Hike #1463
Aliso Canyon & Porter Ranch Ridge
November 10, 2021
Hike Leader: Tona Fasheh
Meet at 9:00 am for start at 9:30 am (Note new winter start times)
Please print your own hike descriptions and maps. This will save the hike leader the inconvenience and cost of providing descriptions/maps to you all.
GPS Data:
Basic Hike: 5.4 miles RT. 750 feet elevation gain.
Option 1: 7.9 miles RT. 1,115 feet elevation gain.
Directions to Trailhead: From the west San Fernando Valley, go east on the 118 and exit on Reseda Blvd. Turn left (north) on Reseda Blvd., go over the freeway, and turn right on Rinaldi St. Go 0.6 miles to N. Hesperia Ave. Turn left into Aliso Canyon Park. When travelling west on the 118, take the Reseda Blvd. off-ramp. Turn right (north) onto Reseda Blvd. Turn right on Rinaldi St. Go 0.6 miles to N. Hesperia Ave. Turn left into Aliso Canyon Park. The address of the park is 18041 Rinaldi St., Granada Hills, CA 91344.
Basic Hike: The hike starts north of the parking lot and continues through the shaded canyon for approximately 1.5 miles. The final section is a short but steep climb up to Sesnon Blvd. Once on Sesnon Blvd., look east across the Canyon and you will see the continuation of Sesnon Blvd., giving the impression that there should have been a bridge across the Canyon but they ran out of money!!!
Head west on Sesnon Blvd. for 0.6 miles then turn left on Tampa Ave. Take the Limekiln Trail that runs parallel to, and on the west side of, Tampa Ave. After 0.4 miles turn left up a narrow uphill path to rejoin Tampa, cross over the road and enter an unsigned trailhead. This is the beginning of the Porter Ranch Ridge Trail. Continue on the Porter Ranch Ridge Trail for 1.6 miles, until you reach Reseda Blvd. Turn right along Reseda Blvd. and go south for 0.15 miles. Cross over Reseda Blvd. just before reaching Eddleston Dr. Enter an unsigned trailhead with tennis courts on your right. Continue for 0.75 miles, heading east, then south until you reach the Aliso Canyon Park Trailhead.
Option 1 (Not shown on map): On reaching Sesnon and Tampa, continue on Sesnon, passing the SCE Aliso Gas Field Entrance. Immediately turn right onto an unmarked horse trail (Morman Canyon Loop becoming Moonshine Canyon Trail). Continue heading west past homes on your left, eventually meeting up with Sesnon Blvd. on your left. Continue until you reach an underpass under Sesnon. Turn around and retrace your steps back to Sesnon and Tampa. Continue as descibed above. This side trip adds an extraa 2.5 miles RT.
Google Photo Track: Aliso Canyon & Porter Ranch Ridge
AllTrails: Aliso Canyon
AllTrails: Porter Ranch Ridge
Updated: 2021-11-11
