transit accessible hiking areas near Los Angeles
Pacific Palisades - Los Leones Canyon
⁌ 5 minute walk to trail ⁍
How to get there
Take transit to PCH/Sunset Bl. Walk .2 mile north on Sunset; turn left at Los Liones Dr and walk 1 block to the trailhead.
Info
Water and toilet are on the trail .2 mile from the trailhead. Grocery and convenience stores are at the bus stop. Phone service may be very weak or nonexistent at the trailhead, so download info and maps in advance.
Pacific Palisades - Rustic Canyon
Murphy Ranch
⁌ 18 minute walk to trail ⁍
How to get there
Take transit to Sunset Bl/Capri Dr. Walk .7 mile north on Capri Dr then turn left at Casale Rd and walk 1 block to the trailhead.
Info
Murphy Ranch is rumored to have been a Nazi compound in the 1930's. It wasn't.
Pacific Palisades - Sullivan Canyon
⁌ 20-45 minute walk to trail ⁍
How to get there
Take transit to Sunset Bl/Mandeville Canyon Rd. Walk 1 block west to Riviera Ranch Rd, turn right and walk 1 mile north on Old Ranch Rd to the trailhead near 1950 Old Ranch. [street view] (total .9 mi) Google directions
Alternative: Walk north on Mandeville, turn left at Westridge, left at Bayliss, left at Queensferry to the trailhead. (total 1.8 mi) Google directions
Trail guides
Pacific Palisades - Temescal Canyon
⁌ 10 minute walk to trail ⁍
How to get there
Take transit to Sunset Bl/Temescal Canyon Rd. Walk through the park to the trailheads.
Info
Water and toilets are in the park. A grocery store is one block SE on Sunset.
Trail guides
Pacific Palisades - Will Rogers Park
⁌ 20 minute walk from eastbound stop; 8 minutes from westbound stop ⁍
How to get there
Take transit to Will Rogers State Historic Park. There are two bus stops, depending on your direction of travel.
Eastbound: From Sunset Bl/Will Rogers State Park Rd walk .75 mile north on Will Rogers to the trailhead.
Westbound: From Sunset Bl/Evans Rd walk up the trail behind the bus bench. Do not use this stop when eastbound; the blind curve is very dangerous to cross.
Info
Water and toilet are at the trailhead.
