SECRET WALKS
A WALKING GUIDE TO THE HIDDEN TRAILS OF LOS ANGELES
Copyright ©2015 by Charles Fleming
Updated in September 2020
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ISBN-13 978-1-59580-082-4
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fleming, Charles.
Secret walks : a walking guide to the hidden trails of Los Angeles / Charles Fleming.
pages cm
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-59580-082-4 (paperback)
1. Walking—California—Los Angeles—Guidebooks. 2. Trails—California—Los Angeles—Guidebooks. 3. Los Angeles (Calif.)—Tours. 4. Los Angeles (Calif.)—Guidebooks. I. Title.
F869.L83F586 2015
917.94’940453—dc23
2014045520
Cover and interior design and production by Future Studio
Cover illustration and maps by Bryan Duddles
Photos by Charles Fleming
CONTENTS
PART ONE: DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
Walk #1: Downtown L.A. History Walk
Walk #2: L.A. River Walk South
Walk #3: L.A. River Walk North
Walk #4: Elysian Park & Barlow Hospital
Walk #5: Elysian Park & Radio Hill
Walk #6: Elysian Park & Grace E. Simons Lodge
Walk #7: Elysian Park’s Freeway Flyer
Walk #11: The Observatory Loop
Walk #12: Bronson Canyon & the Bat Cave
Walk #13: The Hollywood Sign Walk
Walk #14: Around Lake Hollywood
Walk #16: Franklin Canyon Ranch
Walk #17: Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir
PART FOUR: ECHO PARK & SILVER LAKE
Walk #19: Edendale’s Red Car Line
Walk #22: Legg Lake & Whittier Narrows
Walk #25: Arroyo Seco River Walk
Walk #26: Peanut Lake & Debs Park
PART SEVEN: SAN FERNANDO VALLEY & ENVIRONS