3 Best Hiking Trails in Inglewood, CA

“Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook has breathtaking views spanning 57-acre. The main hiking trail is steep and winds up one mile from the park entrance at Jefferson Boulevard. The trail zig-zags around a very steep, straight staircase that visitors can access. A clean loop route crowns the 58-acre park and down from the Scenic Overlook. The site is more commonly known to some Los Angeles residents as the Culver City Stairs. Hike through restored native habitat and enjoy a contemporary tourist middle at your beautiful new city park, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley Hills Scenic Overlook. Visitors can begin to discover, or residents can rediscover Los Angeles from this 500 ft height simply southwest of downtown.”

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“Franklin Canyon Park is a 605-acre trail park that has an elevation gain of 29 feet to 509 feet. The Park's boundaries are chaparral, grasslands, and oak woodlands, a three-acre lake, an ADA-accessible duck pond, expansive picnic grounds, and over 5 miles of hiking trails. The lake and pond serve as constant and seasonal homes for birds in the Pacific Flyway. Franklin Canyon Park features the Sooky Goldman Nature Center, the Sam Goldman Amphitheater, and the Eugene and Michael Rosenfeld Auditorium. The Discovery Trail is a 0. 3-mile round trip, and it is an easy loop through the black walnut woodland along the canyon bottom.”

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“Temescal Canyon Trail is a 3.4-mile loop trail and is generally considered easy to moderately challenging. The total time to complete the trial was an hour and 53 minutes. The elevation gain of the Trail is 9 feet. The trail trailer is for hiking, walking, and running. During the Trail, visitors can enjoy Traila's cool waterfall, which is about midway. Visitors can hike through Topanga Canyon, with spectacular city views and an ocean/coastline. Dogs are allowed on the trails but must be on a leash.”

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