails.com/trail/us/california/los-liones-canyon-los-liones-canyon-east-topanga-fire-road-trails

Spotted

Posted on April 14, 2013 by girlhiker

Deers

Mishe Mokwa Trail in Malibu, California

Posted on April 7, 2013 by girlhiker

Started off my weekend with a 6 mile hike on a sunny and clear day. The hike starts on the trailhead for Backbone Trail (conspicuos board after 6 miles on Yerba Buena road from PCH). After ~0.3 miles on backbone, you will see the sign indicating the start of Mishe Mokwa Trail.

Trailhead for Mishe Mokwa

View of the valley

The trail is not shaded for the most part and offers a good 360 view of the valley.

Even a small shade was welcoming

Fern

Glimpse of the sky

Pretty backdrop

Boulder right on the edge

Saw quite a few of these lizards (I don’t like them much)

Mishe Mokwa Trail merges on to the trail leading to Sandstone peak. Its the highest point in Santa Monica Mountains. The path to the peak is way steeper, a bit rocky and short. I was hiking with a bad back already; so I decided to play it safe and skip it. I feel like my back got better with the hike, sooo keep hiking! :)

Still caught some pretty gorgeous views of the hills.

I liked this trail mainly for the views it offered but would prefer to go really early to avoid the scorching sun. It’s great for a sweaty workout. But the terrain is more rugged & dry and not as green as I would like.

http://alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mishe-mokwa-trail-to-sandstone-peak-trail

Solstice Canyon Trail in Malibu, California

Posted on March 31, 2013 by girlhiker

Hiked this trail on Saturday morning. Perfect weather for a refreshing walk – slight fog and not sunny (this trail is not shaded for the most part). Gets decently crowded so get there early for parking.

Paved road for the first half of a mile

I want to be here when the sun sets

Morning fog clearing up

Tiny Waterfall

There is an old house now in ruins after a mile, with a (small) waterfall next to it. We turned back after exploring and resting on the rocks.

Roberts House

The trail is actually a loop but I have gotten lost few times trying to find the path forward after the ruins and since I was with a friend, we decided we would head back. So it turned out to be a short 2 mile hike. I am definitely going to make an attempt to find that loop.. soooon!

http://alltrails.com/trail/us/california/solstice-canyon-loop-trail

Ernie Maxwell Trail in Idyllwild, California

Posted on March 26, 2013 by girlhiker

Do consider going to Idyllwild if all you want is to escape from the city, go to a low-key place and hike. Its almost 2 hours drive east from Los Angeles. We stayed here for the weekend and this one was our closing hike.

It’s a 5 mile out and back or 2.5 mile one way. Both the ends are trail-heads and we ended up parking a car at either end (yes how lame!). It has a relatively higher foot traffic and is easy. Picturesque, but my pictures dont do justice. I need a better camera than my phone.

More information: http://alltrails.com/trail/us/california/ernie-maxwell-trail

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