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Runyon Canyon Vista Entrance – Inspiration Point loop from West Hollywood

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Runyon Canyon Vista Entrance – Inspiration Point loop from West Hollywood

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Runyon Canyon Vista Entrance – Inspiration Point loop from West Hollywood

02:53

9.74km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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2.69 km

Runyon Canyon Vista Entrance

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Southern main entrance into Runyon Canyon Park, a popular West Hollywood park for great views while getting a good cardio workout with its significant elevation change so close to town.

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4.34 km

Bench with a view

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bench with great views of Downtown L.A.

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4.88 km

Runyon Canyon - Mulholland Gate

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Upper entrance into this popular park near the highest point. From here a dirt trail and a paved fire road lead down through the park, fanning into 4 or 5 parallel trails that end at different trailheads on neighborhood roads into West Hollywood.

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6.06 km

Clouds Rest Overlook - Runyon Canyon Park

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Cloud's Rest overlook offers sweeping vistas across Runyon Canyon Park, a 130 acre park two blocks from Hollywood Boulevard, just west of the 101 Hollywood Freeway extending north to Mulholland Drive. There are entrances on Fuller Avenue, Vista Street, and off Mulholland.
Since 1983 when it was acquired by the City of Los Angeles with a grant from the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, it has been managed by the LA Department of Parks and Recreation as an 'Urban Wilderness.' It is a rare example of wild chaparral with its drought-resistant evergreen trees and shrubs only a stone's throw from the Hollywood community.
The park has a wide fire road running up from the Vista entrance, as well as more demanding trails taking the walker up to a number of magnificent viewpoints: Hollywood sign and Griffith Observatory to the east, and downtown. Celebrity sightings are frequent. The highest point is 1,320 ft Indian Rock. lamountains.com/parks.asp?parkid=122 , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runyon_Canyon_Park

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6.57 km

Inspiration Point

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It is not hard to understand why this view is called Inspiration Point. The view over the Los Angeles skyline is just breathtaking. A great walk especially at sunrise and sunset when the landscape is bathed in warm orange.

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9.74 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.67 km

3.42 km

1.50 km

Surfaces

4.40 km

2.16 km

1.56 km

1.45 km

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Runyon Canyon Vista Entrance – Inspiration Point loop from West Hollywood

Runyon Canyon Vista Entrance

Bench with a view

Runyon Canyon - Mulholland Gate

Clouds Rest Overlook - Runyon Canyon Park

Inspiration Point

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