The Best Hiking Trails in Glendale

I absolutely love the design of this park! It is sectioned off with a children's play area, baseball field, garden, and there are some hiking trails. In addition, there is plenty of parking for visitors and a library and gallery are also located on the property. The place is great for riding bikes and for people doing exercise. I've seen a number of walkers going all the way up the staircases that lead to the library. Definitely something for everyone!

Deukmejian Wilderness Park has been the best place I have gone hiking so far. Parking is ample, and the park itself is very nice. The bathrooms are so clean and actually have SOAP! Rare for park bathrooms. They have a few trails but I have only been on the Mummy Rock one. It's fairly easy and good for beginning hikers. The trail is beautiful and you are shaded by bushes most of the time. The view at the top is lovely and you get pretty high up for a short hike. Overall a wonderful place to visit and enjoy nature. Watch out for snakes!

I've done this hike before a few years ago but didn't remember how strenuous it was. Perhaps I'm out of shape but it wasn't the usual 3 to 4 mile hike I normally do every other day at Griffith Park. This is a 6.5 mile loop and for the first 3.2 miles it is all uphill with a gradual incline. I had to rest shortly here and there but when I reached the pinnacle, it felt really good. The elevation gain was about 1600 ft. The good thing about this hike was that there were hardly any people. I saw less than 5 people and the trails were super clean. Not too many shade however so make sure to put plenty of sun screen. With plenty of rest, finished in about 2.5 hrs. One of my favorite hikes.