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Sullivan Ridge at Casale Rd

Secret Staircases of Rustic Canyon + Murphy Ranch

Sullivan Ridge at Casale Rd Capri Drive and Casale Road, Los Angeles, CA, US

Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/hikingwithdean/ POST HIKE LUNCH: SONNY McLEAN'S 2615 Wilshire Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90403 Take Allenford/26th st toward Wilshire https://goo.gl/maps/UnP6etQqotaUXGxU9 THE HIKE A hidden staircase, the longest public staircase in Los Angeles, drops 24 stories into the middle of lush Rustic Canyon. I will combine a 6-mile hike with the stairs […]

Secret Staircases of Rustic Canyon + Murphy Ranch

Sullivan Ridge at Casale Rd Capri Drive and Casale Road, Los Angeles, CA, US

Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/hikingwithdean/ A hidden staircase, the longest public staircase in Los Angeles, drops 24 stories into the middle of lush Rustic Canyon. I will combine a 6-mile hike with the stairs taking in Rustic and Sullivan Canyons by way of little known trails. Along the way we'll visit Murphy Ranch, a […]

Secret Staircases of Rustic Canyon + Murphy Ranch

Sullivan Ridge at Casale Rd Capri Drive and Casale Road, Los Angeles, CA, US

A hidden staircase, the longest public staircase in Los Angeles, drops 24 stories into the middle of lush Rustic Canyon.   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. Here are some photos […]

Evening Hike to Murphy Ranch in Rustic Canyon

Sullivan Ridge at Casale Rd Capri Drive and Casale Road, Los Angeles, CA, US

Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/hikingwithdean/ For those that have never heard about it, the ranch is allegedly a 1930s hideout where NAZI/Third Reich sympathizers could sequester themselves until German rule had been established in the USA The property was developed by Winona and Norman Stephens and a German national by the name of Herr […]

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