Reviews Tagged “Stream”

George F Canyon ★★★★★ A quiet hike along a seasonal streambed. Shady for the first part, then opens up. Beware of poison oak. City view at the summit. Birds, rabbits, butterflies.
Linden H. Chandler Preserve ★★★☆☆ Hilly, with not much shade except in the lightly wooded areas along the intermittent streambeds. Higher areas have clear views of the LA Basin and the golf course next door.
Malaga Canyon Reserve Gorgeous views from the trailhead that I found (which was closed). I need to see if the other trailheads are open.
Malaga Creek ★★★★★ Malaga Creek carves a canyon through the coastal bluffs down to a narrow pebbly beach. The canyon is too choked with trees to follow in most places, but an informal trail runs around the top of the canyon, climbing down to the creek in a few spots, and a service road winds down to the cove.
Toulon Drive Loop ★★★☆☆ The easy part runs along a stream bed. Then it gets steeper and a lot less shaded as it wraps around a chaparral-covered hill.
Valmonte Trail and Frog Creek Loop ★★★★★ A nice, easy loop trail. Hilly, with plenty of shade in the wooded areas along the stream beds. Lots of side trails.