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Kagel Canyon Gravity Hill

Sylmar, CA

Stop on Kagel Canyon Road, put the car in neutral, and it appears to roll uphill. The slope is an illusion — the surrounding land hides the true horizon, so a gentle descent reads as a climb — which has never once stopped anyone trying it with a bottle of water. A public road, so pull over sensibly and watch for traffic.

Filed under folklore: stories a place tells about itself, passed down and still repeated.

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Source: latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-12-tm-2247-story.html

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