This is a 4.38 mi route in North Glendale, CA, United States. The route has a total ascent of 517.96 ft and has a maximum elevation of 1,164.96 ft. This route was created by fb.KayK.679 on 07/06/2016.
You can access this route from the Glendale Beeline #7 bus. Walk through Verdugo Park (there are restrooms and drinking fountains there). At Colina Dr, turn left and start heading up the hill called Sunshine Dr, which turns into Kildonan Dr. Stay on Kildonan until you can turn left on Old Phillips Rd. Make a right on Greenbriar Rd, continue on Heather Ridge Dr.
At Misty Isle, you may want to go downhill, but turn right and go up to Remah Vista Dr, which turns into Cielito Dr, and then Melwood Dr. This is where the sidewalk disappears, so be wary of sports cars that will try to run you over. This is where I ate a little snack, as the downhill is gradual in this section. There's good shade here, too. Follow Remah Vista/Cielito/Melwood until you can take a right at Campbell St. The patch of blue marked "Diederich Street Reservoir" is now a brown grassy expanse (hello drought and goodbye Zika virus breeding ground), so don't be disoriented if you don't see water.
Make a right at Mountain St and a left on Louise. Mountain is where you will regain a sidewalk. Then take a right on Monterey Rd and a left on Brand. Take a right on Sanchez after crossing brand (basically the freeway exit ramp). That will put you squarely downtown at the Metro 501 bus stop. I have always looked up towards the "houses on the hill" in North Glendale, wondering what that neighborhood is like. Now I know.