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Top of Switchbacks — Overlook – Brand Library & Park loop from Herbert Hoover High School

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Top of Switchbacks — Overlook – Brand Library & Park loop from Herbert Hoover High School

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Top of Switchbacks — Overlook – Brand Library & Park loop from Herbert Hoover High School

01:40

14.3km

630m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.0 km for 187 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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161 m

Doctors House Museum & Gazebo

Highlight • Historical Site

The Doctors House in Brand Park is one of Glendale’s two remaining Queen Anne-Eastlake style Victorian homes. Built in 1888, four notable doctors in a row lived in it, giving …

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1.07 km

Top of Switchbacks — Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this vantage point at the top of some winding switchbacks, you get great views of Brand Park, the town of Glendale, the hills and peaks of Griffith Park, and …

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13.7 km

Miradero Gate

Highlight • Monument

Lying at the base of the Verdugo Mountains, Brand Park is a wonderful place to relax for a while or simply admire as you ride past. Stretching to 31 acres …

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14.0 km

Brand Library & Park

Highlight • Historical Site

What is now Brand Library was built in 1904 as Leslie C. Brand's home, Miradero, "a high place overlooking a wide view." Designed by Brand's brother-in-law, architect Nathaniel Dryden, it …

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14.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.07 km

3.49 km

1.82 km

1.45 km

1.36 km

120 m

Surfaces

4.69 km

4.09 km

2.25 km

1.45 km

1.43 km

403 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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Wednesday 27 May

19°C

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27 %

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Top of Switchbacks — Overlook – Brand Library & Park loop from Herbert Hoover High School

Doctors House Museum & Gazebo

Top of Switchbacks — Overlook

Miradero Gate

Brand Library & Park

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