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Wild backside of Griffith Park and LA River by luxury e-bike

Wild backside of Griffith Park and LA River by luxury e-bike

Overview

This is an alternative, more remote, tour of Griffith Park to show the wild backside of this massive park (it does not include the Hollywood Sign and Observatory). Instead, riders will shear off at Cathy's Corner (infamous site of the "LA LA Land" dance sequence) and head to Beehive Rock for sweeping views of the valley across to the San Gabriel Mountains - you get a real scale of LA wrapping around the park. We'll also stop at Travel Town, the Greek Theater, Autry Museum, LA Zoo (old and new), glide along the LA River and Frogtown, Los Feliz, Love Lock Bridge and into Atwater Village to visit the largest avocado tree in the USA. Note that this ride also is cooler in summer, as sun is on the other side of the hill.

City: Los Angeles

Wed 11 Jun

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Starting at $175.00

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Wed 11 Jun

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What's Included

Bottled water

Snacks

Use of bicycle

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

What To Expect

Los Angeles River Bike Path

We stop at the car-free "Red Car Bridge", so named after the legendary Red Car Trolleys that rumbled over the L.A. River at the same spot more than 60 years ago. The new metal bridge with red stripes running down its sides is only for pedestrians and cyclists. We'll also learn about our beloved LA River, the lifeblood of Los Angeles throughout its early history, providing essential water for life in this arid region. Without this river, LA would have never existed.

Griffith Park

We'll drop by the Griffith Park Ranger Station and the vintage Griffith Park Carousel - an iconic Merry-Go-Round built in 1926 and featuring 68 elaborately decorated wooden horses & an organ, where Walt Disney's imagination first took flight.

Old Los Angeles Zoo

The Old Los Angeles Zoo opened in 1912 and closed in 1966 and its animals were transferred to the new Los Angeles Zoo two miles away. The animal enclosures, with the bars removed, were left as ruins; picnic benches or tables were installed in some of them for park visitors.

Autry Museum of the American West

We'll stop briefly at this historic museum founded by Hollywood’s singing cowboy Gene Autry. Located just across from the entrance to the L.A. Zoo in Griffith Park, you’ll find this 36,000-square foot complex with over 500,000 works of art and artifacts from the American frontier. Co-founded by musical western star Gene Autry in 1988, it’s natural that the museum would dedicate space to cool Western film memorabilia, from the pistols used by Steve McQueen to costumes from 2005’s Brokeback Mountain. There’s even a replica movie set of an Old Western town with storefronts. (Little-known fact: The first-ever feature-length movie filmed in Hollywood was a Western—the 1914 silent film The Squaw Man, directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The camera used to film it is here, too.)

Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens

We stop for a photo opp in front of the massive steel gates at the landmark L.A. Zoo, which is home to thousands of animals – including one of the largest troops of chimpanzees in North America. Fun Fact: There’s a dedicated Zoo Magnet High School nearby offering 300 students a college preparatory curriculum focused on animal studies and biological sciences.

Travel Town

We ride right into Travel Town's "railroad petting zoo," and explore all the trains, big and small, along with the Museum and its fascinating history. Founded in the 1940s as an opportunity for the children of Los Angeles to "imagineer" themselves as engineers you'll find vintage automobiles as well as locomotives and freight cars.

Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn

Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn is a cool little stop for the true Disney fan. This is a miniature barn that Walt himself built on his ranch pre-Disneyland. It was designed from his memory of the family's barn in Marceline, MO. IMPORTANT NOTE: only open on the third Sunday of each month from 11AM to 3PM, weather permitting

Griffith Park

We'll head for Cathy's Corner, made recently famous by the movie LA LA Land with Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone’s dance sequence. This stop also offers a breathtaking view of the Valley, Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, the San Gabriel Mountains, Verdugo Hills and down into Royce's Canyon. We’ll then stop at The Notch, which overlook Hollywoods, WeHo (West Hollywood) Palos Verdes, Santa Moncia, Century City. On a clear day you can also see Catalina Island, the Pacific Ocean and Santa Barbara. Here we’ll veer off to Del Valley Vista Drive headed for Beehive Rock and other mega vistas of LA. We’ll stop at Cedar Grove, a local micro-forest that attracts Hollywood hikers to explore its unexpected, woodsy wildlife. Located on a low-profile Los Feliz hillside, this hidden gem offers sweeping city views of Glendale to Downtown, and Hollywood to the sea.

Los Feliz

Leave the park and wend through quiet, residential streets, looking at homes spanish colonials....

Los Angeles River Bike Path

We’ll head back to the LA River, stopping by the new La Kretz Crossing, also known as the North Atwater Bridge - a cable-stayed steel pedestrian bridge that crosses the Los Angeles River, linking Griffith Park with Atwater Village. We’ll pay a visit to a special Rose Gum tree, named by the LA Times as one of 10 beloved L.A. trees that Angelenos should enjoy — and protect at all costs. This Rose Gum, from Australia, is a cousin of the eucalyptuses, but from an older family line.

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