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Trailhead: The Greek Theatre, 2700 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Parking: Free parking in the lot next to the Greek Theatre unless there is an event going on. There is free street parking on some side roads like Commonwealth Canyon Drive and Vista Del Valle Drive. Distance: 2.6 miles out & back Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Griffith Park is a great place to visit in the spring. After the rainy season has brought some much needed hydration to the area, the park ends up w

Trailhead: 2333 Fern Dell Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068 Parking: free parking along Fern Dell Drive and in a parking lot just north of the trailhead. Distance: 1.8 miles loop Difficulty: Moderate Griffith Park is a treasure trove of short (and long) hikes right in the heart of Los Angeles. You may not be escaping the city as much as you would by heading to some of the other mountain ranges in the area, but it's still a great place to go to get outdoors and see some nature. Fern D

Trailhead: 4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Parking: free parking in the parking lot by the Merry-go-Round. Distance: 1.9 mile loop Difficulty: Easy As I continue to explore more of Griffith Park this spring, I came to realize that I had never seen the old L.A. Zoo, which is an area in the park with abandoned zoo cages from when Los Angeles' zoo occupied the space from 1912 to 1966. So recently, I took a nice stroll along the Old L.A. Zoo Trail to see what it w

Trailhead: 4730 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Parking: free parking in the parking lot by the Merry-go-Round. Distance: 3.0 miles out & back. Difficulty: Moderate Griffith Park is a Log Angeles staple. There are so many trails to traverse within its 4,210 acres. One of the treks that I had done a few years back and just revisited is the Fern Canyon Trail to Beacon Hill. It's a great trail to do if you're looking for some cardio and it has a pretty nice 360 degree

Trailhead: Wonder View Trailhead, Wonder View Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90068 Parking: street parking along hillside road at trailhead. Distance: 3.0 miles out and back Difficulty: Challenging Sitting atop a peak on the western side of Griffith Park is the Wisdom Tree, a singular tree that survived the 2007 Hollywood Hills fire. And not too far away to the east is the famous Hollywood Sign. If you want to see both landmarks in one hike, then the Wonder View Trail is for you! If you

Trailhead: The Greek Theatre, 2700 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Parking: free parking in the Greek Theatre parking lot (unless there is an event) or free street parking where indicated on N. Vermont Canyon Road. Distance: 3.2 miles out & back. Difficulty: Moderate This is actually one of my favorite hikes in Griffith Park and one that I've done numerous times over the years. I used to hike this trail all the time to build my endurance before trying out bigger, more re

Trailhead: Mineral Wells Road at Griffith Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Parking: Free parking on Mineral Wells Road. Distance: 2.6 miles loop. As life gets busier once again, it certainly becomes a rarer opportunity to get out and enjoy nature. But we were finally able to get back to hiking recently. Since it's been a couple of months, we didn't go for anything too grand. We started with a trail (or a combination of trails) at the northeast end of Griffith Park. Beginning

Trailhead: Spring Canyon, 5400 Griffith Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Parking: Free parking along the road or at nearby parking lots. Distance: 1.6 miles out & back This one is a shorty but goody. Found on the east side of Griffith Park, Bee Rock is a cliff-side overlook that looks out onto Glendale and Los Angeles. The trail to Bee Rock starts at Griffith Park Drive, just north of the Merry-Go-Round. Parking will depend on when you get there and how busy the park is, but if