Day 39: Backbone Trail: Hondo Canyon
Backbone Trail
Topanga State Park- Topanga, CA
Monday, August 3rd 2015
Time: 5 hours, 11 minutes
Pace: 44:19/mile
Distance: 7.03 miles
Elevation Gain: 1457 feet
Dogs allowed?: No
Directions:
From the 101 Freeway in Calabasas:
Exit Ventura Blvd/Topanga Canyon and merge onto Ventura Blvd
Continue on Ventura Blvd for 0.3 miles to Topanga Canyon Blvd
Continue for 8.0 miles to Old Topanga Canyon Rd
Turn Right onto Old Topanga Canyon Rd and continue 0.4 miles to parking on Left
Large dirt pullout will be on the left just past a horse crossing sign and small bridge.
Trail starts at the dirt pulloff
Another day on the Backbone Trail. This section through Hondo Canyon has to be one of my favorite parts of this trail. You start off heading through some small meadows and then begin climbing up the canyon. Some great Oak and Bay tree forests through here make for a great shady hike with spectacular scenery.
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| Beginning of the trail through the oaks |
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| Heading up and out of the meadows |
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| Great oak forests |
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| Views of the canyon |
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| Into the Bay Trees |
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| Basking in the sun |
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| More Oak forest |
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| Ferns along the trail |
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| Amazing views |
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| Just a great trail |
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| Why would people graffiti on a hiking trail...I don't get it |
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| Views from the top |
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| Found this guy hopping along the trail as it was getting dark |
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