Ferndell Trail

Been coming to this little park now for over 20 years every time I come it gets better and better elephant ear ferns exotic plants and so forth can be found at this park!

I love going to Ferndell. I love that its not packed with tourists!

Easy trail for toddler. Jogging stroller only. All dogs were on leash so it's safe for the littles. Plenty of areas for little ones to explore safely off the trail. Recently there is also lots of mud puddles but still a great little walk.

Fern Dell trail is awesome. The trail is heavily braided (it splits and reforms) letting you kinda choose a path without getting lost, so it's never the same each time. It dives down into a creek bed with fun wooden bridges and shade.

Well-maintained fire road sized trail up to Griffith Observatory. Even just after some rain, the trail is reasonably firm and not too rough. There are some runoff channels, but they weren't too deep (maybe 3 inches deep and 4-6 wide) and did not make it more difficult to chart a course over the trail. Some really nice views from closer to the top. Bring some water; it's mostly exposed the entire way. This does NOT take you to the observatory parking by the Greek Theater unless you take the boy scout trail at the first lookout; otherwise, you end up a mile or so west of there.