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Book SynopsisRevised and Updated in September 2020!Secret Walks: A Walking Guide to the Hidden Trails of Los Angeles is a sequel to the popular
Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles, and features another collection of exciting urban walks through parks, canyons, and neighborhoods unknown and unseen by most Angelinos. Each walk is rated for duration, distance, and difficulty, and is accompanied by a map.
The walks, like those in Secret Stairs, are filled with fascinating factoids about historical landmarksthe original Bat Cave from
Batman, the lake where Opie learned to fish on
The Andy Griffith Show, or the storage barn for one of L.A.’s oldest wineries. The book also highlights the people who made the landmarks famous: the infamous water engineer William Mulholland; the convicted murderer and philanthropist Colonel Griffith J. Griffith; Charles Lummis, who walked from Cincinnati to Los Angeles to take a job on the L.A. Times; and tobacco millionaire Abbot Kinney, who dug canals to drain the marshes south of Santa Monica and create his American Venice.”
Written in the entertainingly informed style that has made
Secret Stairs a
Los Angeles Times best-seller,
Secret Walks is the perfect book for the walker eager to explore but tired of the crowds at Runyon Canyon or Temescal Park.
Trade ReviewThose who think no one walks in L.A. probably just need to know where to look. From the author of the popular guide Secret Stairs comes Secret Walks, a follow-up that introduces adventurous hikers to the best hidden walks and trails of the city."Larry Mantle, KPCC AirTalk
Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS
Downtown Los AngelesDowntown LA, Los Angeles
River Walk North, Los Angeles
River Walk South, Los Angeles
Griffith ParkGriffith Park, Ferndell, Los Angeles
Griffith Park, Amir’s Garden, Los Angeles
Griffith Park, Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles
Griffith Park, Lake Hollywood, Los Angeles
Griffith Park, The Zoo
Griffith Park, Equestrian Trail
Hollywood HillsBronson Canyon and the Bat Cave, Los Angeles
Fryman Canyon, Studio City
Franklin Canyon, Hollywood
Echo Park/Silver LakeEcho Park Lake, Echo Park
Silver Lake Meadow, Silver Lake
Elysian Park and Portola Trail, Los Angeles
Elysian Park and Radio Hill, Los Angeles
Elysian Park Police Academy Loop, Los Angeles
East Los AngelesHollenbeck Park, Boyle Heights
Peanut Lake and Debs Park, Hermon
Elephant Hill, El Sereno
Legg Lake and Whittier Narrows, Pico Rivera
Pasadena and EnvironsArroyo Seco River Walk, Pasadena
Old Town Pasadena, Pasadena
Deukmejian Wilderness Park, Glendale
Southwest Museum, Highland Park
Little Santa Anita Canyon, Sierra Madre
Eaton Canyon, Sierra Madre
Eaton Canyon, Altadena
Chantry Flat, Altadena
Beaudry Motorway, La Crescenta
Cherry Canyon, La Canada-Flintridge
Hahamonga Watershed Park, La Canada
West Los Angeles and BeachesBaldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, Baldwin Hills
Ballona Creek, Culver City
Beach and Bluffs Walk, Santa Monica
Will Rogers State Park, Pacific Palisades
Castellammare, Pacific Palisades
The Venice Canals, Venice
Marina Del Rey Canals, Marina Del Rey
Sandstone Peak, Malibu
San Fernando Valley and EnvironsWoodley Park, Lake Balboa
Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Preserve, Lake Balboa
Hansen Dam, Lake View Terrace
La Tuna Canyon, Verdugo Hills
Paradise Falls, Thousand Oaks
King Gillette Ranch, Calabasas
Rim of the Valley and LA Aqueduct, Sylmar
South BayThe Naples Canals, Long Beach
Del Cerro Park, Palos Verdes
Pelican Cove and Terranea, Palos Verdes
Huntington Beach (TK)
Redondo Beach (TK)
