Griffith Observatory Hike: Guided Tour through Griffith Park
Description
Reach the highest peak in Griffith Park with Bikes and Hikes LA Tours, a TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice! This popular and family-friendkly 3.5 mile (5.6 km) walk through Griffith Park showcases incredible views for your 2025 vacation. You'll make multiple stops along the way to the Griffith Observatory to capture the most spectacular Instagram and TikTok photos in LA (and you'll see the Hollywood Sign along the way, too!) This Hollywood Hills Tour wraps up with an exclusive insider tour of the iconic Griffith Observatory, the most famous filming location in Los Angeles. See a better price on this tour elsewhere? Call us and we'll match it! Highlights: Hollywood Sign Griffith Park Observatory Insider Tour Greek Theatre Mount Hollywood The Best Views in LA: Downtown, Silver Lake, Century City, and more! Famous Film Locations Insider anecdotes and tips from your expert local guide Picture-perfect Instagram opportunities …and much more!
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Itinerary
Start your tour with a safety briefing and rundown of what to expect.
We'll meet you in front of the Greek Theatre. Your guide will be wearing a yellow vest
You'll hike through the Hollywood Hills and begin on this epic LA tour.
Enter one of the most iconic landmarks in Los Angeles to experience an extensive array of space and science-related displays on this Hollywood Hills Hike tour
Get the best shots of the Hollywood Sign for Instagram and Tik Tok Hollywood from Tiffany Point on this Hollywood Hills Tour
The Hollywood Hills Tour offers sweeping views of one of LA's most famous cemeteries.
Check out one of LA's most trendy neighborhoods, Los Feliz, on our Hollywood Sign hike- be sure to visit Los Feliz the next time you tour Los Angeles!
See the gorgeous LA River on this Hollywood Hills Tour
This entire Los Angeles tour takes place inside the Griffith Park, and we'll showcase all of its fascinating history!
You'll be hiking through the Santa Monica Mountains on this LA tour.
You'll be hiking up Mount Hollywood on this tour of Los Angeles.
The crown jewel of this Hollywood Hills Tour is to see the Hollywood Sign high atop Mount Lee in the Santa Monica Mountains.
You'll see gorgeous vistas of famous Century City on this Hollywood Hills Hike Tour!
Check out Warner Brothers, the most famous film studio in LA, in a bird's eye view on this Hollywood Hills Tour.
You'll see the shimmering skyscrapers of Downtown Los Angeles on this LA tour!
Our Hollywood Hills Hike features views of the hip Silver Lake neighborhood
You'll get the best views of Hollywood on this LA City tour
You'll catch a glimpse of the famous Los Angeles Zoo on this Hollywood Hills Tour!
You'll get views of the Gene Autry Museum of the American West from above on this LA tour!
You'll pass by the beautiful Griffith Park Bird Sanctuary on this Hollywood Hills Hike!
You'll snag an unforgettable view of the famous Walt Disney studios on this LA hike tour!
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in with your guide. There are other guests on the LA tour and we can not wait for latecomers.
- We’ll be walking 3.5 miles (5.6 km) along what is widely considered to be an easy to moderate Hollywood Sign hiking trail
- If you don't see your preferred time listed, Bikes and Hikes LA offers flexible private and group tour options—reach out to learn more.
- Guests joining this tour should be in good health, with a beginner to intermediate fitness expectation on this Los Angeles tour
- Guests should not have a fear of heights, and should not be afraid to break a sweat on this Hollywood Hills Tour
- Children under 2 years old are free. For this hike tour, children should be 5+ years of age, and able to hike. For guests traveling with younger children/strollers, we recommend our express Hollywood Sign Tour
- Guests must provide their own water for this Hollywood Hills tour. We recommend that guests bring 2 bottles of water, and to hydrate before, during, and after the Griffith Observatory Hollywood Sign Hike, especially important in the warm summer months!
- Closed-toe shoes are required and layers are recommended
Reviews(1,030)
The Griffith Observatory hike was amazing. There were fantastic views of the city, the observatory, and the Hollywood sign. A lot of people choose the Hollywood hike, but this hike gives you a better view of the Hollywood sign. The hike itself was about 2 hours and then our guide, Katie, spent about 30 mins walking us around the observatory before we were left to explore on our own. Katie was a captivating story teller in the way she shared the history of the area. She was very knowledgeable and friendly making the walk super interesting.
Noelle was fantastic. She was prompt, well prepared, and organized. She made the hike super fun and informative. 10 of 10, highly recommended.
Actual hiking in the middle of the LA - wow! Noelle, our tour guide was amazing! She took breaks as needed for the group (moderate to strenuous hiking) and shared lots of interesting historical fact about LA while seeing LA and the Hollywood sign! The best part was the insider secrets she shared at the Griffith Observatory! We highly recommended this guided tour!
Noelle was great! She gave an amazing tour and took amazing photos of me and my family.
Our family did the Griffith Park Tour with Noelle. She was marvelous and the tour was fantastic!! We learned about a variety of subjects and also had a chance to enjoy the scenery. I especially loved how we saw a mix of nature along with the city skylines. Our tour guide was very patient as we did a variety of photos from various angles. Would highly recommend the tour and Noelle specifically as well!!
Noelle was funny and knowledgeable. Great hike!
Great hike 🏃♀️➡️ A bit steep in the beginning (so moderate) but well worth the effort for spectacular views and great insight from our guide, Chris!
We loved this Griffith hike and think it is a great way to see LA from above. Our guide was Sarah W and we adored her - so kind, perfectly paced, informative, and entertaining. Highly recommend.
Did a tour of Griffith Park and Griffith Observatory with Chris who is very informative and had a lot of information and anecdotes about the park and Los Angeles in general. At different parts of the park, he went over the terrain and the overall view of the different communities of Los Angeles we were seeing. He was very entertaining and also watch ed us carefully during the hike and making no one was hurting or lagging behind. He made the tour quite enjoyable and memorable and he did an excellent job.
My daughter and I had a lovely and enjoyable hike with Michael. Our group was small with similar pace so we were able to add a little extra distance. Michael had great facts about the park and the observatory and great tips for other points of interest in Los Angeles.
