Waterfalls, small cascades, lovely pools, wooded streamside trail, deep canyons

 4. Take the Santa Monica Fwy E/I-10 E ramp 0.1 mi
 5. Merge onto I-10 E/Santa Monica Fwy 0.4 mi
 6. Take the exit on the left onto CA-110 N toward Pasadena 4.2 mi
 7. Take the exit on the left onto Golden State Fwy/I-5 N toward Sacramento 1.9 mi
 8. Take the exit onto CA-2 N/Glendale Fwy toward Glendale 7.7 mi
 9. Take the exit onto I-210 E toward CA-2/Pasadena 1.2 mi
 10. Take the Angeles Crest Hwy/CA-2 exit toward La Canada Flintridge 0.3 mi
 11. Turn left at Angeles Crest Hwy/CA-2 9.9 mi

To: 34.266300, -118.143600
 
 

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Don't be fooled by the name--this 9.3-mile out-and-back climbs more than 3,000 feet. But it rewards hikers with some of the most spectacular views in the LA foothills.

 1. Head north on Ellendale Pl toward W Adams Blvd 89 ft
 2. Turn right at W Adams Blvd 0.3 mi
 3. Turn left at S Hoover St 0.3 mi
 4. Take the Santa Monica Fwy E/I-10 E ramp 0.1 mi
 5. Merge onto I-10 E/Santa Monica Fwy 3.5 mi
 6. Slight right at CA-60 E (signs for I-5 S/Santa Ana/CA-60 E/Pomona) 11.5 mi
 7. Take the exit onto I-605 N 9.1 mi
 8. Turn right at Huntington Dr 0.6 mi
 9. Turn left at Encanto Pkwy 1.4 mi
 10. Turn left at Van Tassel Mtwy 0.2 mi

To: 34.153240, -117.931750