Caballero Canyon Trail
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Trail Description
Distance 4.5 miles
Time 2 hours
Elevation Gain 1100 feet
Features One bench. That's it.
Parking Plenty on street. Millionaire adjacent.
Animals Dogs & wealthy teens.
SPF under 30 - slightly
Celebrity Sightings Three of Tiger Woods' old girlfriends.
Chance of Injury Slight chance of Ass-meets-hill.
Dog Shit Suspiciously missing.
Weird Smells Vodka Tonic and UPS truck exhaust.
Anything Else? Dangerous cactus and tethering pods for hovercrafts in the future.
Distance 4.5 miles
Time 2 hours
Elevation Gain 1100 feet
Features One bench. That's it.
Parking Plenty on street. Millionaire adjacent.
Animals Dogs & wealthy teens.
SPF under 30 - slightly
Celebrity Sightings Three of Tiger Woods' old girlfriends.
Chance of Injury Slight chance of Ass-meets-hill.
Dog Shit Suspiciously missing.
Weird Smells Vodka Tonic and UPS truck exhaust.
Anything Else? Dangerous cactus and tethering pods for hovercrafts in the future.
Directions
Driving Directions:
Take the 101 until you are west of the 405 and you reach Reseda Blvd. I know - The San Fernando Valley - where gluten is harder to find than medical marijuana. Take Reseda south into the hills and no, you are not required to buy a chai tea.
Just a couple miles past Ventura Blvd you will reach the Braemar Country Club. Stop when the first golf ball bounces off of your hood. Should be at Golf Course Drive. Make a U-turn and park all along Reseda Blvd. That's right, park all over the place.
Hiking Directions:
So cars are going to be clustered on Reseda across from the Braemar Country club entrance. Take that trail downhill and at the first split stay right. A decent workout gets you to the Mulholland fireroad at the top. You could go right - that'll hit the top of Reseda Blvd and you can walk back down to your car. Or, turn left and you'll have to keep an eye out for a small trail headed back downhill. There are at least two trails... unless you want to make a new one. I don't think anyone would mind.
So to summarize - go uphill. At the top, find a way downhill.
The Story
The Great Caballero Glacier occurred during the Los Angeles Ice Age of 1962. The glacier carved out this canyon in a short 67 days. This pissed off all of the Union Glaciers because it made them look old and slow. So they knew a guy, who knew a guy, who knew the sun - and now The Caballero Glacier sleeps with the fishes. Which is kinda like glacier heaven anyway.
Driving Directions:
Take the 101 until you are west of the 405 and you reach Reseda Blvd. I know - The San Fernando Valley - where gluten is harder to find than medical marijuana. Take Reseda south into the hills and no, you are not required to buy a chai tea.
Just a couple miles past Ventura Blvd you will reach the Braemar Country Club. Stop when the first golf ball bounces off of your hood. Should be at Golf Course Drive. Make a U-turn and park all along Reseda Blvd. That's right, park all over the place.
Hiking Directions:
So cars are going to be clustered on Reseda across from the Braemar Country club entrance. Take that trail downhill and at the first split stay right. A decent workout gets you to the Mulholland fireroad at the top. You could go right - that'll hit the top of Reseda Blvd and you can walk back down to your car. Or, turn left and you'll have to keep an eye out for a small trail headed back downhill. There are at least two trails... unless you want to make a new one. I don't think anyone would mind.
So to summarize - go uphill. At the top, find a way downhill.
The Story
The Great Caballero Glacier occurred during the Los Angeles Ice Age of 1962. The glacier carved out this canyon in a short 67 days. This pissed off all of the Union Glaciers because it made them look old and slow. So they knew a guy, who knew a guy, who knew the sun - and now The Caballero Glacier sleeps with the fishes. Which is kinda like glacier heaven anyway.
WHOS THE OWNER
I’ve heard that you are very likely to be run over by BMX riders on this trail, is that true?
That is not “untrue.” Mountain bikes do use that trail but if you bring pepper spray, they go down pretty quick.