Runyon Canyon
Hollywood · near Los Angeles (Hollywood) · Los Angeles / SoCal
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route type
- loop
- Distance
- 3 miles
- Elevation gain
- 700 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Year-round · Mornings best (exposed, no shade)
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No permit; free, dawn to dusk. Street parking only and notoriously tight — the Fuller Ave (south) and Vista/Mulholland (north) gates are the main entries.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 0 of 5
What is here
- Features
- LA's signature off-leash dog trail · Celebrity see-and-be-seen scene · City & Hollywood Sign views · Walkable from Hollywood Blvd
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- No shade and no water on the trail — bring your own, and go before 9am to beat the crowds and heat.
The guide
LA's most social hike — a quick, steep loop straight up from Hollywood into panoramic city views, packed with off-leash dogs, t…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Runyon Canyon — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.1041, -118.3487