Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park is a 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) park in theSanta Monica Mountains, with its trailhead at the southern terminus ofReseda Boulevard inTarzana, Los Angeles, California. The park was named for former Los Angeles City CouncilmanMarvin Braude, who for more than 30 years led the effort to preserve the Santa Monica Mountains. Owned by theSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy, the park is within theSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.[1]
Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park is in theCalifornia coastal sage and chaparral and theCalifornia chaparral and woodlandsecoregions.
Braude Park connects with 11,000-acre (45 km2)Topanga State Park and the 20,000-acre (81 km2) "Big Wild" to create a large expanse of undeveloped wild land offering hiking,mountain biking and equestrian trails.[2]
On the ridgetop is the unpaved section ofMulholland Drive, closed to cars, for hiking and vistas north over the Valley and south over theLos Angeles Basin to thePacific Ocean.
The park trails also connects with theBackbone Trail System that runs along the length of the range.
Braude Park is also the unofficial trail head for the Lemming Trail, a 10-mile (16 km) one-way hike over the mountains from the valley to the sea. Lemming Trail offers a grand tour of the Santa Monica Mountains, from Tarzana to Topanga to Temescal to the Pacific.
The entrance to the park is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south of theVentura Freeway on Reseda Boulevard up in the mountains.[3]
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