HIKES & EVENTS
Topanga Canyon to Will Rogers State Park
Hiking/Walk
DATE: May 07, 2016
END DATE: May 07, 2016
Hike/Event Location: Pacific Palisades CA
Trip Leader(s)
Meeting Time: 10:00 AM
Max # People: 25
Hike Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Hike Difficulty Level:
Moderate to Strenuous
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Summary
Will Rogers SP: 10:00 am
Time at Gelson’s: 9:15 am (for carpooling from West Hollywood)
Distance: 10.2 miles one-way
Difficulty: Moderate to Strenuous
Elevation: 600 feet ascent, 1600 feet descent
Hike Time: 6 hours
Hike Type: one-way shuttle using Uber taxi service
Dogs: not allowed
Summary: We will meet at Will Rogers State Park. From there take Uber or Lyft cars to Trippet Ranch in Topanga State Park and split the cost. If you have the Uber or Lyft app on your phone please bring it. This allows us to hike one-way, cover more ground, hike mostly downhill, and get back to our cars at Will Rogers SP. For those familiar with the trails we start on the Musch Trail along a grassy hillside and soon plunge into the shade of oak and bay trees. We pass a trail campground and begin our winding ascent through chaparral. Soon we will see the imposing Eagle Rock. This layered sandstone outcrop is pitted with caves and is part of a 15 million year-old Topanga Canyon Formation. Eagle Rock is easily the most impressive landmark in Topanga State Park and affords great panoramic views of the surrounding canyons and the ocean. On Rogers Road Trail we will descend to Will Rogers State Park to conclude the hike. This is a long hike but the pace will be moderate.
Directions To Trailhead Parking Lot
Meeting Location: Will Rogers SP, from Santa Monica drive north on PCH 1.5 miles to Chautauqua Blvd., turn right and proceed to Sunset Blvd., one mile. Make another right at Sunset and go 0.5 mile. Left at Will Rogers State Park Road and continue for 0.7 miles. Just past the entrance park on the left. Parking fee required.
Carpooling: Gelson's supermarket in West Hollywood for carpooling at 9:15 am, on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and Kings Rd.
What to Bring: Hiking boots/shoes, hat, sunscreen, lunch, snacks, and plenty of water. A hiking/trekking pole may be useful for the occasional step ascent/descent on the trail. Uber or Lyft app on your phone if you have it.
Menard and John are leading this hike for both the Gay Outdoors and the Great Outdoors members. Note: women may be participating.
