Los Angeles: Mulholland Trail Horseback Ride & Hollywood Sign Views

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Ride the Mulholland Trail and see Los Angeles from the Hollywood Hills

You mount a horse at Griffith Park and ride the Mulholland Trail for an hour, gaining views of the Hollywood Sign, Griffith Observatory, downtown LA, and the Pacific Ocean from the Hollywood Hills. The guide leads the pace, the route is stable and scenic, and you return with the helmet and a perspective on Los Angeles most visitors never get. Book if you want the city's most recognizable landmarks framed from above, without arranging transport or hiking on foot.

Step-by-step itinerary

Horseback ride with scenic views

Ride Mulholland Trail on horseback
Pass through Griffith Park landscapes
See Griffith Observatory landmark
View Downtown Los Angeles skyline
Enjoy views of Hollywood Sign

The experience

The horses are already saddled when you arrive at Griffith Park. You're fitted with a helmet, given a quick briefing on the reins and pace, and then you're moving: hooves on the trail, the city sprawling below you in a way that doesn't quite feel real from ground level. The Mulholland Trail winds through more than 4,300 acres of park, and the first thing you notice is how quiet it is. You're minutes from Hollywood, but the sound of the city drops away almost immediately. Your guide sets the pace, and the horses know the route. There's nothing to do but ride and look.

The views come in stages. First, the Hollywood Sign appears: smaller than you'd expect from up close, but unmistakable, white letters tilted on the hillside. Then the Griffith Observatory comes into frame, that white dome building that looks like it belongs in a 1950s film about the future. Downtown LA rises in the distance, all glass and steel and geometric angles, and on a clear day you can see all the way to the Pacific. The snow-capped mountains sit on the horizon like a border. It's the kind of vantage point you can't get from a car or a hiking trail: the horseback ride puts you at eye level with the landscape in a way that makes the scale of the city actually register.

The whole experience is about an hour, which is long enough to feel like you've gone somewhere without wearing you out. The ride isn't technical. It's steady and manageable for ages 8 and up, and the guide handles the logistics so you just show up and ride. Weight limit is 240 pounds, and there are a few medical restrictions (the park doesn't recommend it for spinal injuries, pregnancy, or poor cardiovascular health), but if you're generally active, you'll be fine. The helmet is included, and honestly, you'll forget you're wearing it after the first few minutes.

What’s included

Your ride includes the 1-hour horseback journey along the Mulholland Trail through Griffith Park, a safety helmet, and views of the Hollywood Sign, Griffith Observatory, downtown Los Angeles, and the surrounding mountains.

Information

Lasts 1h, runs every day, 7 start times, from US$ 85 per person and with a live guide in English and Spanish.

Days and timesEvery day7 departure times: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00Another time? ›

GroupUp to 20

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

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AgesAdult (8 and older) · Under 8: can't be booked

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.

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Good to know

Low physical effortNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Sunset Ranch Hollywood

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Los Angeles's most famous landmarks from the Hollywood Hills without hiking or driving yourself. The horseback ride does the work of getting you to the vantage point, and the guide handles the route.