Griffith Park loop - Hollywood sign and Mt Hollywood

Saturday, March 2

Griffith Park loop including Hollywood sign (Mt Lee)

and Mt Hollywood.

We will be doing an estimated 8-9 mile loop, apx 1,200 ft gain hike up to the top of Mt Lee, the home of the Hollywood Sign, and the highest peak in the park. We will then continue to http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/1/e/0/event_203809632.jpegMt Hollywood, which overlooks the Griffith Observatory and affords views from downtown LA, to Santa Monica to Glendale, where we’ll have lunch.

Bring water, snacks, and wear shoes with good tread. This hike will include single track trails, dirt and paved access roads and has minimal shade. We will also be keeping a pace that may be too fast for beginning hikers.

To carpool, meet the leader at Towsley Cyn outside the gate before 7:45 am for a 7:45am departure to the trail head or plan to meet at the trailhead at 8:30am.

To meet at the trailhead, (from Santa Clarita) take I-5 South and exit at Los Feliz. Turn right on Crystal Springs Dr into Griffith Park. Take a left turn at the stop sign after apx 1.5 miles at the sign for Merry Go Round parking lot. Drive up the hill and through the first http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/3/8/e/event_203810062.jpegparking lot, past the Merry Go Round to the second parking lot. We will plan to meet up to start the hike at the NORTH end of the second parking lot.

Leader: Nikki
Rated: Moderate ++ for elevation gain and distance

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