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Moderate Hiking Trails near Los Angeles

The directory currently contains 19 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Los Angeles. Their average mapped distance is 3.3 km and average recorded ascent is 149 m (489 ft); the longest route in the set is 12.6 km.

This subset represents 45% of the 42 quality-checked routes near Los Angeles. Its average distance is 3.3 km, compared with 22.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 149 m (489 ft), versus 574 m (1,883 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated moderate by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. Technical terrain and live conditions are not part of that rating. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (11%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.5 km

Stream Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Flint Canyon Trail

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Flint Canyon Trail

California · United States

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Typical duration
43 min
  • Canyon and gorge
Moderate

Stream Trail

California · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
28 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • River
Moderate

Ahwingna Trail

California · United States

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
67 m
Typical duration
26 min
Moderate

Native Oak Trail

California · United States

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
343 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
Moderate

Schabarum Extension Trail

California · United States

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
303 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
Moderate

Kikos Trail

California · United States

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
71 m
Typical duration
18 min
Moderate

Park View Trail

California · United States

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
43 min
Moderate

Vargus Trail

California · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
67 m
Typical duration
13 min
Moderate

Tree Line Trail

California · United States

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
19 min
Moderate

Gould Canyon Trail

California · United States

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
  • Canyon and gorge
Moderate

Marshall Canyon Trail

California · United States

Distance
12.6 km
/ 7.8 mi
Elevation gain
138 m
Typical duration
2 hr 50 min
  • Canyon and gorge
Moderate

Van Tassel Trail

California · United States

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
600 m
Typical duration
1 hr 49 min
Moderate

Antonovich Trail

California · United States

Distance
6.2 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
76 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Shoreline Beach Pedestrian PathCalifornia7.0 km440 m2 hr 7 minModerateApril to October
Flint Canyon TrailCalifornia3.5 km0 m43 minModerateApril to October
Stream TrailCalifornia0.5 km28 m9 minModerateApril to October
Ahwingna TrailCalifornia1.6 km67 m26 minModerateApril to October
Native Oak TrailCalifornia3.4 km343 m1 hr 13 minModerateApril to October
Schabarum Extension TrailCalifornia4.6 km303 m1 hr 24 minModerateApril to October
Kikos TrailCalifornia0.9 km71 m18 minModerateApril to October
Park View TrailCalifornia2.8 km80 m43 minModerateApril to October
Schabarum-Skyline Trail - Azusa/Colima ConnectorCalifornia1.4 km67 m24 minModerateApril to October
Schabarum-Skyline Trail - Extension ConnectorCalifornia0.9 km63 m17 minModerateApril to October

Shoreline Beach Pedestrian Path, Flint Canyon Trail, Stream Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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