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    McBride Trail

    4.0 (11 reviews)

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    Max S.

    The trail is located within a neighborhood of homes. You access the trail from the street, off Crest. It is a great hiking trail, with a great view overlooking the ocean. The entire trail is actually located behind people's backyards, so your view on one side is the ocean, while the other side is their backyards. There are not any large trees, so when it is a hot day, the sun is on your face the entire time. Regarding parking, I am not sure if there is parking off of Crest. If not, there should be street parking within the neighborhood. It is a very quiet neighborhood and you do not come across too many people on the trail. The occasional person taking a walk by themselves or with their dog. And when the surrounding bushes are over grown, I have seen goats eating the over growth.

    Gina M.

    Great hike I found thanks to Yelp and www.nobodyhikesinla.com. We started on Ocean View Terrance at around 1000 ft elevation and walked about .5 miles to around 550 ft elevation... stopped at the Three Sisters Reserve Trail and decided to go back up since we had already done another hiking trail prior and were exhausted. Hiking up hill was no joke! You definitely get in a good leg workout going back up hill. The view is breathtaking... great view of the ocean and all of the surroundings. Hoping to go back again to complete the trail.

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    Tony D.

    Wow I'm am impressed. The city finally cleaned up this trail. It looks like they have even managed to connect the other two main trail to mAke it one big trail system. If you want to see what it looks like as of june 22 2019 check out my channel on YouTube testing trails with tony.

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    Beautiful views. Kind of hard trail. Very steep. Very easy to fin the location. Will try again some other time

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    There is no parking on Crest so if you are driving to hike the trail you will need park on one of the nearby residential streets.

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    Del Cerro Park

    Del Cerro Park

    4.4(239 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    Great way to spend an afternoon on a Saturday. Many families here Park is huge. Definitely…read morerecommend coming here.

    I am not a fan of Dr. Who. I have caught a few episodes and I did not succumb to the galactic…read moretravels of the cycling Whos. However, I respect and truly admire that they added a cultural term to modern vocabulary: the Tardis Effect, which basically means that you enter a space and it is more spacious and complex than you can imagine based on what you believe it can hold based on exterior. Another example is Snoopy's Dog house. And as a final example, I offer a person's head. It does not seem like it holds a lot but it holds an ever expansive universe of thoughts, ideas and memories. This park can serve as another example of the Tardis Effect. It is a small park, like legit tiny, but when you look from its multiple view points you see the vastness of the pacific ocean and shore lines, which can induces so much within your head universe. Like one time I went and I imagined that a sea monster would rise from the waters far away. The sea monster was like Godzilla, except purple and its blast were white and froze people to death. Missiles could not quell its fury. I imagined that the solution would have to be mystical like when Perseus defeated the Kraken using Medusa's head. I repeat that the park is small by feet or metric cubes, or what ever unit of measure is used to measure a park's length, but when you enter you will see more than you expected, if you let yourself. I wonder what the opposite of the Tardis Effect is? What is something that is super big but when you step inside is actual small. Hopefully, a whale's belly cause I might end up there one day and wish to survive. If you are not one who embraces imaginative trips, this place offers something more grounded: beautiful views that are plainly gorgeous. When you allow yourself to sit and view, you want to take pictures, you want to have a date, you want to have a meaningful conversation, you want to meditate. It is a small gulp of fresh air that can be released into a big space. Logistically, parking is hard to come by. I am a local so I park on the street nearby and walk. I do not have a parking permit, I find street parking. The walk from the park to the car is not that long and depending on your fitness level it can be exhausting or a breeze. I went today to hike some of its neighboring trails. And the trails were closed. So expect this place to be a treat, if you are the type of person who can take the small of the earth and see the large of the earth.

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    Del Cerro Park - Great views of Catalina Island

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    Vista Del Norte Reserve - View

    Vista Del Norte Reserve

    3.7(3 reviews)
    1.2 mi

    The good: The beginning of this trail didn't seem too…read morepromising, but it got better as we got to the top and entered Sol Y Mar Villas area where there were benches, a community garden, partly cement trail and a view of the ocean/beach, downtown LA and San Pedro. We were the only people on the trail. It is a small one mile or so trail that combines with Indian Peak Trail and has a 55+ living community in between. The bad: The ground was wet even though it hasn't rained in a long time so there was a good amount of mud. It's mostly all in the sun and not too shady. There were a lot of small gnats. Part of the trail led to a cement wall with graffiti with a parking lot on the other side. The interesting: I parked across the street by the movie theater, but there is a small parking lot at the bottom of the trail at the entrance that does not say private parking.

    This reserve has reviews on another site, where the address is given as Rolling Hills Estates at…read moreCrenshaw & Indian Peak Road.....however the entrance is at the intersection of Norris Center Drive at Indian Peak...and...the reserve is listed on the Rancho Palos Verdes website. https://www.rpvca.gov/1159/Vista-Del-Norte-Reserve So if you go here, I don't know how you'd enter at Crenshaw. I'm adding the listing with the RPV Indian Peak/Norris Center Dr. address but it might be auto adjusted. All that said, Vista Del Norte translates to "view of the north". And that's what it says on the sign: "panoramic views of the City of Los Angeles to the north". Too bad I didn't get to see those views yesterday, Sunday! As I was heading up a trail, a young couple coming down warned me of slippery conditions & showed me mud on their shoes as proof. Said they almost fell. There'd been heavy morning fog earlier & the trails are packed mud....so be forewarned. I took the other trail at their suggestion & went just halfway to the top. This is not a big serious hike, but more of an uphill walk on a narrow trail. The loop is probably less than a mile thru the 14-acre space. Right now the terrain is thick with dried brush, but I'm guessing the hillside will be covered with invasive yet beautiful yellow mustard in spring...at which time I'll be back..with my walking stick. I'm told there are benches at the top where you can sit a spell & enjoy views of the LA Basin. Healthier than hiking around TJ Maxx in the plaza across the street & far easier on the wallet for sure. Heed the posted rules: no bicycles, no horses. But....goats...yep. In May 2019, goats were used to clear brush, under supervision of course. I must have watched them for an hour from the street below, so adorable & entertaining. This eco-friendly method of brush clearance is used throughout the area, much to the delight of both goat herds & onlookers. Reserve hours are 1 hour before sunrise to 1 hour after sunset. Parking: Two free street spaces in front of the reserve entrance sign on Indian Peak Road. Or park in the adjacent, small Norris Pavillion (next to the fire station) lot if nothing's going on there. Or use the free parking structure across the street in Promenade on the Peninsula shopping center. Or, as I did, park in the huge empty (for now) lot where OSH used to be, now vacant. There's very little traffic in this area & no metered parking anywhere (gotta love it & I do) so parking is never an issue. Bring your camera & wear appropriate shoes. I'd advise sunscreen cuz it's an open area. Vista Del Norte Reserve: welcome to Yelp.

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    Enjoy The Mountain - It's the mountain!

    Enjoy The Mountain

    4.1(104 reviews)
    22.7 mi

    We were a bit hesitant to move forward with this tour since there's a lot of mixed reviews about…read moreit, but we were so glad that we did it!! The instructions to get there can look a bit complicated bc there's just so much info? but literally you can just find the meetup spot on Google Maps now if you look up 'Rowher Flat OHV'. Maybe bc it wasn't on there before, but the page gives you very detailed instructions, even a video to guide you how to get there. Past Santa Clarita and into the mountains! You'll eventually go off roading and fair warning, it is quite bumpy. Low profile vehicles aren't recommended, and you'll see why lol. I also brought my tesla model 3 here while everyone else I passed by was in a bigger SUV vehicle car. I wanted to be careful and drive slower on the road haha and luckily the road was not busy at all! After making it up to the meetup spot, it's definitely a very quiet and peaceful area. It's nice to experience away from the busy city life. We were on time to our tour, but we wanted to make it out earlier since there was some time needed for prep. Our tour guide, Sagi (?), was super chill and a cool guy! I had no ATV experience whatsoever but I am so thankful for having him to guide us haha. During the ATV ride, we did request a "beginner/easy" path, but the route he took us was actually pretty challenging lol but very fun! It was basically like an obstacle course, but good mix of flat, bumps, inclines/declines, roundabouts, and I feel like we got to experience it all within an hour! Weather was also perfect during the time we went as well, just wore long sleeves and a vest. An hour was more than enough for this experience. The tour guide even will make stops for you to take photos! Overall, experience was great and definitely would do this again to explore another area! Prepare for all your clothes to be dusty.

    Such a great time and a fantastic experience. My girlfriend bought this experience for me for Xmas…read moreand it was amazing. Great fun and totally exciting. Our guide was Rob who did a fantastic job. From showing us the ropes on operation and safety (super easy), guiding us on the trails and finding fun and challenging terrain, he was flawless. Also, her was super personable and really funny. I totally recommend this experience and can't wait to go back for more!

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    Enjoy The Mountain - Picture taken by our guide, Jackson, during the beginning of the ride

    Picture taken by our guide, Jackson, during the beginning of the ride

    Enjoy The Mountain - Another picture our guide took prior to riding

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    Another picture our guide took prior to riding

    Rockbluff Park

    Rockbluff Park

    3.5(4 reviews)
    2.3 mi

    The play structure for kids is no longer here, but there's a lot of grass and a giant hill to run…read morearound. Smells a bit of horse poop but it's all good. Low key spot to get some energy out and occasionally see a horse passing by. The park rangers did however stop us to warn that there have been many coyote sightings and to keep our eyes open.

    Rolling Hills is horse country. Bridle paths are everywhere. They cut through residential…read moreneighborhoods, and wind around, adjacent to properties, up & down the hills, like ribbons on a map. I often wonder how many back yards border riding trails.....it must be a lot. I figure you gotta like horses to even live in this area, because the odor of horse poop is common if not prevalent. I decided to explore Rockbluff Park the other day because I drive past it constantly. The parking lot off PV Dr N is unpaved, and the dust I stirred up while pulling in was not a good thing for my car that just left Highridge carwash, oh well. Any sacrifice for a park review.....haha.... But the dust on my clean car was not the only sacrifice I made in the course of my exploration of this small area. I did not realize that it, too, borders a bridle path. So ya got the poop smell in the park. P U! The grass was so thick it was like walking on a giant sponge as I climbed the hill to the kids' play area. That's some very healthy grass, I wonder what sets it apart from most parks. Maybe the manure from the riding trail somehow permeates the soil in the park, hmmmm..... So, at the top of the hill there's a fine view looking toward Torrance. I was admiring the shady bench in the thick grass facing the great view when I noticed a huge paw print in the sand under the playground equipment (see photo). Well. It scared me, haha. Was it left by a giant dog or a really big cat, the kind of cat that has people for lunch...... I immediately pictured a mountain lion using that sand for a litterbox. And then I got the hell out of there. I sure hope it's simply my active imagination at work here, but between the horsey poop nearby & that impression in the sand....this space gave me the heebie jeebies and it's not even Halloweenies yet..... 11 photos

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    Rockbluff Park - At dusk

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    Rockbluff Park - Entrance via Rockbluff Drive

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    Entrance via Rockbluff Drive

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