Trail running groups in Los Angeles.
5 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around Brentwood, Glendale, Hollywood. All of them are free to join. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
Trail running groups in Los Angeles meet at a trailhead rather than a street corner, usually on a weekend morning or a light summer evening, and the route changes with the season. The day is fixed; the start point is on the week's post.
Expect a slower pace than a road run and a no-drop rule. A head torch is normal from autumn onwards.
All 5 trail running groups in Los Angeles.
A to Z, in each club's own words. Every one links to the club, and every day and time is the one the club publishes.
Early-morning crew with a trail run from the Westridge trailhead in Brentwood on Wednesdays and a road run that ends at a Culver City coffee shop on Fridays.
Wednesdays and Fridays, time varies · Brentwood · Free · heylo.com →Tuesday-evening 6.8-mile hill run from The Oaks Gourmet on Bronson Avenue up Bronson Canyon into Griffith Park and back, about 1,000 ft of climbing; the group regroups along the way.
Tuesdays, 6:30pm · Hollywood · Free · hollywoodrunclub.com →Valley trail club that does a Thursday-evening tempo run from the Sepulveda Basin (Balboa golf course) and a Sunday 7am trail run at a different trailhead each week, from Hahamongna to the Simi Hills. Groups sort by pace and distance at the start; drinks after.
Thursdays, 6:30pm · Free · newbasinblues.com →Fleet Feet's free monthly Sunday-morning trail run from the Glendale Sports Complex: a marked-on-your-phone (not on the trail) route of around 4-5 miles with about 1,000 ft of climbing. Register once and sign a waiver.
Monthly, last Sunday · Glendale · Free · fleetfeet.com →Southern California's oldest trail running club (1988), a volunteer nonprofit that runs a different Santa Monica Mountains or Griffith Park trailhead every Sunday at about 7am, with the month's routes posted in advance. Non-competitive; beginners and race trainers mix.
Sundays, 7am · Free · trailrunnersclub.com →
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