Mount Thom

An Official Hiking Review:

This is definitely a hike that is a must do for anyone in the nearby area- provides you with a lot of fun with an amazing climb! The trail is about one mile long and you climb approximately 900 feet. Would highly recommend! We rate this trail hard difficulty.

Wonderful sprawling urban wilderness

Good solid hike. Roughly a mile of constant climb. Roughly 1,000 ft vertical in that distance. At least, that's what my phone said. Clean trails, friendly people. Parking lot gets full around 10 on weekends.

Great place to go to walk and relax, great view of the valley, down town LA.

I hike up in the Verdugo mountains all the time. Great trails, wonderful views of the SF valley and downtown LA. The trails are easily accessible from Brand library. 1600 + elevation climb to the ridge top. Be careful to wear the appropriate footwear it can be very difficult descending - lots of loose sandy ground. I’ve seen many people scared coming down because you can fall very easily if you’re not careful. Hikers beware!????