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Balboa

Van Nuys, California, USA

Balboa

Length7.6 mi
Elev. Gain101.7 ft
Est. Steps18000

Lake

Created by Gerardo
Introduction
Balboa is a 7.7 mile (18,000-step) route located near Van Nuys, California, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 101.7 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

1977 Gary Powers helicopter crash

Place
On August 1, 1977, a Bell 206 news helicopter piloted by Francis Gary Powers ran out of fuel and crashed into a field near Encino, California, killing Powers and the aircraft's only passenger, cameraman George Spears.

The Japanese Garden

Place
The Japanese Garden is a 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) public Japanese garden located on the grounds of the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant adjacent to Woodley Park, in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area of the central San Fernando Valley. It is in the community of Lake Balboa, adjacent to the Van Nuys and Encino neighborhood.

Tillman Water Reclamation Plant

Place
The Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant is a water reclamation plant located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Southern California, US. The plant was conceived of, designed and constructed by the City of Los Angeles' Bureau of Engineering. The Administration Building was designed by California architect Anthony J Lumsden.

Bull Creek (Los Angeles County)

Place
Bull Creek is a 9.6-mile-long (15.4 km) tributary of the Los Angeles River in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County, California.The creek rises in Bull Canyon on Oat Mountain. After leaving its canyon, it is encased in a concrete flood control channel, wherein it runs south from Granada Hills though North Hills, Van Nuys (including its airport), and Lake Balboa.

Woodley Park (Los Angeles)

Place
Woodley Park is a recreation area managed by the City of Los Angeles and located along Woodley Avenue between Victory and Burbank Boulevards in the Lake Balboa neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is located within the large Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area in the central San Fernando Valley.The Tillman Water Reclamation Plant is adjacent to the park and surrounded by The Japanese Garden, a large Japanese garden open to the public.

Beilenson Park / Lake Balboa Park

Park

Lake Balboa

Water

Army Reserve / Old Nike Support Building

Historical

Sepulveda Dam Recreational Area

Park

Sepulveda Wildlife Reserve

Park
Route Details

Length

7.6 mi

Elev. Gain

101.7 ft

Est. Steps

18000
Created by
Gerardo
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