Also called Enchanted or Haunted Forest. In the early 1930 it was owned by Charles Cobb until he died and now belongs to the Forest Service. It’s also were the Sam Merritt Trail begins that leads to Echo Mountain, White City & Mt. Lowe railway ruins as well as Inspiration Point and other trails. Parking is free along Alta Loma & Lake Streets.

Enjoy the cobblestone and muddy path. Scenic walk

It’s a really great place to explore at night, but wouldn’t recommend too much noise because there are neighbors around. I was told that it used to be a drive way to a millionaires home. Didn’t see any animals or anyone homeless people in the Cobb Estate. Overall a pretty fun and not so scary trip.

Scenery is beautiful. Didnt do the hike and was disappointed that what we were looking for, wasnt there. Go for the hike. Like I said, its absolutely beautiful.

Great park with awesome ruins. There are several trails that all pretty well maintained and marked. The hike itself is pretty easy to moderate if choose to take the trails to the top of the ridge. Not too crowded either. The parking is on the street though so be aware of signs.

I usually dont go out on a hike on Sundays but, I made an exception this past Sunday. The hike is 5.4 miles out and back, the hills are steep and can be tough for a beginner. Overall I was glad I went up the, the weather was amazing and the rays of the sun were really sparkling... it made the day that much brighter! Enjoy the views!

Beautiful hiking trail on the historic Cobb Estate. Beautiful iron and stone gate still stands. You can still see remnants of where a building stood. Great views of the San Gabriel valley and Los Angeles. Lots of cacti and other native plants. Gorgeously lit at golden hour. Moderate trails with several overlooks. Friendly hikers. Cute critters.

Worth a quick hike up to see some LA history. It is a dusty steep trail that is very popular so bring water and pick up your trash.

A great place to hike with amazing views. Theres so many trails you are able to take.

Super tough to get to the top. I almost gave up several times, but Im glad I powered through. The site at the top of echo mountain is beautiful. If you decide to go make sure to watch your step

Come here for a hike. Bring water. Trail is well walked. Police will enforce parking and hours. They even walk up part of the walk with flashlights after 10pm so just be aware of the time. I visited during June of Covid. Place is open, please wear masks. Trails get narrow.

Its a great place to go if you want to hike in the Pasadena Altadena area without having to go really hiking hiking. I mean, you are walking along a trail to an old house thats now gone and theres trees and wood and you have a great View but if you want to go farther, there are actual trails that you can take. The trails go to Rubio Canyon Mount low you know, basically all points in that area. I have hiked those Trails before, and they were fun to do.

Very nice place to hike. Took my dog to hike and check out the nice scenery. Was also able to see the stealth bomber fly towards the rose bowl

Nice creepy forest park. But too bad its CLOSED right now due to the fires near by. Dont go i went there last night at 12am it was very smokey.

Awesome! The hike to Echo Mt. Was really cool. Good exercise, steady incline, paths are narrow but maintained, friendly for animals and MTB. Bring water and snakes estimate 2000 calories burned.

My daughter heard of this place from a YouTube channel she follows. We were all disappointed, including my daughter. The view was nice, if you’re just interested in a hike.

Great hike! Railroad mountain is about 5 miles. Inspiration Point is about 10 miles (tough one for sure). Views are amazing at both!

If you love a good hike, this is one of the good spots. The view from top is beautiful.

Here looks like a really nice garden. In summer it will be full of flowers. Keep walking up you will see a big reservoir. Keep going you will face an 60 degree slope up. It’s really tiring but it’s a very good exercise. It also provides a great view.

Love going for a little hike to the bench has an amazing view and very pet friendly here

Great place to hike!

Nice trails to hike fresh environment really nive views....

Great place to wander around at any time 24/7. The Marx brothers owned the house that was here many years ago.

Great hike to echo mountain! And the rewards at the top are definitely worth it! Short 3 hours or so, up and down, 5 total miles, pretty easy but take your time if new. One of my favorites for when friends are in town!

Night hiking here is great

Beautiful view of LA. Its a great hike! Highly recommend. Lots of people and dogs!

Beautiful views from Echo Mountain

A great zig zagging hike in Pasadena, on clear days you’ll see as far as the ocean. This hike to the Cobb state round trip is 5 miles and dog friendly. There are some spots to stop and enjoy some scenery, and some shade in certain parts of the trail. There are no trash cans in the trail so keep your trash with you, bring lots of water especially in hot days. Also recommend coming in early morning to avoid big crowds as the paths are narrow, and finding closer parking to trail head! If you can keep on going, keep hiking up to reach inspiration point, which is another 2.5 miles from The first stop at echo mountain. Happy hiking :)

Really beautiful place. The trails are kinda steep, so maybe not fun for everyone, but Ive never had a dull time here! The view as youre going up is really breathtaking. Worth the effort

Echo Mountain is a great workout and the views are ridiculous. The history here is out of this world. Spend a day!

Always love coming here very peaceful place if you find the hidden places Im talking about! *(Enchanted Forest)*

Great view, but the trail is very narrow.

A great hike to Echo Mountain, or Inspiration Point, or Mount Lowe, and beyond are accessible via the Cobb Estate at the top of Lake St and Loma Alta Drive.

Nice place to visit and a good hike

Is so beautiful I love hiking in here.

If you grew up in Pasadena then you know the stories of the haunted forest... Good place to go hiking and find crazy

Make sure to take water. Theres a lot of trails

We took a nice hike here on our way to Echo Mountain

Awesome I saw a bear

This is 1 of my all-time favorite hikes. Its got rich history, an awesome back story of why we are still able to roam it freely with out it being new housing developments. Plus the view is absolutely beautiful. F.Y.I this is also known as the Enchanted Forest.

Beautiful hike near Pasadena

Cobb Estate. Is always a great place to hike and get ground. .. or connected to the star gates... the beautiful... in between worlds.

Nice and easy hiking place.Great views.

Good for hiking

Nice quiet hiking area with multiple paths to nice views of LA.

It used to be a house, not anymore, now its a house foundation and is now a park. The history is interesting, but not a ton to see, except nature, nature is nice, so go and see some nature and get your sweat on. Parking is iffy, so best of luck to you on that front, I offer no advice.

Not crowded and parking is easy.

This place have a amazing view.

Yall do realize that it may be a nice place in the day time but not so nice at night.

Beautiful place to hike not too many bugs. Lots of shade. Places where you can eat your lunch or snacks. The only thing no restrooms.

Nice walk. Takes anywhere from 2.5 to 4 hours depending how fast you want to walk.

Great Hike!

At night its a horror movie heard a group from the south side of the trail they were in black suits I heard a woman yell help me an my friends did not move but then we heard a scream as if someone was getting killed thats when we diced to get closer they saw are big flash light they started chasing us luckily we are safe but theres no way in hell Im going back there and if you go, bring protection I dont know like pepper spray but one thing never go alone you will not get out of there me and my friends barley got out but if you go plz be safe and bring more than 2 people stay safe.

Clean and beautiful park to walk 15 minutes or 5 hours. If you visit soon you might see snow on some of the higher peaks.

We were followed by something dark and we would hear voices talking to us.

Calm and quiet place to go hike

Great place to hike morning and night!

Its a good workout. No doubt about it. Its fun and worth it. Take good shoes water and sunglasses dont forget the sunscreen.

Beautiful place nearby my house .. Great to go for a quick run /hike with your furry friend

Nice place to wander about in beautiful Altadena.

Attempted to hike this place at night several times and all times were chased away by an unknown energy. Will try and visit during the day to see whats this place is all about.

Nice history and trails.

Lovely hiking place all the historic pieces laying around through out most of the trails makes the hike that much more enjoyable and killer views from any height .from the moment you walk through the gates to get in you can see and sense the history to this place. I highly reccomend

Great view of Santa Catalina

By far one of favorite trails to hike

Love this place. You should definitely research the background of this place. Itll make the experience so much more full filling.

This place is so awesome

Hike to Echo Mountain! Its always worth it.

Beautiful hiking views and interesting remains from local history.

Really an amazing and enchanted hike. Ive been coming here since i was a kid and i love sharing it my kid. The sad thing is though is the graffiti. It breaks my heart that heartless punks go and ruin nature for everyone. And for what? Because they feel insignificant and powerless. Get over it! Parks and recreation try their best. The trail is well managed and manicured. So it is safe for all ages. Highly recommend!

Solid hike. Second half easier than the first.

I havent been there in a cool minute, but always beautiful. Leads to many trails

Great sunset view hike.

It was nice. Appears there has been a lot of people there. I hiked there many times as a kid 50 years ago. Looks over used now.

Favorite place to hike. Used to go up to inspiration point, but pushed myself to San Gabriel Peak!!! Pretty grueling since i was by myself and didnt pack accordingly lol! Still the views and scenery is incredibly breathtaking. My favorite place to get away from the madness which is Los Angeles.

Wonderful trail up, hard and easy trails.

This was a really chill hike. It offers a decent challenge, but nothing a lazy, sedentary, guy like me couldnt handle. The views can be pretty breathtaking at times. The street parking was also easy. Well definitely be back to see how much more of the hike we can do, with more time.When you pass the gates, its going to be a quick 2 minute walk, you want to look for a small sign, on your right, for the trailhead. It can be easy to miss if youre not paying attention.Shade is VERY limited, so it should go without saying that water and sunblock ate even more-so important for this hike. Dont forget to bring a bowl for your pup. Theyre gonna need it.The hike is all incline and at its widest points can only accommodate 2 people, shoulder to shoulder. The majority of the trail is extremely narrow. Bring good shoes and keep your eyes on the trail.

Cobb estate is nice place to hike and walk take your dog yeah and I believe Ill stick with the Rose Bowl a lot nicer

Great hike and no albino ghosts.

Closed until further notice

It looks like an empty lot of what used to be someones home. There is a good amount of graffiti. There are water fountains nearby on the trail. The view that day was smoggy. I would recommend going when it rains the day before.

Echo mountain inspiration point if you hike you have to go and enjoy it

Echo Mt. Is becoming my favorite place for hiking. Sam Merill trail turned out to be unique hiking. Once I passed the facility with aluminium roof,the challenge begins right away.It is very stiff inclined and narrowed trail. It turned out this is easy part.Once I passed the electrical wire towers,the challenge is even greater.The rocky slippery elevated path is scary to be honest.At first try,I was slow and methodical on the climb.The trail itself is not that long I would say about 150 to 300 yards. I climbed it with my two dogs. On the second hiking I weared bicycle helmet. A rock slide is real possibities.If anyone hiking w/two persons it might be safer to have one person go up to the top.By the way,the top is asphalt road.This is to avoid rock slidding.Belive it or not climbing is easyier than climbing down.Going up use your hands much as possible. Combing down,make it short steps.Dig in you heels.Make sure one foot is secure before the other foot is lifted.Most important of all ,do slow down.It is great experience in relatively safe and short distance. As far as I know there is no other places offer something like this. One more thing, I want to thank the park staff for putting a new signs of map at the entrance. Take challenge. Enjoy!

Great hike, my legs feel it right away

A very good place to visit with the family and friends

Echo Mountain is a good workout and a beautiful hike

Great place for hiking, lots of places to discover. Love the views you can get

Went to explore it last night i recommend you guys bring some protect and water half way in me and my friend got covered in goosebumps he got dizzy and i got really light headed got a burning sensation on my neck which i got scratched (attacked) we did hear a loud scream like if someone was getting killed most def will explore with a big group next time

Great place

Pretty hike, mildly challenging. Youll sweat but everyone can handle it. There are a few water fountains close by to quench your thirst before and after the hike. Stunning view, thats for sure.

A one hour hike to the top, trail with breathetaking views.

Great set of trails leading up to the ruins of a formerly massive hotel, a really fun and challenging hike.

Nice place to hike

Great food and employees

Absolutely beautiful!! Romantic and pretty views! I VERY much recommend it.

Great hike...alternates between up or down hill with level areas....easy to catch your breath!

Its great that a 75¢ bus can take you here.

Very nice little trail that leads up to echo mountain and inspiration point. Go up to the water tower for a nice short hike, or take on inspiration point for an amazing view.

Good breakfasts and reasonably priced and some of the best pie in town!

Love it great place spooky at nights