Segment J – DTLA to Montecito Heights  – View Google Map – View Photos

Distance: 20.9 miles     71stairways     2,579 up-steps     Total Climb: 2,075 feet

Cities/Regions:  Westlake North, Bunker Hill, Downtown LA, Chinatown, Arts District, Boyle Heights, Ramona Gardens, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Heights, Montecito Heights.

Facebook Event on 25 Feb 2017

Official Finishers:

Dan Gutierrez, Evelyn Sanchez, Hilda Ibarra, Jane Fransella on 25 Feb 2017 | Pat and Elizabeth Shirmer, Dave and Kristy Moorman on 15 Apr 2017 | Aaron Veals on 21 Jul 2017 | Olivia Oshimo on 12 Nov 2017 | Jeff Rozema, James Peterson, Kathy Lopez, Alfredo Salgado, Teresa Cavazos, Maria Casillas, Luis Prado on 20 Jan 2018 | Maribel Sanchez on 2 Jun 2018 | Gaelle Gralnek, Marla Stephenson Thornton, Umika Porter on 20 Oct 2018 | Lisa Digger on 24 Feb 2018 | Who will be next?

Route Description Hyperlapse Video of Segment J

Route Features: This route starts out in Westlake North and heads to DTLA, passing through residential and commercial areas and includes Vista Hermosa Natural Park and loops through Bunker Hill to the Disney Concert Hall in the first 5 miles. The next 5 miles pass through Grand Park, and the Civic Center area, as well as the southern edge of Chinatown, Union Station, passing over the 1st St bridge, then along the 4th St bridge, to Hollenbeck Park, where we will traverse all 10 stairways, and just north along 1st and Soto, we will have lunch at the 10.5 to 11 mile zone in a Boyle Heights area that is primarily residential. Afterwards, the walk heads northeast to Ramona Gardens public housing, then through Alvarez Park, Hazard Rec Area, and Lincoln Park, to just past the Coral St stairway at the 15 mile mark. The last 5 miles traverses stairways along Huntington between El Sereno and Montecito Heights, then treks through Montecito Heights, ending at the Lincoln/Cypress Metro Gold Line Station, near I-110, at mile 20.

Start Location: Beverly Blvd and Rampart Blvd (at The Original Tommy’s!), which is bus accessible via Metro Bus Line 603 on Rampart, and Metro Bus Line 14 on Beverly, that both connect to rail stations.

Finish Location: Lincoln/Cypress Metro Gold Line Station, which is train accessible on the Metro Gold Line, north toward Pasadena, or south to Union Station.

Transit Connections:
Finish to Start: Take Metro Gold Line south to Union Station, then the Metro Red Line to either:
1) Pershing Square Station, and transfer on Olive St to Metro Bus Line 14 northbound, to Beverly, to reach the start on Beverly Blvd at Rampart Blvd, or
2) Westlake/MacArthur Park Station, and on Westlake Ave, transfer to Metro Bus Line 603 to Rampart Blvd, northbound to Beverly Blvd, to the start.

DTLA to Start: From the Metro Pershing Square Station, go north to Olive, then take Metro Bus Line 14 northbound, to reach the start on Beverly Blvd at Rampart Blvd.

Finish to DTLA: Take the Metro Gold Line, south to Union Station, and connections to The Metro Red/Purple Lines, which in turn lead to the Metro Blue Line and Metro Expo Line at the 7th Metro/Station.

Congratulations! You have successfully completed Segment J of the LA Loop!

Stairway Data Table

Seg #	SS#	SW#	In-300	Zip	Stairway Name	Up	Down
J01	310		E8	90057	Carondelet St	36	36
J02	311		E7	90026	Council St	101
J03	312		E6	90012	Toluca St	44	44
J04		94	N/A	90012	Vista Hermosa Park	31
J05	313		E5	90012	Temple/Boylston		14
J06	314		E4	90012	Figueroa/1st		42
J07	315		N/A	90012	Fig/3rd Pedway POC	40	40
J08	316		N/A	90012	3rd St PUC of I-110 ramps	26
J09	317		N/A	90071	5th St POC W	56	48
J10	318		N/A	90071	5th St POC E	42	32
J11	319		N/A	90071	Flower St POC S	29	48
J12	320		E3	90071	Hope St (Bunker Hill)	101	101
J13	321		N/A	90071	5th/Grand		12
J14	322		N/A	90071	Angels Flight	121
J15		95	N/A	90071	CA Water Ct E	32
J16		96	N/A	90071	CA Water Ct N		25
J17		97	N/A	90012	Olive/MOCA walkway	50
J18		98	N/A	90012	2nd St/MOCA walkway		42
J19		99	N/A	90012	Disney Concert Hall NE	124
J20		100	N/A	90012	Disney Concert Hall NW Upper		59
J21		101	N/A	90012	Disney Concert Hall NW Lower		41
J22		102	N/A	90012	Music Center		30
J23		103	N/A	90012	NW Grand Park Middle Stairway		56
J24		104	N/A	90012	Middle Grand Park Middle Stairway		41
J25		105	N/A	90012	SE Grand Park NE Stairway		15
J26	323		N/A	90012	LA Mall POC of Temple	37	15
J27	324		E1	90012	Arcadia St	55
J28		106	N/A	90012	Asian Ctr Parking Lot	22
J29	325		N/A	90012	Yale/Hill	152
J30	326		D38	90012	Clara St	17
J31		107	N/A	90012	Chavez/Metro Plaza NE	30
J32		108	N/A	90012	E Union Station N	28
J33		109	N/A	90012	E Union Station S	28
J34	327		N/A	90013	Santa Fe/1st St Bridge N	44
J35	328		N/A	90013	Santa Fe/1st St Bridge S		43
J36	329		D36	90013	4th St Bridge West	53
J37	330		D35	90033	4th St Bridge East		32
J38		110	N/A	90033	Hollenbeck Park #1		17
J39		111	N/A	90033	Hollenbeck Park #2	13	13
J40		112	N/A	90033	Hollenbeck Park #3	75
J41		113	N/A	90033	Hollenbeck Park #4	16
J42		114	N/A	90033	Hollenbeck Park #5		38
J43		115	N/A	90033	Hollenbeck Park #6	16
J44		116	N/A	90033	Hollenbeck Park #7		11
J45		117	N/A	90033	Hollenbeck Park #8	12
J46		118	N/A	90033	Hollenbeck Park #9	47
J47		119	N/A	90033	Hollenbeck Park #10		36
J48	331		N/A	90033	Evergreen POC of I-10	45	37
J49	332		N/A	90063	Fowler St/Whiteside St	10
J50		120	N/A	90033	Norfolk St	72
J51	333		D24	90033	Verde St	29
J52		121	N/A	90033	Chelsea Red Car Stairs	19	19
J53	334		N/A	90033	Magnet School POC of Cornwell	29	30
J54	335		D1	90031	Coral St	96
J55	336		D2	90032	Mallard Dr/Onyx St	123	123
J56	337		D4	90032	Lower Beagle St	77
J57	338		D3	90032	Upper Beagle St	95
J58		122	N/A	90032	Fern Pl	9
J59	339		D8	90032	Galena St	106
J60	340		D6	90032	Pyrites St	22	14
J61	341		D5	90032	Lower Tourmaline	31	31
J62	342		D7	90032	Upper Tourmaline	204
J63	343		N/A	90032	Eva Terrace		17
J64	344		C34	90031	Sierra Sidewalk	25	34
J65	345		C33	90031	Hancock St/Terry Pl	24
J66	346		C32	90031	Montecito St	78
J67		123	N/A	90031	Lincoln Cypress Station	9
					Total Stair Steps —>	2581	1236
					Total Stair-Streets —>	37
					Tot Non Stair-Street Stairs >	30