Orcutt Lease Trail is a narrow steep trail that connects the lower portion
of the Orcutt Lease Trail with the upper portion of the Sulphur Springs Trail.
Another narrow trail connects the upper end of the Orcutt Lease trail with the
Sesnon Road Trail and the Aliso Canyon Trail. The trail begins at the western
end of Sesnon Blvd. in Granada Hills.
Palisades Trail follows the side of a small ridge with views of San Fernando
Valley. It connects Limekiln Trail to Aliso Canyon Trail. Enter on Tampa Ave.
between Wilbur Ave. and Braemore Rd. or Reseda Blvd. south of Braemore Rd.
PLACES OF INTEREST
The Chatsworth Calera (calera is Spanish for limekiln) is located 500
feet northeast of the intersection of Woolsey Canyon Road and Valley Circle
Boulevard. It was at this location that natives burned oak trees to make
lime used in the building of the San Fernando Mission. The area is now a
California Registered Landmark (No. 911). The marker states that Indian
labor produced the lime used in construction. Settlers to the area later
operated the kiln. The gate to enter the Calera is located on Plummer Street
and Valley Circle, just west of Topanga Canyon Boulevard.
Chatsworth Nature Preserve Park, west of Valley Circle Boulevard, is
a nature and wildlife preserve, managed by the Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power. Damage from the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake, resulted in the
draining of the reservoir.
Sesnon Trail, an equestrian trail connects Limekiln Trail to Aliso Canyon
Trail. The trail borders the neighborhood and the undeveloped Gas Company
lands. The trail runs from the intersection of Sesnon Rd. and Tampa Ave. to
the northern end of Ormskirk Ave. in Porter Ranch.
Dynamite Shed, a one-story structure, sits on the historic homestead of the
Minnie Hill Palmer Residence at 22360 Devonshire Street. The shed was built
between 1890 and 1900 and is lined with quarry stone. It was used to store
dynamite during the construction of the Santa Susana Pass Tunnel (1898 - 1904).
For more information on the hiking trails in the area, visit the
chamber website at www.chatsworthchamber.com
(link to LATrails.com)
The Harvester Barn, a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument was built
in early 20th Century. The barn, located at 22049 Devonshire St., was named
after a Palomino stallion housed in it named Harvester. Harvester was also
the sire of “Mr. Ed,” a talking horse in an old television show.
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