Hiking and yoga have been my go-to exercise activities for years. But I never tried to merge the two until recently, when some minor leg and hip pain turned stretching into a necessary part of my ...

We asked readers to weigh in on their favorite local hikes that weren't in the recent L.A. Times hiking guide. Here are their go-to spots.

The late afternoon sunshine peers through the trees as a runner hits the trail at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Los Angeles. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 30,197 people played the ...