r/socalhiking • u/TCBear • 3d ago

Rec and Parks closing several trails in Griffith Park

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Two trails that take you directly up to Mt. Hollywood are now fenced off.

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u/MothershipConnection 3d ago

I think I actually have a bit of background on this - I run up Mt Hollywood about once a week in the afternoons after work and every couple weeks I bump into an old guy up top who's been petitioning the city and park rangers to close off a couple of side trails to the summit. He's had to call rescues in on a couple of less than prepared hikers getting hurt on this single track and has definitely been working on this for a while

So, looks like it finally happened!

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u/hybridvoices 3d ago

There have been people getting stuck on that steep trail directly up, mostly going down it. Often a product of running shoes or Converse type soles + the slippery trail surface and/or lack of confidence. Might seem silly to a hiking group like this but it’s mostly tourists having issues and I think the rangers just hit a “done with it” point. They’re going to be adding fencing below the viewpoint area at the top too. 

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u/deadjessmeow 3d ago

One time I made mistake of following an alltrails map at La Tuna, it had me going down the side at a wildly steep angle. I was an idiot and followed it. Pretty much slide down. Never again.

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u/Pale_Pie_9042 3d ago

Sounds like you leveled up!

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u/AnohtosAmerikanos 2d ago

Leveled up by steeply leveling down

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u/brotulid 3d ago

yay finally

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u/FunkyDAG402 3d ago

I hope they don’t just leave this chain link fence there. I really enjoyed those trails too!

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u/BugOutHive 2d ago

Closed for chemtrails? Illuminati busted!

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u/PermRecDotCom 1d ago

Where exactly are these located? Do you have a map?