Griffith Park is one of the largest urban parks in all of North America, and the second-largest city park in California. The area is famous for its Hollywood sign and Griffith Observatory, and for its spectacular views of downtown Los Angeles. There are many hiking trails in the area for all types of hikers.
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There are six sets of granite steps in Beachwood Canyon, below the Hollywood Sign. These historic landmarks were built in the 1920's when Hollywoodland was created, and they link high streets and low streets in the hills. This trail links them all together for a good cardio workout that takes about an hour. Go in the morning or evening to avoid the heat!
This is a trail that goes the long way around to Cahuenga Peak. I took some pictures along the way to show the nice views.Cahuenga Peak needs to be saved from developers. The City has until April 30, 2010 to raise $12.5 million to buy the peak and make it part of Griffith Park. Here is a link to a site with more information about saving the peak. http://www.savehollywoodland.org
This is a great trail off the normal path. You should probably be somewhat athletic, and wear pants if you don\'t like plants and things touching your legs. Point of interest: On the path I met a mountain biker that said he just saw a mountain lion! Maybe I'm not the brightest crayon in the box, but I went looking for it. Unfortunately I didn't get to see the big cat.
I had been looking at this tree everyday for months while I worked at the Warner Bros lot in Burbank. If you have ever driven down Olive Ave/Barham in Burbank you are sure to see a lone tree at the top of the Barham Pass. The tree is all by itself and begs at you to come find it, and so I did. Taking the Hollywood Ridge Trail which is used a lot...
We started out at the equestrian staging area across from Travel Town in Griffith Park. We the proceeded into the hills. There have been several fires during the past month and we passed through some of them. Because of the fires, a lost trail was rediscovered. Finally, we went to Viva's for dinner before heading back to the staging area.That little high-speed stretch near the end was caused by the GPS getting...
Overall, enjoyable experience, though it woke me up to the possibility that this easily could have turned into a 10+ mile hike.
Three intrepid ride from ETI Corral 20 went on a Moonlight Ride in Griffith Park with the intent of reaching the Greek Theatre to listen Jethro Tull perform a concert for the 40th Anniversary of Aqualung. Becky, Chris an I left Travel Town and rode around the Martinez Arena, along the Mineral Wells Trail, through Spring Creek Canyon, up to Vista Point, and finally over and down to the Greek Theatre. We...
I went out to Griffith park after work for an exploration / hike. It was a beautiful day, and I was excited to be on the mountain by myself for a change. I came to the mountain expecting a short hike through the forrest, and 80 min. later (I took a few shortcuts) I was looking off the highest peak, right before sunset. That was when my iPhone ran out of battery, next time I'll have...
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