Los Angeles Trails

Ruins Hikes in Los Angeles

In the mountains around Los Angeles, you can hike to the remants of resorts, houses, compounds and other windows into the past. Here are the highest rated ruins hikes in Los Angeles according to the cumulative average rating from users on hikespeak.com.

1. Echo Mountain via Sam Merril Trail in San Gabriel Mountains
2. Rustic Canyon's Murphy Ranch from Will Rogers State Historic Park
3. Old Zoo Picnic Area in Griffith Park
4. Solstice Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains
5. Dawn Mine in the San Gabriel Mountains

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Echo Mountain via Sam Merril Trail
This 5.8-mile hike visits a historic railway and ruins from a century old resort overlooking Pasadena.Rustic Canyon's Murphy Ranch
This 4 to 5-mile adventure visits the ruins of an abandoned commune built by Nazi sympathizers in an overgrown canyon east of the Will Rogers State Historic Park.Old Zoo Picnic Area
This short 0.5-mile hike explores the abandoned exhibits and animal cages in the ruins of the old LA Zoo in Griffith Park.Solstice Canyon
This level 2.6-mile hike visits the ruins of a burned down ranch built alongside a creek and a small waterfall.Dawn Mine
This 6-mile hike venture up lust Millard Canyon above Millard Falls to an old gold mine.