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| Mia and I at the beginning of the hike. |
It was so worth the extra time and gas money it took to get there. Sure you can see the city from this hike, but in a nice far off hey-look-at-that-beautiful-view sort of way. And you definitely couldn't hear any traffic noises, so that was a huge plus.
We followed these directions and we found the parking lot and the trail alright. It was a little scary though because a cop who was patrolling the parking lot came by and warned us to put any of our valuables in our trunk. Apparently people like to come to this parking lot specifically to smash car windows and steal stuff while the car owner is off hiking. Thankfully my car was untouched when we got back.
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| The trail head. |
This hike takes you right up and behind the famous Hollywood sign. It's about three miles round trip. Although it isn't a very long hike distance wise, plan on taking more time than you think you'll need for this one. It's a super steep trail so that slows you down quite a bit. But it's definitely a hike and not a walk, which is nice. Feel the burn!
Oh and it gets hot up on that hill. Really hot. Like over 80 degrees when it's practically November. So don't forget to bring your sunscreen and water on this hike. And a snack. Mia and I totally spaced on trail snacks, so we were super ravenous by the time we got home.
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| Mia and I at the top! |
The main downside to this trail is that horses are allowed, so be sure to dodge all the horse poop. I'd say it took us about an hour to get up the trail and about 20 to 30 minutes to get down. It would've taken us less time to get up the trail, but we got lost. When you come to a fork in the trail where it's paved be sure to go right and not left. If you left it will take you to a residential area instead of up to the top. I was so sore after this hike that just walking up a single flight of stairs to my apartment hurt.
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| View from the top. |
I really liked this hike and I'll definitely be going back.
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