Shadow Hills Walking Group 04/26

Posted on 04/24/2026

To read about this part of Griffith park, and see some photos, go to https://modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-amirs-garden/.

DIRECTIONS:

• Take the 5 South to the Western Ave exit. (See First map)
• Stay RIGHT as you take the exit and take the RIGHT fork on the exit ramp and follow the signs for Western Ave WEST towards the Zoo.
• At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn RIGHT onto Western Ave.
• Get in the LEFT LANE and drive 1200 feet to Victory Blvd. (Now on Second map)
• Turn LEFT onto Victory Blvd.
• Drive on Victory Blvd, which turns into Riverside Drive as it crosses Sonora Ave. Keep going Straight.
• Follow Riverside Drive over the LA River to the T-intersection with Zoo Drive.
• Turn LEFT onto Zoo Drive.
• Follow Zoo Drive around for about a mile, then past the Autry Museum where it turns onto Crystal Springs Drive as it goes around the Zoo parking lots.
• Follow Crystal Springs Drive until you get to the intersection with Griffith Park Drive.
• Turn RIGHT onto Griffith Park Dr.
• Follow Griffith Park Drive for about 0.8 mi to the intersection with Camp Road on your left and the Parking Lots for the Wilson and Harding Golf Course on your right and straight ahead. Go straight up to the upper parking lot.
• We will meet at the far end of that parking lot at the trail head for the Mineral Wells Trail (see arrow on Third map).