If you’re one of the few non-natives who actually stick around Los Angeles when Holiday Season hits, and you want to try to work off some of that Thanksgiving turkey, you might want to join up on a ranger-led hike to the Hollywood Sign in Griffith Park.
On the mornings of November 27th and 28th from 8 to 11AM, Ranger Ernie Ybarra will lead groups on a moderate 4-6 mile hike to the giant wooden letters. It’s actually illegal to get right up next to the Hollywood sign, and this trek will lead hikers to a spot above the sign itself. However, Ranger Ybarra assures me that the view from the top “is one of the most beautiful views in the world.”
A quiet, tryptophane-filled Los Angeles viewed through cool morning air? Sounds pretty amazing to me!
Meet up at the Griffith Park Visitor Center at 8AM. More information below:
4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles
Information: (323) 644-6661, ext. 1549
ernie.ybarra@lacity.org
Image by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid.
Web Hosting by ReadySetConnect
{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }
God, how I wish I could meet you there and go on that hike with you!
Sounds like you have a groupie, LOL. I’ve been up there many times, it’s not really a hike as much as a paved single lane road that goes up to the radio towers up there. The whole thing takes maybe 30 minutes to an hour depending on where you start. You can’t really get next to the sign either, the road goes up behind it to the top and it’s all fenced in. Really nice view of LA from the top though, and pretty good for a short but still somewhat strenous hike close to home.
Bryn is correct, the shortest way up is the paved service road. I regularly run through this area. There are other more interesting ways up. Most of the time I start at the Canyon road entrance or at the Sunset Ranch. I recommend hitting up both Mt. Lee and Mt. Hollywood on the same hike (or run). The view from both of these peaks is amazing. On a clear day you can easily see the ocean, the valley and the vast LA sprawl.