Boy Scout Trail - Griffith Park, CA

This short hike's cultural and scenic rewards are located on the prominent southern slopes of Mount Hollywood within the 4,210-acre Griffith Park in the eastern Santa Monica Mountain range, just northeast of Los Angeles' Los Feliz enclave. Formerly known as the East Observatory Trail, this is the most direct path from free parking to the renowned Griffith Observatory (except for maybe following the sidewalks up the North Vermont Canyon and East Observatory Roads).


The route ends at a scenic bluff and upper trail junction, where one must turn right and follow the Observatory Trail north, up another 120 feet, for less than an additional quarter mile to reach the observatory grounds. The building's art deco architecture has many areas setup to scope out the great views of the Los Angeles Basin and San Gabriel Mountains.

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