Helen Hunt, 56, is a chic hiker as she sports a hat, sunglasses and handkerchief

Helen Hunt, 56, is a chic hiker as she sports a hat, sunglasses and bandanna while flashing her toned arms in Los Angeles

Helen Hunt was dressed like an experienced hiker in Brentwood, California on Friday. 

For her afternoon in the sun, the Mad About You alum sported a wide-brimmed hat, a black bandanna around her neck and waterproof boots, which looked designed for trekking around the trails. 

The 56-year-old Oscar-winning actress, who shares her 16-year-old daughter Makena with her ex Matthew Carnahan, flashed her toned arms in a striped grey tank top, which she paired with jeans. 

Fresh air: Helen Hunt looked prepared for an afternoon in the altitude, as she dressed like an experienced hiker in Brentwood, California on Friday

The mother-of-one shielded her eyes from California’s rays with a pair of retro sunglasses.

The Bionic Woman vet appeared in high spirits with her signature blonde tresses down, as she soaked up some fresh air amid the social isolation brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.  

Helen has been quarantining with her daughter, who she recently praised for maintaining ‘resilience (even in a f*ing pandemic)’ on Instagram last month. 

Hiking: The Mad About You alum sported a wide-brimmed hat, a black bandana around her neck and waterproof boots, which looked designed for trekking around the trails

Hiking: The Mad About You alum sported a wide-brimmed hat, a black bandana around her neck and waterproof boots, which looked designed for trekking around the trails

‘It’s just my favorite thing to do…looking at this face,’ she captioned a sweet birthday tribute of herself looking into Makena’s eyes. 

In addition, she gushed about her teen’s kindness, curiosity, humor and ’empathy as it relates to injustice.’

She added: ‘Happy Birthday my darling. I’m the luckiest mother in the world.’  

'It’s just my favorite thing to do...looking at this face,' she captioned a sweet birthday tribute of herself looking into Makena's eyes

‘It’s just my favorite thing to do…looking at this face,’ she captioned a sweet birthday tribute of herself looking into Makena’s eyes