Getting in one last hike before Runyon Canyon closes Friday

L.A. Times reporter takes you on her Runyon Canyon hike before the trail closes

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Hikers enjoy the last day at Runyon Canyon Park before the trail closure begins on April 1, 2016. The closure will last four months while the city replaces the aging 6-inch water main. (Mariah Tauger / For The Times)

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Whittier resident Michael Showalter gets in a workout during the last day at Runyon Canyon Park.

(Mariah Tauger / For The Times)

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Hikers enjoy the last day at Runyon Canyon Park before the trail closure begins.

(Mariah Tauger / For The Times)

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Hollywood residents Alexander Bajic, left, and Brent Tyler take in the views from Runyon Canyon Park. (Mariah Tauger / For The Times)

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Hollywood resident Alison Beal and her dog, Eddie the Bettie, during the last day at Runyon Canyon.

(Mariah Tauger / For The Times)

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West Hollywood resident Victoria Hervey holds her dog, D’artagnan while Eddie the Bettie jumps up to say hello during the last day at Runyon Canyon Park.

(Mariah Tauger / For The Times)

By Nita Lelyveld

March 31, 2016 12:44 PM PT

Runyon Canyon closes Friday for four months, and Angelenos are coming out for one last hike. Officials say the closure will allow workers to replace an aging 6-inch water main that snakes through the canyon for roughly a mile.

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Nita Lelyveld

Former Los Angeles Times columnist Nita Lelyveld wrote City Beat stories about moments in the life of Los Angeles. She was born in New York and grew up around the world, but lived in L.A. longer than she lived anywhere else. Before joining The Times in 2001, she wrote for the Tuscaloosa News, the Associated Press and the Philadelphia Inquirer, which sent her to L.A. as a national writer in 1997.

L.A. Times reporter takes you on her Runyon Canyon hike before the trail closes

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