Before you hit the trail…
Park Hours and Rules
- Park opening hours: 5 am - 10:30 pm daily
- 25 mph speed limit strictly enforced
- No open fires
- Alcohol and smoking prohibited
- Do not feed the wildlife
- Bicycles are not permitted on trails
- Dogs must be leashed at all times
- No drones anywhere in the Park
- All plants and animals in the Park are protected
- Give horses the right-of-way
Navigation / Notes
Download our GP-eX Map here [PDF] Or view the AllTrails version here. Individual maps and written turn-by-turn directions for each segment are available on each hike page, including suggestions for adding additional, nearby trails. Note: you may wonder about the many short out-and-back spurs; traversing them gives you the bragging rights of hiking “nearly all the official trails in the Park.”
These abbreviations are used throughout:
- TH - Trailhead
- R/L - Right/Left
- N/E/S/W - North/East/South/West
The narratives can be downloaded and printed for reference, or you can follow the written directions on your mobile device. . . but be aware that areas of the Park have limited reception.
The routes are also available to download as AllTrails files, which can also be exported (instructions here) for use as other files on Gaia, Garmin, Strava or other popular nav apps. They can also be accessed via your smart watch. (New to AllTrails? Click here to learn more.)
Distances and gain noted are for general reference only, and may vary by hiker, depending upon their app, mobile device/carrier, and when the app is started. For many of the segments, there are short options and/or bonus tracks that aren’t essential to fully completing the full Griffith Park Explorer. Note too, that some trails (such as Powerline, Suicide and Cedar Grove) noted on older GP maps, are not included in GP-eX.
Since the Park is an urban wilderness, these segments are very susceptible to change due to weather and climate change. In addition, parts of trails may be periodically closed for DWP and other repair or maintenance work.
Finally, restrooms near each segment are noted by icons on the map vs. described in the individual trail narratives. Water is usually available within the restrooms, but drinking fountains and bottle refill stations are not always in working condition, so bring your own.
