2025-Dec: Hollywood Sign/the Bat Cave-at Sunset/Level 2/2+
Details
2024: Special Hike in LA and visit the Hollywood Sign.
We will include Bronson Caves (Bat Caves), lots of movies filmed here!
It’s almost full moon, visible 94% and rise at 5:56 pm. Sunset is 7ish PM.
March moon is Worm Moon, the last winter Moon when the worms are waking up or the first Spring Moon
Meeting time: 3:30 PM
Hike Stats
Distance: 7 miles round trip
Elevation Gain: 1700+ ft
Hike Time: 3-4 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Trail Condition: Well maintained trail
Hike Type: out and back
Bring: Water, Snacks, Sunscreen and hat
General Rating/Difficulty: Level 2/2+ (Moderate Pace) for distance, elevation and pace. Click RATING TABLE to learn more about hike levels https://tinyurl.com/HikeRating
About the Hike: we will hike to the sign (back side), then front side and the Bat Caves (Bronson). The Brush Canyon Trail that begins where Canyon Drive becomes unpaved just beyond the lot where you parked your car. Cross the road and follow the short trail up to the Bronson Caves. The largest of these caves is better known as the "Bat Cave", which the Batmobile whooshed out of in the campy sixties TV series http://www.seeing-stars.com/Locations/BronsonCaves.shtml The wide, steep trail rises from the canyon floor, hugging the canyon wall. A stream feeds a thicket of sage, oak and manzanita that recedes as you continue upward. At the top of the hill, you can admire a jetliner view of the city on one side and the valley on the other. Follow the gently winding road to your left which dead-ends in about a mile just above and behind the Hollywood Sign. A fence keeps you at a distance of about twenty feet. Unfortunately you are not allowed to approach any closer nor climb on the letters and you may be cited if you do.
Griffith Park: Trails Map and more details
http://www.simpsoncity.com/hiking/griffith/lee.html
About the Hollywood Sign: Los Angeles' most iconic symbol, not to mention the most famous sign in the world. Originally erected in 1923 and then rebuilt in 1979, each letter is 50-feet high and 30-feet wide and the full sign spans 450-feet across the 1,675-foot summit of Mount Lee, overlooking the entire LA basin. Located within Griffith Park, an urban wilderness right in the heart of Hollywood. The hike to the Hollywood Sign trail head sits 8 miles from downtown Los Angeles. The duration of the hike takes place in Griffith Park. This hike starts in Griffith Park and takes you to the top of Mt. Lee behind the fabled Hollywood Sign.
Hollywood land History and 360 degree views, Hollywood, L.A. basin and the San Fernando valley then this is a great hike for you. Standing on top of Mt. Lee really puts the size of the Santa Monica Mountains into perspective with the San Gabriel’s towering over one to the east. This is a rewarding hike because one gets to summit the top and get a work out at the same time. Many locals use this trail to exercise
CARPOOL LOCATIONS AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
PARK AND RIDE: suggest to meet in Orange, Fullerton or Irvine.
1. Anaheim/Fullerton off the 91/5 Freeways-Magnolia/Orangethorpe
2. Orange: The intersection of E. Lincoln Ave and North Tustin St, Orange, CA // Frwy 55 & 91 (across street with Starbucks/Vons and Bank of America, use this address 2729-2765 N Tustin St, Orange, CA 92865)
Direction to the trailhead (Canyon Dr): meet between 3:25-3:30 PM By the red curbside
***From the South: going North on 101 Frwy, take exit #8B/HOLLYWOOD BLVD - go 0.2 mi - Turn Right on HOLLYWOOD BLVD - Turn slight left onto N Van Ness Ave and the first left into CANYON DR
***From the North: going South on 101 Frwy, take exit #8B/HOLLYWOOD BLVD - go 0.2 mi - Turn Right on HOLLYWOOD BLVD - Turn Right on N BRONSON AVE - go 0.6 mi Bear Left on CANYON DR
Once the road enters Griffith Park, it’s stopped by a locked gate at the trailhead.
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