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A ridgeline fire road through Topanga State Park that heads past Parker Mesa toward Trippet Ranch.


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Map Key

4.8

Miles

7.7

KM

Point to Point

1,526' 465 m

High

631' 192 m

Low

1,240' 378 m

Up

545' 166 m

Down

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

20%

Max Grade (11°)

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Features Views

Parking lots within the State Park are open from 8:00AM to sunset.

Description

This fire road stretches north from the Castellammare trailhead off Vista Pacifica St on the southern end of Topanga State Park. It provides an alternate access point to the Los Liones Trail and makes up the majority of the Parker Mesa Overlook featured hike.

Past the turnoff for the Parker Mesa Overlook Spur, this fire road undulates along the ridgeline heading north toward Topanga, Trippett Ranch, and the popular Eagle Rock Loop. For an epic day, one could approach that loop hike using this southern start point.

Flora & Fauna

Intact chaparral ecosystem with woody shrubs.

Contacts

Land Manager: NPS - Topanga State Park

Shared By:

Zander Göpfert

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Sunset over the Santa Monica Bay from the East Topanga Fire Road. with permission from laollis
Sep 29, 2016 near Topanga, CA

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Aug 4, 2020
Allan Mal
Sunset hike to the benches with bae. Mostly hot and dry but cooled down after sunset. We saw coyote, fox, rabbits and black Beatles. Uphill both ways 6.5mi — 3h 15m
Aug 17, 2019
Phillip Vandervoort
Jun 17, 2019
April Vernon
Jun 8, 2019
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Jul 28, 2018
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