Los Angeles·Morning·Hill trail, dusty
Runyon Canyon Recovery
5 km+180 m5:50 /km
Xymove map · 5 km · live pathOpen in OSM
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Xymove Map
5 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom34.110, -118.349
Short climb, wide view — a city lung.
Start
Runyon Canyon Fuller Avenue gate (accessible parking · fire road ascent · dusty ridge trails)
End
Runyon Canyon Fuller Avenue gate (loop returns to start)
Mindful-pace time
1 h 05 min walking · 32 min running
Step-free rating
★★★☆☆ Trail terrain · confident hikers and all-terrain buggies
- Distance
- 5km
- Elevation
- +180m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:50 /km
Elevation profilecompacted trail with stepped rock sections · elevation-graded
+86 m gainPeak 86 m · 5 km
Elevation profile: total gain 86 metres, peak 86 m above start, low 0 m.Tempo engine · Ascending
5:40–6:28 /km
Trade cadence for breath on the climbs. Descend soft-footed, not fast.
compacted trail with stepped rock sections · elevation-graded. Trail terrain with root, stone or gradient sections. All-terrain buggies and confident mobility users manage carefully; not suitable for standard wheelchairs.
Wheelchair Stroller Step-free
- WaterRefill at the trailhead and the mid-ridge pavilion (carry backup)
- BenchesTimber benches at each viewpoint and the summit platform
- ToiletsAccessible toilets at the trailhead only — none on the ridge
- ShadePatchy tree cover on the ascent; open ridgeline for the crest
- Rest pointsSummit platform, saddle overlook — the long sit that rewrites your week
Because Runyon's fire road is Los Angeles' shortest way to a wide sky — twenty minutes of climb and the whole city is under you, quiet and gold.
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