This hike was the first thing in 2016. It started from Griffith Observatory, and there are plenty of parking there. From the trail in the observatory, you can reach the peak shortly. There after you can go back or heading to Hollywood sign. I actually took a wrong way and the went to the opposite site. But the view of the sign from the below was much better. Most of the road to the Hollywood sign is asphalt, and it was so hard to keep walking.