Rustic Canyon Trail + Murphy Ranch

This 3.4 mile-long trail gets its name from the famous 1930s compound of Winona and Norman Stephens, a married couple who were Nazi sympathizers and built a (now mostly-demolished and very graffitied) community in the area. But dark history aside, the modern-day trail consists of a fair amount of stairs and offers great views of the coastline, walks across small creeks and an interior view of the mountain range that feels lightyears away from the city’s hustle and bustle.