Beverly Hills Hike
Details
An HWD original hike. On this 6 mile hike I will take you through Franklin Canyon on a trek to the center of Los Angeles. It will make a great photo opp.
Franklin Canyon Park is one of the very few places in LA with a greenbelt filled with pines, sycamore, eucalyptus and cedars, most notably the Atlas Cedar and mature Coast Redwoods that are a rare site in most big cities.
Lots of movies and TV shows were filmed there including Andy Griffith Show and Star Trek. See https://www.hikingwithdean.com/event/franklin-canyon for full details including driving directions and photos
### Directions – Parking is Free
From West Los Angeles:
Head north on Beverly Drive following signs to Coldwater Canyon. Turn left on Coldwater/Beverly Drive, and turn left again on Beverly Drive, at Fire Station No. 2 and continue through the neighborhood (gps may send you to closed service road – just stay on Beverly).
Continue through the residential area on Beverly Dr to Franklin Canyon Dr and bear right.
Enter park and at the intersection of Franklin Canyon Drive and Lake Drive make a sharp right onto Lake Dr and head to the end of Lake Dr and parking lot next to large grass lawn.
(If you are coming down Sunset from east of Beverly Dr its probably easier to take Rexford to Beverly)
From the San Fernando Valley:
There are two ways to get to the Meetup location. For simplicity I am limiting this description to the simplest. Its a tiny bit longer than the direct route, but there is always a few people that park in the wrong place using that one. Plus it seems GPSes favor the longer route.
Head south on Coldwater Canyon Blvd over the hill toward Beverly Hills. Make a sharp right on N Beverly Dr (at the little park) and follow Beverly Dr through the neighborhood (gps may send you to closed service road – just stay on Beverly).
Continue through the residential area on Beverly Dr to Franklin Canyon Dr and bear right.
Enter park and at the intersection of Franklin Canyon Drive and Lake Drive make a sharp right onto Lake Dr and head to the end of Lake Dr and parking lot next to large grass lawn.