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Balboa Park - South Loop + Entire Park Loop
Encino, California, USA
Encino, California, USA

Balboa Park - South Loop + Entire Park Loop

Length8 mi
Elev. Gain59 ft
Est. Steps18000
Created by Johnny

Balboa Park - South Loop + Entire Park Loop Introduction

Balboa Park - South Loop + Entire Park Loop is a 8 mile (18,000-step) route located near Encino, California, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 59 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Start at Golf Course Parking lot, do one loop around the south side of the park and then another loop around the entire park.

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Attractions Near Balboa Park - South Loop + Entire Park Loop

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Woodley Park (Los Angeles)

Park
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.

1977 Encino 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.

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.

The Japanese Garden

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

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.

Balboa station

Building
Balboa is a station on the Los Angeles Metro Orange Line, in the Metro Busway system. It is named after adjacent Balboa Boulevard, which travels north–south and crosses the east–west transitway route. The station is in the Lake Balboa district of Los Angeles, in the central San Fernando Valley.

Woodley station (Los Angeles Metro)

Building
Woodley is a station on the Los Angeles Metro Orange Line, in the Metro Busway system. It is named after adjacent Woodley Avenue, which travels north–south and crosses the east–west busway route. The station is in the Van Nuys district of Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley.

Hayvenhurst Avenue

Tourist Attraction

Sepulveda Dam Recreational Area

Park

Sepulveda Wildlife Reserve

Park
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

8 mi

Elev. Gain

59 ft

Est. Steps

18000
Created by
Johnny
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