"MONDAY NIGHT BRISK" Parking lot 2 Beacon Hill Mt Hollywood LOOP

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NOTE ONLY 10 minute grace period!! BRING A HEADLAMP!

Time - Meet at 6:30 p.m. , leave at 6:40 p.m.
Distance - 7 miles
Elevation gain - approx 1400'
Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ... No beginners.

This is a fast paced BRISK hike intended to give us a moderate workout as well as enjoyment of the scenery. THERE IS NO TRAIL RUNNING but it is not a slow "coffee klatch" hike either... (Interestingly defined in the dictionary as "a social occasion where people have conversations about unimportant things")

This hike will start at Parking Lot 2 near the Merry Go Round. We will head left out of the lot and hike the Beacon trail to Beacon Hill. We will then proceed past "The Helipad" and head down the Riverside Trail to the Greek theater. From there we go up to Mt Hollywood. We will return in the other direction past marker 39 down to the road then past water tower 113. At this point we will continue down the Bill Eckert trail and back to lot 2!Although there is no trail running this is not an easy trail either. Some portions of the trail are very steep.

Suggested to bring

• Headlamp - bring all the bright white you like for this hike I'm perfectly fine with it if you need it!
• Good shoes, trail runners may be best for this one.
• Plenty of water.
• Maybe a camera.
• Snack for the top.

NIFTY MAP (https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?authuser=0&authuser=0&hl=en&hl=en&mid=zNdrPRrMpc7Q.kj0oVw2xUIYI)

Turn-by-Turn Directions
From 134 East Freeway: EXIT Forest Lawn Drive go RIGHT and LEFT on Zoo Drive (first light), followed by a RIGHT at the first stop sign, Griffith Park Dr. Drive for about 3-miles (4 stop signs) and go RIGHT at Crystal Springs Dr. and then go RIGHT first stop sign, no street sign, but look for a Merry Go Round signs pointing RIGHT, drive on the road a bit & make a sharp RIGHT into Parking Lot #1, as you enter Lot #1 STAY LEFT, drive to the last aisle, and Go RIGHT toward Parking Lot #2 (lot with lights). Park in or near the lot then walk to the Meet Up Spot (CLICK HERE) (http://www.google.com/maps?daddr=34.133536,+-118.284999&hl=en&sll=34.108182,-118.307546&sspn=0.000785,0.001247&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=20)

From Los Feliz Boulevard Driving WEST on Los Feliz Blvd. Make a RIGHT on Riverside Driveinto Griffith Park. Go TWO STOP SIGNS and make a LEFT, no street sign but look for a Merry Go Round signs point LEFT, drive on the road a bit & make a sharp RIGHT turn into a Parking Lot #1, as you enter Lot #1 STAY LEFT, drive to the last aisle, and Go RIGHT towards Parking Lot #2 (lot with lights). Park in or near the lot then walk to the Meet Up Spot (CLICK HERE) (http://www.google.com/maps?daddr=34.133536,+-118.284999&hl=en&sll=34.108182,-118.307546&sspn=0.000785,0.001247&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=20)

My number is 323-243-9331

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