This hike is an out-and-back trip approximately 7 miles round trip with about 1250 feet of elevation gain. The first mile and a half follows a well-worn trail through coastal scrub. The path is heavily travelled, especially on weekends. The next two miles follows a fire road. The terrain becomes moderately steep. A reasonably conditioned hiker can finish the entire hike in about 2-3 hours, depending on stops. Most of the higher elevations of the hike provide views of the pacific ocean or Century City and Downtown LA. The cooling breeze from the pacific makes this a refreshing hike.

Great trail, beautiful views of valley and canyon. Parking is not free and will run $10 for the entire day. Bring lots of water as there is very little shade. Also be aware of snakes in the area as you may run across a few.

For a short hike that is close to the city, this place was perfect! Very green, with wild flowers. I liked the smell of wild flowers at the top. Good view of Santa Monica and you can even see some part of Los Angeles downtown, and view of the beach too.

Not too steep trail. The view is gorgeous.

Accessible from Paseo Miramar or Trippet Ranch, this is a great destination for a day hike, or bike ride. Nature is abundant all around and the views are great!

Stunning.Thrilling.Gorgeous.Invigorating.Captivating.Explosive.Heart-pounding.There are not enough words to describe the views seen from atop Parker Mesa Outlook. Its absolutely worth the hike regardless of which trail you take to get there and especially when the weather is stereotypically sunny with blue skies and perfect cotton candy-looking clouds above you.

A beautiful natural lookout offering amaxing views of LA, the pacific, and the mountains beyond the city. The hike was easy and wide. Next time I want to ride bikes up since the trail was a road!

Nice view for mountain and beach I love running

Beautiful view. Worth the hike!

The hike here is uphill 90% of the way. Its about 1500 ft of climbing according to my Garmin watch, but if you plan enough time out, I think its a doable hike for everyone.Give yourself 2 hours for the ascent if youre pacing slow. Theres a bathroom built close by near the top of the hike, as well as some trash cans.Is it worth it? Yes, this view is one of the most incredible in SoCal. Always appreciate the journey too!

Love this trail. It has a really great view of santa monica beach. I came once a week and I love it. I would definitely recommend it.

You get to the spot with a gentle uphill hike from Los Leones Trail which leads to an excellent view of LA and Malibu. The spot has park bench seating and an outhouse nearby. Great place to spend an afternoon.

A fun little jaunt just after dawn - unfortunately the ocean cloud layer closed in as we reached the view point, but there were great views on the way up and down.

Great hike up... kinda crowded but spacious

You get it all here! A beautiful view of LA, the Santa Monica Ferris wheel, etc. AND the ocean. Breath taking! TIPS— there’s many ways to get here (Topanga canyon, Miranda paseo), HOWEVER if you want a challenge, I highly recommend starting at los Leones trailhead and going clockwise, to the left, taking the path on the other side of the cement drainage area when you first start. There’s some serious scrambles there! I’ve come down that way and I don’t recommend it! Instead go up to Parker Mesa, and then go down the main trail for los leones. Making a big loop. About 5 miles. Amazing views!!

Can’t beat this view. Be careful, I spotted a black snake of some kind on the path, it slithered away quickly into the bushes as soon as it saw me. Just keep an eye out!

Good place.

Lovely view. Worth visiting.

Amazing Views and Great Hiking Location!

We parked in the topanga state park parking lot and took the topanga fire road to the overlook. It was about a 7 mile round trip. The hike wasnt too strenuous, but it was a good workout. Beautiful views all along the route.

The Top is Amazing, but the 1st mile or 2 is not such a great relaxing trail. To narrow, to many LOW trees, where you find yourself ducking and dodging to avoid them....

Really nice workout at summertime. Starting from parking lot at Los Liones drive, hike via metal cross to Parker Mesa overlook and back over fire road to Paseo Miramar viewpoint.Or the other way round.Will take you about 2h.First you will have sinking sun, view over Santa monica, sunset and on way back city lights of LA.Recommendation to visit at sunset. Its really awesome. ️

Great view and clean trails

Great hike, long but doable

Everything is already said about this amazing piece of our planet, so just go there if you have opportunity. You won’t regret it. I did double hike today. Went up and down, then up another route. Stellar workout!

My regular Saturday morning jam. A great leg and butt burner.

This was a freeway of people on a holiday Monday.....yeah...go hikers!

The trail sarts not far from the Getty Villa and I would recommend visiting both places on the same day. The trail will certainly take some time to climb, but the vista view is rewarding - certainly worth it! Barely any trees around here so dont forget to take a hat on a sunny day!

Its a very difficult hike in the sun. But maybe early morning or late afternoon would be better. I wish I couldve stayed for the sunset but I think that would be a little dangerous to come down in the dark. We hiked from the Los liones canyon entrance. After a 1.1~1.3 hike up, you make a sharp left (almost a U turn) to continue on the Paseo Miramar trail to get to the Parker Mesa Overlook. The view from here is pretty much the same as from the end of the Los Liones trail, though. For us it was still worth it bc we dont get a view like this from where were from. To and from total 7.0 miles says my fitbit.

Awesome trail with a rewarding view.

Love;y place... Highly recommendable...

One LA best hiking trails.

A long and strenuous hike, but very worth it. I highly recommend it and have to say its one of the nicest views of California.

I had plan to go to the parker mesa overlook trail but I believe google need a edit for that place and showed middle of Topanga Canyon road without any parking or access to anywhere anybody knows where is the right parking place for this trail?

Nice incline. Rewarding downhill. Great views of the ocean, city and mountain! Recommended!

Had a great view of Santa Monica bay and Malibu after conquering Los Liones Trail.

One of the best views for a hike on the Westside. Take Los Liones or Paseo Miramar up. Can connect all the way to Trippet Ranch in Topanga Canyon.

Great place! Beautiful vistas!

My favorite hike in L.A

90 min hike to the overlook .excellent views. Take water and protect from the sun.

Great panoramic view of Santa Monica and a good challenge hike up the fire trail.

Long hike (about 7.5 miles round trip from the church entrance) but absolutely worth the beautiful view!

Gorgeous view after the rain!

Recommended for a great view of Los Angeles coast

My favorite hike. Though watch out for snakes.

Nice hike close to home

One of the best place I have ever been. It is really beautiful and you can see ocean, coast line and mountain from the top. I definitely recommend this place for hiking and photography.

Nice long walk. Tired AF.

Gorgeous views of the LA coast

Great hike in Malibu! Loved the views over the whole area! Easy walking but steep hike!

Good view

Starter to medium level hike!!! Great views all around but becarful in the heat season keep your eyes open for snakes!!!

Extremely strenuous hike but worth all the aches and pains that come afterwards! Beautiful overlook of the ocean!

Excellent hike !!

Great hike, awesome view, and not too crowded.

Nice hike, usually busy

Beautiful!

State Rangers Patrol here regularly. Its great that Dogs are not allowed. Somuch Cleaner than hikes were dogs are allowed. Signs posted at every entrance. This is one of the reasons I like this hike. Also the views are fantastic and its a great workout.

Nice place

After an easy hike you get rewarded with the best view of Santa Monica and the surroundings. Sunset is gorgeous. Carefully choose a day without much haze/smog.

Gorgeous!

Absolutely gorgeous vista. Worth every ounce of energy expended to get there. One of my favorite hikes in the world.

The Paseo Miramar portion of the trail is wide, with decent footing, so groups are OK. No dogs are supposed to be on the trail, but that doesnt stop Mr. Entitled from bringing his dog. I used to see deer occasionally, but the dogs and encroaching development has sent them away. The view at the Parker Overlook can be spectacular, particularly in the winter just after a rain.

Nice place to hike

My wife and Is favorite trail. For a special treat, bring a headlamp and plan to be at the overlook for sunset. Amazing views of Santa Monica and LA beyond

Gorgeous view!

One of the best views of LA and the Santa Monica Bay! There are a number of ways to get here, but the most popular is from Los Liones Street. A longer but easier way to get here is from Trippet Ranch in Topanga.

Hard to get here but sooo worth it.

Hiked up early at 5am to see the full moonset and sunrise. Wonderful view and a good elevation climb up. Its definitely cold early morning.

Stunning.

Always a great hike

Beautiful view.

Heavy Hike yall....need plenty of water and a snack. Prbably 1.5 liter perperson and some citrus fruits...

Beautiful sunset views

Long hike. Lots of sun exposure after the first 1.5 (if you start at Los Liones) so slap on the sunscreen and bring water. Super crowded on the weekends so I would avoid as before you get to the fire road it is single track and is hard to pass folks.

Clean, well-kept hiking trail with stunning views from the overlook, especially on a clear day! If you go now, you can also see an abundance of yellow and purple flowers along the way up!

There are few trails to this point, some of them are challenging, overall a great view during clear days

Nice gentle hike (7.5 miles roundtrip, 3-4 hours depending on speed) with very rewarding views!

This is my favorite hike in Los Angeles! Starting from the Los Liones trailhead, it is a 7-mile roundtrip moderate-intensity hike on a well-maintained fire trail with 1100 feet of incline. Beautiful views at the top at the Parker Mesa Overlook as well as at the first outlook point (about 1 mile into the hike). Be aware that there is a 1 to 1.5 mile hike that is pretty much a straight incline. Bring water and wear sunscreen, as there is little shade on most of the trail. Great for large groups, great for solo-hikers, and great all-year-round!

One of the best views in Socal. Worth the 3 mile (each-way) hike

An awesome place to get a view of the Pacific, downtown LA, Palos Verdes, and Catalina!

A great the cardio workout, make sure to arrive early and bring plenty of H2O!

It was so refreshing.. everything is so green during end of Feb and early March.

Love the view! Love the hike there! So beautiful.

Make sure to bring a snack for the end of the trail. Great view, entered from Entrada road on topanga canyon.

I used the Los Liones Trailhead to start, and from that point its 7 miles round trip to the overlook.Great views of Century City and DTLA.

A beautiful fall or springtime walk from Trippet Ranch in Topanga Park. A little over 6 miles round trip, the trail is in sun most of the way, so bring plenty of water. The trail climbs and descends several times along the way, and you will get a good workout by the time you get back to the start. There are two benches from which to enjoy the views when you arrive at the overlook. In clear weather you can see from Downtown to Palos Verdes and on to Catalina Island, with a commanding view of Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica and Venice. With binoculars or a telephoto lens on a camera, you can see LAX as well. Well worth making the effort to get there!

Friend and I started 2015 on a strong note by handling this beautiful 7 mile round trip trail at Topanga State Park.We parked near the entrance of Los Liones Canyon on Sunset and PCH.Right after the entrance gate there will be a couple of public restrooms. Use it beforehand!The trail is strenuous with very little shade. Theres lots of uphill parts.Bring water. Wear sunscreen.Once you get to the top its quite rewarding. Views of Malibu, pacific coast and even DTLA is breathtaking! We stayed til sunset and it was absolutely beautiful! The skies had gorgeous shades of pink, purple, blue, orange, and red.I will definitely be back on this trail soon.

Awesome, even better in winter (clearer view). Go early, like 6.00 am to be the first

Hike wasnt too bad, but the view is definitely worth it. Start early to avoid the heat.

Great views. Crowded.

Stunning view

Love the trail! Relatively moderate!

So beautiful!!!

Love this trail, the view is well worth the hike

Sweeping views of the coast

Magnificent Views

Great hike!

Great spot

Great workout with great views