Los Angeles Running Route: Griffith Park (Mineral Wells Trail)

I’ll be brutally honest, I have always had an innate aversion to Griffith Park… it has always had an association with being totally ghetto, scary, barren, etc. Not sure why, I think that was just the word on the street from the kids around me growing up in LA. I finally took a closer look at the second largest state park in California, and completely fell in love with it – this place is HUGE. Not only that, it offers countless trails and attractions from the historic carousel, observatory, horse ranch and the volunteer only kept Amir’s Garden. And that’s only what I have seen in the few visits I’ve made out there so far…

Did I also mention I ran here at night?

If you’re a fan of trails and want to meet some interesting folks I suggest you give yourself a jaunt through Griffith and prepare to give your heart away to this nature preserve in the heart of LA.

Here’s a video of my last visit there with a friend (those aren’t my legs in the camo shorts).

Mineral Wells Trail of Griffith Park: Length: 2.0 miles; Elevation Change: 200 ft. A easy dirt road trail along Oak Canyon Drive and Griffith Park Drive. Trailhead: The trail is accessible from Oak Canyon Drive and Griffith Park Drive. [MAP]

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This entry was posted by JT on Friday, April 2nd, 2010 at 9:09 AM. It is filed under Running in L.A.. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

6 Responses to “Los Angeles Running Route: Griffith Park (Mineral Wells Trail)”

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  2. gwjones00 says:
    April 3rd, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    JT – if you haven’t done so, you *must* make it to Travel Town railroad (http://www.traveltown.org/) on a Saturday or Sunday when it’s open. Another hidden gem in Griffith Park!

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  3. Thanks Glenn! I will definitely check that out next weekend! Well the weekend after. Next weekend is my cousin’s wedding.

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