Pacific Palisades Hiking Trails.

 Among the hikes in the santa monica mountains as well as

Pacific Palisade trails,Tomescal Canyon is among the most popular for locals. the reason is that this trail is among the esiest around with plenty to see. Temescal Canyon is the quickest way into the wilderness in this area. Hikes here are anywhere from 1-5 miles. you can easily get here by taking Santa Monica to the Pacific Coast Highway north, once you're on the PCH take a right on Temescal Canyon road. You can follow this road until it ends. there will be a gatekeeper at the end to answer your questions about the hike, the plant life and animals who are indigenous to the area. The head of this trail is at the end of the Canyon at the Gateway Park. The hike goes thru a   beautiful waterfall . One can continue to do a full loop around it. this particular trail leads down a View Point Trail which has a beautiful site of the Pacific Ocean. the entire loop of this canyon is 4.4 miles round trip, which is a fairly easy hike and should not take very long to complete.

As i mentioned earlier this is a very popular hike for most people because of the scenery. there is a couple of waterfalls which can be seen just by following some of the trails. this particular waterfall is a nice place for anyone to just sit, rest and catch your breath. The first part of this hike is uphill which gives one lots of opportunities to see some very nice sites. I first went on this hike upon returning from a deployment. i really enjoyed because it is a very relaxing place. there is usually not many people if one goes in the early morning, but since it is very popular it quickly becomes congested. there is a "NO DOG BEYOND THIS POINT" rule but it is not enforced like one would expect. so feel free to take your dog. This trail is also great to take your kids, since it is one of the easier trails in Pacific Palisades.

    over all this is a great hike for most. there are some dangers to this hike. For one, the are plenty of rattle snakes. if you take your family here you should wear hard shoes and always be on the look out for wild snakes. If you look around you will also see plenty of squirrels and maybe some deer.





Finally, the plant life. there is not too many exotic plants 
in this hike, i actually haven't seen any. this area is mostly
surrounded by native gardens, plenty of oak and sycamore trees. 
there is also plenty of poison oak, so if you see it stay away it. 










once again, if you're looking for a nice mellow hike this is the one that i would recommend. it is not a difficult trail, and you will get a chance to see some beautiful sites. my favorite is the site of the Ocean.






contact info:
15601 W Sunset Blvd
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
310-454-1395