#15 Hike to the Hollywood Sign

This is the activity I was most looking forward to on my list. I have wanted to hike up to the Hollywood sign for many, many years. Luckily, I have some great friends (and two puppies!) who decided to make the trek with me.

We started at around 9am. Before we had even left the parking lot we saw Vince Vaughn! He was doing the hike as well. And he looked good.

Before we headed all the way up to the sign, we made a little side trip. On one of the paths to the sign, we got to see the original Bat Cave. Seriously! This is where they filmed the Batmobile entering and exiting the Bat Cave (from the Adam West TV series). We got to explore the whole area and go through the cave. I geeked out a little.

It turned out to be the perfect day to do the hike. It was so clear we could see all the way to the ocean. Gorgeous!

We turned left at this point. On the right is a more difficult path that takes you 20 feet above and behind the sign.
We are working our way up to that one.

It was a relatively easy hike ... until we reached this hill.

That was really the only rough part. The hike itself is about 3 miles, and there were plenty of people along the route.
It took about an hour and a half to reach the top.
This sign was a liar! We still had about 15 minutes to go from this point.

But, I made it!!

The view from the top!

This hike was AMAZING! I would recommend this to anyone and everyone. I can't wait to go again!!!

Miles: 63.4 plus 5.6 walked
Cost: FREE!

Miles to date: 572.6
Cost to date: $172.66