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Griffith Park

Hiking Mount Lee to the Hollywood Sign

May 18, 2010

Get up close and personal with two of L.A.’s landmarks on this moderate 6.5 mile out-and-back in Griffith Park — the iconic Hollywood Sign AND the Batcave from the 60′s TV series “Batman.” This dog-friendly route is popular with local hikers, fitness buffs, and equestrians, and is a good way to tack a local workout [...]

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Hike to the Hollywood Sign

November 20, 2009

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 [...]

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Fall in Griffith Park

January 19, 2009

So the next time you’re hiking in Griffith Park and you think to yourself, “hey, this is an easy hike. I don’t really have to pay attention to my surroundings. I mean, there’s no possible way I could find myself grasping onto a tree while hanging over a cliff, unable to signal nearby firefighters,” I’d [...]

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Update: Griffith Park Moves Toward Monument Status

October 31, 2008

The LA Cultural Heritage Commission voted 3-1 to recommend historical cultural monument status yesterday afternoon. The potential update to the park’s signs will eventually be decided by the City Council, sometime within the next few months. Nice work, everyone! Via Daily News.

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Griffith Park Title Change

October 27, 2008

This Thursday, October 30th, the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission will be holding a meeting to determine whether or not to recommend Griffith Park as a Historic-Cultural Monument. The title change wouldn’t just give the 4200+ acre park a fancier title on its business cards, either — it would protect both the open space and [...]

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Destructive Hiking

April 11, 2008

LA.com’s Daily News is reporting hikers are damaging the re-opened trails of recently burned areas of Griffith Park by straying off trail and trampling over recovering chaparral. And who, you might ask, is doing all of this irresponsible hiking? According to the News, “elite hikers of the Sierra Club.” Up to 500 Sierrans hike Griffith [...]

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Mount Hollywood Trail Reopened

August 28, 2007

In happier wildfire-related news, the Mount Hollywood hiking trail has officially re-opened in Griffith Park, after being nearly decimated by a wildfire earlier this year that took down almost a quarter of the park. Our local ABC affiliate has a short video of the actual opening, complete with showboating Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. For more information [...]

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