Hiked January 21, 2026. This is the same hike I took on December 7, 2025, and have probably hiked as often as any hike in the past ten years. The starting point, and the north end of the top parking lot for Griffith Observatory, is very convenient for me.
The trailhead is also called the Charlie Turner trailhead, so I sometimes refer to the trail itself by that name, too. From the end of the parking lot, you climb a bit, past the Berlin Children's Forest, cross high above Vermont Canyon Blvd, then weave on a long, sweeping fire road, to just south of Mount Hollywood. From there, you can go left or right, looping back up to the summit.
Because it's a wide, mostly flat road, without many trees, and set against the city of Los Angeles, I find it easy to walk, even long after sunset, without a flashlight. Many others do bring flashlights, so judge for yourself if you trust your night vision or not.
My Alltrails recording says I walked 3.6 miles, with 528 feet of vertical gain. So another short hike, but all I had time for, before my shift. I actually signed in later than normal for my shift, just because I knew the clouds would keep me from showing anything in the sky, which is my main duty. I signed in late so I could help upstairs, for visitors to the Zeiss Dome, which would be in exhibit mode (no viewing through the telescope, just a chance to see it up close).
This was my fourth hike of the year, which is a better pace than most recent years. I'm sort of resolved to up my hiking to at least once a week, this year, to try to improve my health, again. I can't reasonably do 100 hikes in a year, any more, which is what this blog started as. But once a week may be doable, assuming no major health issues arising for myself or other family members.
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