About This Event
A hidden staircase, the longest public staircase in Los Angeles, drops 24 stories into the middle of lush Rustic Canyon.
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There are actually two staircases with over 500 steps -- each! We'll use the longest one to climb our way out of Rustic Canyon toward the end of our loop.
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Riddle: What does the inventor of the photobooth, The Beach Boys, a bunch of WWII-era NAZIs and Charlie Manson have in common? You will see for yourself on this hike!
I will combine a 6 mile hike with the stairs taking in Rustic and Sullivan Canyons by way of little known trails. We'll make it up as we go along. Along the way we'll visit Murphy Ranch, a 1930s hideout where Third Reich sympathizers could sequester themselves until German rule had been established in the USA
Check out the pictures from our last hike there:
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Directions to Trailhead
Interactive Map: http://goo.gl/maps/r7nN8
From Sunset Blvd, 3 miles west of the 405, turn north at the light onto Capri Drive. After 1/3 mile continue through the traffic circle, remaining on Capri Drive for another 1/3 mile until it comes to and end at Casale Road. Sullivan Ridge Fire road begins to the left but do not turn left on Casale Rd. Find street parking to the right or on an adjacent roads below. After you park, walk to the end of Casale Rd. This is where we will meet and check in.
Trailhead coordinates: 34.061097, -118.504121
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