There are so many gratifying views of our fair city, you just have to climb heartbreaking hills to peep them! And we're not only shouting out hikes as the best free workouts in town, but the best date activities, too. How better to bond (and test his agility) with a new beau than by chatting it up amongst earthly splendors? Below's a whopping list of some of our fave mountain treks in town.

Temescal Canyon Loop, (In Temescal Gateway Park), 15601 Sunset Boulevard (at Temescal Canyon), Pacific Palisades; 310-454-1395.

Griffith Park, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive (near Griffith Park Drive); 323-913-4688.

The Hollywood Sign Hike, Mount Lee (in Griffith Park); 213-469-8311.



Franklin Canyon Park, 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive (At Coldwater Canyon), Beverly Hills; 310-858-7272.

Mandeville Canyon Fire Road, 2652 Westridge Road (At Cordelia Road).

Zuma Canyon, 5949 Bonsall Drive (near Rainford Place); 310-589-3200.

Solstice Canyon, 3998 Solstice Canyon Road (on Corral Canyon Road); 805-370-2300.



Photos (clockwise from left): Via Griffith Park, The Hollywood Sign, and The Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy