Topanga Lookout Trailhead (Via Calabasas Peak Mtwy.) — Attraction in Calabasas

One of my favorite hikes in the Santa Monica Mountains. This particular trail section is fairly unique in the area, and provides a much more challenging way to access the always interesting Topanga Lookout (versus coming in from the much busier trail entry from Stunt/Saddle Peak). Start at the Stunt Road Trail entry to the Calabasas Peak Motorway, and climb uphill/North towards Red Rock. The Topanga Lookout trailhead is unmarked/unsigned, but is 20 paces south of where West Red Rock Road dead-ends into Calabasas Peak Motorway. The first 1/2 mile of the Lookout Trail is a fairly moderate climb that leads to a large meadow. Once past the meadow, you'll start a steep climb up a razorback ridge-line trail that zig-zags back and forth across the ridge, ultimately leading to the Lookout platform. Lots of great vistas, hoodoos and scenery along the way (including a rusted out, 50's era pickup truck hanging off the side of the mountain). You can push on past the Lookout 1 mile to Stunt Road, which provides further access to Stunt Ranch, Saddle Peak and the Backbone Trail. Not a hike for everyone, particularly if you have any fear of heights or long, steep uphill stretches. However, if you want isolation and one of the more challenging hikes in the area, you can't...

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