Please join us for an urban hike that has a little bit of everything:  a taste of Griffith Park hiking trails, a taste of the eclectic Los Feliz neighborhood near the park and a taste of the Los Angeles River bike and pedestrian path.  The hike is about 4.5 miles.

We start at 8:00AM in front of Griffith Park & Southern Railroad on Crystal Springs Drive.  We’ll cross the road and hike up the Cadman Trail which flattens out (after a sharp climb) and descends to Cadman Drive and down to Los Feliz Blvd.  We cross Los Feliz and walk through the Griffith Park Tennis Courts and Soccer Field to access the LA River bike path.  We’ll walk south for a bit then north, sampling both sides of the river and crossing three pedestrian bridges:  Red Car, Sunnynook and La Kretz.  Then we’ll duck under the 5 Freeway and circle back to our starting point, walking on the Griffith Park Main Trail which is wide and flat. 

On the LA River bike path we’ll be walking alongside a portion of the Glendale Narrows which has an unpaved bottom.  The river channel is full of willows, cattails, rush and watercress.  Hopefully, we’ll spot herons, egrets, ducks and Canada geese.  This walk does not go to Frogtown.

Griffith Park Café will be open If you’d like to sit and have coffee after the hike. For extra fun, train rides on the Southern Railroad are $3.00 for seniors.

Head west on the 134 Freeway towards Glendale, then south on the 5, exiting on Los Feliz Blvd. Stay in the right lane (Los Feliz Blvd West) and at the first light, bear right onto Crystal Springs Drive. 

After you turn onto Crystal Springs Drive, you’ll see angled parking on the right side of the street. Park on the street, as close as you can to the Railroad.  There is a parking lot but typically it doesn’t open until around 10:00AM.  Walk north on the sidewalk and we’ll meet at the picnic tables near the Griffith Park Café. Here is a link for navigation: 4400 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles 90027.

If you’d like to carpool, we will leave the Village parking lot at 7:30AM.  When you register, please indicate if you (1) will drive yourself, (2) need a ride from the Village lot or (3) can drive and take how many extra.