Secret Stairs

Charles Fleming, who writes for the Los Angeles Times about various hikes in L.A. wrote a book called «Secret Stairs» which is a walking guide to the historic staircases in Los Angeles.
My old hiking partner gave me the book and I’ve decided to tackle all 42 of them beginning with Walk #1 off of La Loma Road starting just south of the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and La Figueroa Street right by the border of Eagle Rock and Pasadena.
I went on my first adventure a couple days ago and it was a beautiful walk and my very first walk on the historic stairways of Los Angeles.
There is also an ap you can buy for your smartphone for $ 1.99 called Secret Stairs I believe, but I have the book so I used that. The directions were absolutely perfect.
Walk #1 begins on the stairway right on Elmwood Drive just before the house at 420 Elmwood Drive. Climb up those steps and look back as you go to soak up the view. You’ll end up on Redwood Drive and just cross the street and continue up until to meet Tamarac Drive. Turn left and the next staircase goes down until it meets Glenullen Drive.
If you follow Mr. Fleming’s perfect directions you will cover about 2.7 miles with almost 1,000 steps. Give yourself about an hour for this walk.
You can also find directions on the Hometown-​Pasadena website I listed when I set this up on Unilocal.Please try to be quiet and don’t leave any trash behind as you stroll through these beautiful neighborhoods.