Griffith Park Trails, Then a Ride to Mt. Hollywood

Follow hillside paths with clear Hollywood Sign sightlines before joining a guided horseback outing through the park. The ranch offers day and evening rides to Mt. Hollywood and asks guests to arrive thirty minutes early.

Plan Your Trail Outing

Hollywood Hills Trails and Stables


First Light Above Los Angeles

Griffith Park has miles of hillside trails with broad city views. The grounds include quiet sunrise spots for an early walk. Clear sightlines take in the Hollywood Sign. The park is open daily from 5:00 AM to 10:30 PM. Equestrian trails also run through the grounds. You can make the hillside walk the first part of a day that continues with a guided ride at Sunset Ranch Hollywood.

Griffith Park4.7 (69,707)Mon – Sun, 05:00 – 22:30Los Angeles

Beachwood Canyon by Horseback

Sunset Ranch Hollywood offers guided day and evening rides through Griffith Park to the summit of Mt. Hollywood. Calm, well-trained horses suit riders without prior experience. The outings take in views of the Los Angeles basin and the Hollywood Sign. Rides are booked online. Arrive thirty minutes early. Parking at the gate is tight, and cancellations carry a 20 percent fee.

Sunset Ranch Hollywood4.5 (960)Mon – Sun, 09:00 – 17:00Los Angeles

Two Formats, One Hillside

Griffith Park and Sunset Ranch Hollywood frame the same hills in different ways. The park offers broad trails, sunrise sightlines and hours beginning at 5:00 AM, leaving the walk self-guided. The ranch turns that setting into a scheduled horseback outing toward Mt. Hollywood, with calm, well-trained horses for riders without prior experience. Read in sequence, the first stop centers on open-ended foot travel, while the second adds online booking, thirty-minute early arrival, and a guided format.


Outdoor stages and seasonal attractions

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