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Now a Valentine’s Day tradition!
A slight variation on one of my favorite loops hikes – this time we will take a few cars and start our trek from the Secret Trail on Mulholland Highway. We will take this trail up to the motorway, but instead of following the fire road to Calabasas Peak, we will take as many side trails as possible.
Once we conquer the peak, we will head down to the junction, where we begin our ridge line scramble through beautiful rock formations up to the Topanga Lookout, from here the views are amazing, we will see from the Pacific to Santa Susana Mountains.
At the Topanga lookout we will rest, check out the current graffiti, enjoy the magnificent views and have some snacks and/or lunch, before we continue down the Stunt High Trail to where we met at the beginning. We will then need a few cars to drive the drivers back to their cars at the Secret Trail.
The Stats:
Distance: 9 miles
Elevation Gain: 2,000+ ft.
Duration: 5 hours
Difficultly: Intermediate
Trail: Single track and class 1,2 rock climbs
Parking Permit: Not required
Directions:
From 101 Fwy in Calabasas, exit Mulholland Drive/valley circle Blvd and go south on Mulholland Dr. for 0.5 miles, turn right on Valmar Street and go for 1.2 miles, turn right on Mulholland Hwy and go for 3.8 miles, then turn left on Stunt Road and go for 1.0 mile and park at the turnout on the right hand side.
