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Overview
A 2.8 mile loop through the northern section of Elysian Park. This route through a park next to Dodger Stadium features a surprisingly rugged single-track overlooking the Golden State Freeway (which is nicer than it sounds) and paved and dirt paths through Elysian Park proper. This route passes soccer fields, barbeque pits, the Los Angeles Police Academy, and several jaw-dropping overlooks of Dodger Stadium and downtown Los Angeles before ending up at the public art overlook at Angel’s Point. A great little hike! If you’d have told me there was an amazingly rugged, short stretch of single-track in Elysian Park that not only featured a few good obstacles but also managed to directly overlook the Golden State Freeway but somehow still had a great view, I probably would have laughed and asked if you were living in the right city – but I did this loop in the northern end of Elysian Park on a recommendation and I have to say I was very, very pleasantly surprised by what I found. The trail starts at a gated fire road at the corner of Angel’s Point Road and Stadium Way. Unfortunately, there is no parking on the side of the road where this route begins, so you’ll have to park on nearby Elysian Park Drive. Due to the city planners of yore who thought it wise to put a major thoroughfare in the center of Elysian Park without any stop signs or crosswalks, you’ll also have to make a quick run across Stadium Way to get to the hike. Although you will still be in earshot of Stadium Way at this point, the route loops around some of the ridges on the hill in a wide path through a landscape that does its best to make you forget how close you are to civilization. Just before the 0.2 mile mark, there’s an unusual rocky outcropping that local artists (or vandals, depending on your view) have painted to make look like a dragon. Now that’s not something you see on every hike. For the next 2 tenths of a mile, this trail meanders toward the northeast, looping around a few ridges and presenting you with some genuinely nice scenery. It’s
Trail Stats
4.6 km
60 m
234 m
172 m
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