Los Angeles Hiking and Fitness

Griffith Park Moderate to Advanced Hike
Meeting Location: Lot 2 by the Merry-Go-Round, Griffith Park
Description:
Join us for a scenic and moderately challenging hike in Griffith Park! We will take single-track trails up and fire roads down, ensuring a well-rounded outdoor experience with both technical and easier terrain. The hike will cover approximately 1200 feet of elevation gain and will last about 2 hours in total.
Important Details:

• Distance & Terrain: Expect a moderate to advanced hike with 1200 feet of elevation gain. The trail includes both single-track paths and fire roads, so it will be a balanced mix of technical terrain and easier, wide trails.
• Footwear: Grippy shoes are highly recommended as the trails can be rocky and uneven in places.
• What to Bring: Please bring plenty of water and enough snacks to keep you energized for the 2-hour hike.
• Pacing: We will stick together as a group regardless of individual fitness levels, so no one will be left behind.
• Sweep: A volunteer from the group will assist with sweeping to ensure that no one gets lost or falls behind.
• Punctuality: The hike will start on time, so please arrive promptly. We will only wait for a maximum of 5 minutes for latecomers.
• Parking: Please arrive early to find parking in Lot 2 or nearby.

Important Note: The hike will begin promptly at 4pm. Latecomers will only have a 5-minute grace period before we start without them, so please be on time.
Looking forward to a fun and challenging hike with great company!

The hike will be about 2 to 2.5 hours and will be about 4 to 5 miles is a FAST-PACED hike, we go different routes (fire road or up single-track).

To judge the difficulty of this hike; you should expect to go up a steep (25% grade) hill for 10 to 15 minutes at your own maximum hiking speed* before you get a short break and then do it again. We will typically ascend 900' to 1100' (HogBack to Mt. Hollywood, Mt. Lee, Taco, etc.).

*to the point that you are panting hard.

Another way to describe the difficulty; on this hike we go up STEEP and VERY STEEP hills, but we go at the speed of the slowest hiker as long as that slowest hiker is pushing very hard (panting, sweating). i.e., there is tolerance for a slower hiker that is pushing hard. If a slower hiker is taking it easy, then they will be asked to go back to the parking lot and join a different hike.

Bring WATER, hiking shoes, hiking poles and a long sleeve shirt if you get chilly. You can bring flash lights but please only the red or green; white light diminishes night vision. Arrive 10 to 15 earlier, we leave exactly on time. If you cannot make it, please update your RSVP.

How to get there take the Los Feliz/Crystal Springs entrance to the park just off the I-5 freeway. Go North on Crystal Springs into the park. At the second stop sign you'll come to a four way intersection. The ranger station should be on your right. Make a left at that intersection, go up the road a little bit, and you'll be forced to turn right into merry-go-round lot #1. Just drive through lot #1 and down the road a little ways and you'll be in lot #2. We meet in the north end of parking lot 2 by the steps.

Please be aware that Assistant Organizers, Event Hosts, and support hikers are volunteers and organize hikes without compensation and assume absolutely no responsibility for you or your guests. By signing up for a hike, or any other event organized by this group, you are acknowledging that you are aware and have made your guests aware of the risks, dangers, and hazards associated with any outdoor activity, and you accept, and fully assume all such risks, dangers, and hazards, and further agree to release, and discharge the Organizer, Assistant Organizers, and Event Hosts of Los Angeles Hiking & Fitness Meetup Group from, and against any, and all liability arising from your and your guest's participation in the group activities. Please see the Meetup terms of service agreement https://4142298.xyz/terms/

Griffith Park Moderate to Advanced Hike
Meeting Location: Lot 2 by the Merry-Go-Round, Griffith Park
Description:
Join us for a scenic and moderately challenging hike in Griffith Park! We will take single-track trails up and fire roads down, ensuring a well-rounded outdoor experience with both technical and easier terrain. The hike will cover approximately 1200 feet of elevation gain and will last about 2 hours in total.
Important Details:

• Distance & Terrain: Expect a moderate to advanced hike with 1200 feet of elevation gain. The trail includes both single-track paths and fire roads, so it will be a balanced mix of technical terrain and easier, wide trails.
• Footwear: Grippy shoes are highly recommended as the trails can be rocky and uneven in places.
• What to Bring: Please bring plenty of water and enough snacks to keep you energized for the 2-hour hike.
• Pacing: We will stick together as a group regardless of individual fitness levels, so no one will be left behind.
• Sweep: A volunteer from the group will assist with sweeping to ensure that no one gets lost or falls behind.
• Punctuality: The hike will start on time, so please arrive promptly. We will only wait for a maximum of 5 minutes for latecomers.
• Parking: Please arrive early to find parking in Lot 2 or nearby.

Important Note: The hike will begin promptly at 4pm. Latecomers will only have a 5-minute grace period before we start without them, so please be on time.
Looking forward to a fun and challenging hike with great company!

Griffith Park Moderate to Advanced Hike
Meeting Location: Lot 2 by the Merry-Go-Round, Griffith Park
Description:
Join us for a scenic and moderately challenging hike in Griffith Park! We will take single-track trails up and fire roads down, ensuring a well-rounded outdoor experience with both technical and easier terrain. The hike will cover approximately 1200 feet of elevation gain and will last about 2 hours in total.
Important Details:

• Distance & Terrain: Expect a moderate to advanced hike with 1200 feet of elevation gain. The trail includes both single-track paths and fire roads, so it will be a balanced mix of technical terrain and easier, wide trails.
• Footwear: Grippy shoes are highly recommended as the trails can be rocky and uneven in places.
• What to Bring: Please bring plenty of water and enough snacks to keep you energized for the 2-hour hike.
• Pacing: We will stick together as a group regardless of individual fitness levels, so no one will be left behind.
• Sweep: A volunteer from the group will assist with sweeping to ensure that no one gets lost or falls behind.
• Punctuality: The hike will start on time, so please arrive promptly. We will only wait for a maximum of 5 minutes for latecomers.
• Parking: Please arrive early to find parking in Lot 2 or nearby.

Important Note: The hike will begin promptly at 4pm. Latecomers will only have a 5-minute grace period before we start without them, so please be on time.
Looking forward to a fun and challenging hike with great company!