Favorite Dog Hikes In and Around Los Angeles

Pack a picnic lunch, a copy of Favorite Dog Hikes In And Around Los Angeles, and head for LA's favorite dog-hiking trails. First published in 1995 and now in its 8th printing, Favorite Dog Hikes In And Around Los Angeles is our guide to the most beautiful dog-friendly trails in the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains. Trails listed in this book include Palo Comado Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area; Arroyo Seco, Mt. Lowe, Mt. Lukens, Strawberry Peak, Mt. Williamson, Mt. Lewis and Sunset Peak in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Each hike includes driving instructions, trail descriptions, mileages, suggested maps and estimated round-trip completion times.

New for 2001 are pointers for removing ticks, how to keep your dog on leash while walking hands-free along the trail, and how to make your own dog-hiking boots complete with pattern. Favorite Dogs Hikes In and Around Los Angeles was first published in 1995, before GPS, Google and Apple maps, before iPhones. It was peer-reviewed by several mountaineers, including RJ Secor author of Peaks, Passes and Trails of the High Sierra and Andy Zdon, author of Desert Peaks: A Climbing and Hiking Guide to California and Southern Nevada and Geology of the Las Vegas Region Zdon is a California state registered geologist, hydrologist and engineering geologist. Favorite Dog Hikes In and Around Los Angeles was reviewed and approved by the United States Forest Service Ranger Districts in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties and by the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. It sold more than 50,000 copies before its fourth printing and was the first canine trail guide of its kind, preceding ALL dog hiking books.