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Los Angeles Hike Details
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Special instructions We meet at the parking lot just above the Merry-go-round
Lunch at Canters on Fairfax afterwards.
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Directions We meet at the Parking Lot just South of the Merry-Go-Round
(you can see the letter P in the photo)
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The Good This trail sports a fabulous view of the city. |
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Where East side of Griffith Park, just before the LA Zoo. We meet at the Merry-Go-Round parking lot. |
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Notes Located in Park Center between the Los Angeles Zoo and the Los Feliz park entrance, the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round has been a Los Angeles family attraction for over five generations.
Built in 1926 by the Spillman Engineering Company and brought to Griffith Park in 1937, the Merry-Go-Round boasts 68 horses, every one a jumper. Each horse is finely carved with jewel-encrusted bridles, detailed draped blankets, and decorated with sunflowers and lion's heads. A Stinson 165 Military Band Organ, reputed to be the largest band organ accompanying a carousel on the West Coast, plays over 1500 selections of marches and waltz music.
While the difficulty rating for this hike is listed as moderate, there are a couple of relatively short but difficult stretches: One at the beginning and one near the end. But the hike is well worth the sweat.
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| Hike Dates |
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| Past hikes |
 Dec 29th, 2024 | Jun 11th, 2023 | Jun 12th, 2022  (1) | Jan 2nd, 2022 | Nov 22nd, 2020 | | Aug 18th, 2019 | Mar 13th, 2016 | Dec 27th, 2015 | Apr 6th, 2014 | Feb 17th, 2013 | | Jul 22nd, 2012 | Nov 6th, 2011 | Sep 25th, 2011 | Jul 31st, 2011 | Feb 20th, 2011 | | Dec 19th, 2010 | Aug 29th, 2010 | Jul 4th, 2010 | Jan 10th, 2010 | Oct 4th, 2009 | | Sep 27th, 2009 | Aug 16th, 2009 | Apr 12th, 2009 (2) | Apr 5th, 2009 | Jan 11th, 2009 (7) | | Nov 30th, 2008 | Oct 26th, 2008 | Aug 17th, 2008 | Aug 10th, 2008 | May 11th, 2008 | | Mar 9th, 2008 | Feb 10th, 2008 | Jan 27th, 2008 | Mar 25th, 2007 | Dec 10th, 2006 | | Oct 15th, 2006 | Aug 13th, 2006 | May 14th, 2006 | Apr 2nd, 2006 |  Dec 25th, 2005 (3) | | Oct 16th, 2005 | Aug 14th, 2005 | Jun 19th, 2005 | Mar 27th, 2005 (8) | Jul 25th, 2004 (11) |
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| Some photos from this hike |
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