Silver Lake and Echo Park

Featured Route: Painted Stairways Tour

Short Walks/Evening Loops

Silver Lake Evening Loops

Elysian Heights Short Loop – 4.6 miles (Intro walk)

Edendale – 4.8 miles – 20 stairways – 1,669 up-steps

Elysian Heights – 5.3 miles – 22 stairways – 1,901 up-steps

Painted/Film Steps – 5 miles – 23 stairways – 2,050 up-steps    Photos


Echo Park Lake – 5 miles – 16 stairways – 934 up-steps

Franklin Hills Evening Loops

Tomato Pie – 3 miles – 14 stairs – 733 up-steps [Tue/6:30pm/Dave Ptach]     Photos

The Hawaiian – 4 Mile Franklin Hills Loop

Silver Lake Boy Scout 5-Mile Merit Badge Loop

The Sicilian – 4.5 Mile Franklin Hills Loop

Franklin/Esther – 4.7 miles – 17 stairs – 1,609 up-steps   Photos  10X Timelapse Video ↓

Medium Length Walks

2021 Painted Stairways Tour – Google Map – 6.7 miles – 14 Painted Stairs

10X hyperlapse video of the 2021 Painted Stairways Tour route:


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Echo Park Lake 8 Mile Loop

The Hyperion Hustle Loop – 8 Miles – 21 Stairs – 1,891 up-steps

Intermediate Silver Lake Western 9.3 Mile & Eastern 8.5 Mile Loops

Advanced Silver Lake Western 9.3 Mile & Eastern 8.8 Mile Loops

The Bigs – Climbs Top 12 Silver Lake Stairs – 10.5 Miles – 3,019 up-steps
10X hyperlapse video of The Bigs route:


Western Silver Lake Loop – 12.3 Miles – 50 up-stairways – 4,106 up-steps

Eastern Silver Lake Loop – 13 Miles – 51 up-stairways – 4,428 up-steps

Fun 14 – 13.9 Miles – 25 up-stairways – 4,361 up-steps

Long Walks

Echo Park/MacArthur Park Lakes Loop – 15 mi – 34 stairs – TBD up

Mean 18 – 18.5 miles – 40 up-stairways – 6,356 up-steps [2016 route]

Mean 19 – 19.5 miles – 63 up-stairwas – 7,100 up-steps [2017 route]

Stair Trek 2016 [DAG Version] – 21.5 miles – 85 stairways

UP! – 25.4 miles – 101 up-stairways – 8,534 up-steps