Los Angeles Hiking Group

Come join the Perfect Weather Hike in Griffith Park every Saturday (location or route varies). Gary will be hosting most weeks with occasional visits by Marvin
Trail Is a roughly a 2-hour, 4 mile loop on mostly fire roads, starting at Cadman Trail heading to 5-points, Beacon Hill, the helicopter pad, and either past the Cedar grove and down through the residential neighborhood or return past the Water stop back to 5-points and down. Steady incline approx 700ft elevation gain in the first hour - challenging for beginners but worth it! Go at your own pace. We’ll gather at each split in the trail to make sure all are accounted for. Optional plank challenge at the helipad. Largely downhill from there.

We’ll have views of the Pacific Ocean, Griffith Observatory, downtown LA and Angeles.

Dog friendly 🐕. Just remember there are coyotes in the park.

Like all meetups, hike at your own risk. You are responsible for your own well-being.

RSVP’s are nice but not mandatory

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This is a residential neighborhood.
There is NO restroom on this hike. The nearest is at the Griffith park Southern Railway by the Griffith Park Cafe on Crystal Springs Drive. If you arrive early, It’s a 15 minute roundtrip walk to the restroom.

Hike will be cancelled in the event of rain and soggy trails.

Join us this Saturday morning at 9:00 am to hike the Vital Link Trail in the Wildwood Cyn area of Burbank. We meet by the DeBell Restaurant in the Debell Golf course. Free street parking and parking lot. Restrooms and water at the start. From the restaurant, we will warm up with a short walk along the golf course before we get to the trailhead.
This is NOT a beginner hike. The climb up is about 3 miles, with some very steep portions and switchbacks. My pace will be moderate and most likely I will slow down on the hills. Others may go fast, and that is ok as long as they feel comfortable. The rest can follow me.
We will take a brief break at the top to enjoy the views and a snack. For the return to the cars, we will take the easy fire down road to Stough Canyon, and that is where we get to relax because it is all down hill. This hike is labeled intermediate pace and involves continuous, steady, steep trail. Some hikers may go fast, and that is fine. We will take a few quick pauses along the second half of the trail to catch our breath and drink water and to regroup. You must be able to keep up with the group. There is no sweep. If it is too hard, you can turn back and walk the shady road near the trailhead.
Please read everything below. Thank you!!
LEVEL: Intermediate for steep hills. We will take a few quick breaks along the way for water and to catch our breath.
LENGTH: appx 6.5 miles, appx 3 hours.
BRING: exercise clothes, hiking or workout shoes with good traction, poles if you want, sun hat, snack, sunscreen, water or electrolyte water, phone with GPS in case u want to leave early, bug repellant?
MEETUP SPOT: ** Debell (Hilltop) Restaurant, 1500 E Walnut Ave, Burbank, CA 91501. Look for us outside, near the flag pole.
MEETUP TIME: 9:00 am sharp. We will have quick introductions and leave by 9:05 am. Once we leave, I will not be able to check the app. If you arrive and we have left, you might be able to catch us by parking near the trailhead at Harvard and Wildwood Cyn.
PARKING: FREE in the parking lot across the restaurant, or along Walnut Avenue.
RESTROOMS & WATER: Restrooms and water fountain are available at the bottom of the restaurant stairs. There is also a Golf Shop that sells cold drinks.
LIABILITY: The organizer is an uncompensated and untrained volunteer. By joining this event each member accepts full responsibility for knowing their limits, for all injuries, health issues, material losses, assessing all risks and for getting lost. Each member shall make their guests aware of these policies and releases the host from all liability.

Come have fun with us as we hike the Murphy Ranch trail. We will follow the fire road and enjoy the view and then probably end up down in the canyon, for the contrast of shady, cooler surroundings with a creek running through it. The fires and subsequent mudslides may prevent us from reaching the waterfall, but everything is safe now, and we can try.
Intermediate level, about 4 miles, maybe alittle more and about 500' elevation gain coming out of the canyon.

Afterwards some of us usually meet for lunch at A Votre Sante, a nice local restaurant offering healthy gourmet food
Questions: Call Jeff 310 422 1298 the day of the hike.