LA Loop Segment J1 10.75 miles 49 stairs 1,456 up-steps

Sat Jun 10 2023 at 08:00 am to 12:30 pm

Original Tommy's (Los Angeles, CA) | Los Angeles

SoCal Stair Climbers
Publisher/HostSoCal Stair Climbers
LA Loop Segment J1 10.75 miles 49 stairs 1,456 up-steps
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This is the 19th half-segment of the 305 mile, 15 segment clockwise stair-walking loop around and through urban Los Angeles County. This 10.75 mile stair-walk is the first half of 20.5 mile Segment I, and begins at the Original Tommy's burger joint on Beverly at Rampart, and ends at the Metro Soto Station, at 1st and Soto in East LA. The start is bus transit accessible TBD, the half-segment end connects to both bus and rail. This J1 route is comparable to F1 in difficulty, and while it has many stairways, most are not large, though the route does climb a few stairways in the 100 to 150 step range. This route visits downtown Los Angeles, and in particular the pedways and stairways of Bunker Hill, the Angels Flight and Chinatown, as well as mosaic and painted stairways (see event cover photo) before passing by City Hall and moving on to Union Station. From the station we go south to the stairways on the 1st and 4th St bridges, including one colorful stairway. We will not be visiting the new 6th St Viaduct, since the stairways are not all available (we will add it to the loop for the next cycle). Then the route dips into Boyle Heights and East LA, visiting Hollenbeck Park, and ending at 10.75 miles at the Soto St Metro Station at the intersection of 1st and Soto Streets.
Please see the video for more of this J1 segment.
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Some additional restrictions for the walk:
No dogs
No hiking poles
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Detailed Segment J1 (and J2) route description and transit information is on the SoCal Stair Climbers website, Segment J page:
https://socalstairclimbers.wordpress.com/los-angeles-loop/segment-j/
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Detailed Google Map of the Segment J route – J1 is the lighter brown line, ending at the 10.75 mile mark:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?hl=en&mid=1mF-jMCn7ftQVbN7rAxaNHuFcarQ
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LA Loop page, with links to all 15 segment maps/descriptions:
https://socalstairclimbers.wordpress.com/los-angeles-loop/
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YouTube video of Segment J1 (and J2) in the LA Loop playlist:

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Disclaimer:
Event is led by Dan Gutierrez. Please ensure that you are in good health before participating in the rigorous activities that this is. As the organizer, Dan Gutierrez assumes absolutely no responsibility for the participants. If you choose to participate, you assume all responsibility for yourself and agree not to hold the leader, or his designated sweep - the person walking at the rear - liable in any way.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Original Tommy's (Los Angeles, CA), 2575 West Beverly Blvd,Los Angeles,CA,United States

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