Family Friendly Hiking Routes
near Portola Hills, California
Portola Hills, California
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![Bridge to Nowhere, Angeles National Forest](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7021172_smallMed_1554839235.jpg?cache=1737189517)
Bridge to Nowhere - East Fork Trail #8W13
9.8 mi 15.8 km • 814' Up 248.01 m Up • 814' Down 248.01 m Down
![Joshua Tree National Park.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7024639_smallMed_1554847363.jpg?cache=1737785359)
Hidden Valley Nature Trail
1.0 mi 1.7 km • 112' Up 34.11 m Up • 111' Down 33.97 m Down
![Eastside or backside of Baker Dam facing N. Nice reflections in the water. Lots of people taking photos of each other.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7055596_smallMed_1555709511.jpg?cache=1737786243)
Barker Dam Nature Trail
1.3 mi 2.1 km • 49' Up 14.81 m Up • 48' Down 14.77 m Down
![Sturtevant Falls Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7008242_smallMed_1554324447.jpg?cache=1737189223)
Sturtevant Falls
3.4 mi 5.4 km • 639' Up 194.74 m Up • 639' Down 194.85 m Down
![A beautiful, 2000+ year old limber pine; amazing!](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7019032_smallMed_1554836420.jpg?cache=1737189473)
Dawson Saddle to Mount Baden-Powell
9.1 mi 14.6 km • 2,123' Up 646.97 m Up • 2,122' Down 646.72 m Down
![Nice view from Crags Road.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7031924_smallMed_1554932038.jpg?cache=1737189827)
M.A.S.H Out-and-Back
4.8 mi 7.7 km • 226' Up 68.94 m Up • 226' Down 68.98 m Down
![Overlook on the No Dogs Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7024033_smallMed_1554846104.jpg?cache=1737189581)
Crystal Cove Loop
9.7 mi 15.6 km • 1,081' Up 329.55 m Up • 1,081' Down 329.64 m Down
![Amazing view of Santa Monica, you can see Catalina Island on the left side of the photo](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006670_smallMed_1554321224.jpg?cache=1737784968)
Inspiration Point - Murphy Ranch Out-and-Back
6.1 mi 9.8 km • 1,429' Up 435.65 m Up • 1,429' Down 435.56 m Down
![View from San Gabriel Peak](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7054914_smallMed_1555707882.jpg?cache=1737190574)
Red Box to San Gabriel Peak
3.9 mi 6.2 km • 1,422' Up 433.39 m Up • 1,422' Down 433.3 m Down
![Looking across the San Bernardino Mts, at Mt. San Antonio (Baldy), in the San Gabriel Mts, from the Keller Peak Fire Lookout.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7019744_smallMed_1554837144.jpg?cache=1737189484)
Keller Peak via Exploration Trail
12.6 mi 20.3 km • 2,022' Up 616.43 m Up • 2,022' Down 616.43 m Down
![Joshua Tree National Park.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7024591_smallMed_1554847271.jpg?cache=1737189600)
Wall Street Mill Trail
2.3 mi 3.7 km • 79' Up 24.1 m Up • 79' Down 24.04 m Down
![Light at the end of the tunnel.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7056499_smallMed_1555944786.jpg?cache=1737190628)
Mt. Zion Loop
9.3 mi 14.9 km • 2,232' Up 680.18 m Up • 2,189' Down 667.06 m Down
![Where the Tijuana River meets the Pacific Ocean during low tide.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7038516_smallMed_1555088587.jpg?cache=1737190037)
Tijuana River National Estuary & Coastline
5.4 mi 8.7 km • 30' Up 9.29 m Up • 30' Down 9.29 m Down
![A footbridge aids your crossing near the Tenajas.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7031136_smallMed_1554929170.jpg?cache=1737785545)
Vista Grande Trail via the Boulder Loop Trail
4.0 mi 6.4 km • 293' Up 89.43 m Up • 294' Down 89.47 m Down
![Go left or right to continue the loop.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7076087_smallMed_1609625036.jpg?cache=1737191259)
Santa Ysabel County Preserve East
4.3 mi 6.9 km • 909' Up 277.02 m Up • 903' Down 275.31 m Down
![The reward for a nice hike. Paradise Falls! (beware of poison oak)](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7004412_smallMed_1554244904.jpg?cache=1737189100)
Paradise Falls - Long Loop
4.1 mi 6.6 km • 573' Up 174.62 m Up • 583' Down 177.73 m Down
![The Green Valley Truck Trail offers great views of Lake Ramona from the top of the earthen dam.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7026707_smallMed_1554914697.jpg?cache=1737785416)
Blue Sky Ecological Reserve
5.0 mi 8.0 km • 754' Up 229.83 m Up • 754' Down 229.92 m Down
![Sign Marking the Heaps Peak Arboretum](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7042270_smallMed_1555105979.jpg?cache=1737190160)
Heaps Peak Arboretum Sequoia Loop
0.7 mi 1.1 km • 88' Up 26.97 m Up • 88' Down 26.85 m Down
![Gorgeous vistas overlooking the surrounding hills await you on the High View Nature Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7027669_smallMed_1554916677.jpg?cache=1737189694)
Hi-View Nature Trail
1.3 mi 2.1 km • 312' Up 95 m Up • 313' Down 95.54 m Down
![Trailhead of Canyon View Loop trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7050230_smallMed_1555690192.jpg?cache=1737190423)
Canyon View Loop
2.0 mi 3.2 km • 379' Up 115.56 m Up • 385' Down 117.4 m Down
![The entrance to the Moreno adobe from the trailhead. One of the many picnic tables can be seen in the background.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7055649_smallMed_1555709627.jpg?cache=1737190598)
Santa Rosa Plateau Boundary
7.8 mi 12.6 km • 649' Up 197.72 m Up • 650' Down 198.14 m Down
![Mount Conejo Peak.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7022654_smallMed_1554843854.jpg?cache=1737189550)
Mount Conejo
5.0 mi 8.0 km • 964' Up 293.76 m Up • 963' Down 293.64 m Down
![The view back to Cap Rock at sunset is spectacular. Photo credits: NPS/Brad Sutton.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7031365_smallMed_1554930888.jpg?cache=1737189810)
Cap Rock Nature Trail
0.4 mi 0.7 km • 10' Up 3.19 m Up • 11' Down 3.28 m Down
![Near the main trailhead of Batiquitos Lagoon.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7004391_smallMed_1554244844.jpg?cache=1737189100)
Batiquitos Lagoon Trail
3.3 mi 5.3 km • 39' Up 11.99 m Up • 39' Down 12 m Down
![View of LA basin from lower campground](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7047244_smallMed_1555536638.jpg?cache=1737190323)
Henninger Flats
6.1 mi 9.9 km • 1,550' Up 472.46 m Up • 1,550' Down 472.4 m Down
![San Diego County](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7078735_smallMed_1622830237.jpg?cache=1737786935)
San Elijo Lagoon: Annie's Canyon Loop
3.7 mi 6.0 km • 263' Up 80.11 m Up • 263' Down 80.16 m Down
![Trailhead of Canyon View Loop trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7050230_smallMed_1555690192.jpg?cache=1737190423)
Towsley Road Out and Back
3.2 mi 5.1 km • 210' Up 64 m Up • 210' Down 64.13 m Down