Our second Fall Backbone Trail hike in the Santa Monica Mountains will be a 17 mile, 3100 gain outing going from Lois Ewen Overlook to the Latigo Canyon Backbone Trailhead. The hike will climb past Saddle Peak and then descend along the BBT crossing Piuma Road then following the trail though the upper Corral and Solstice Canyon areas. Bring water, snacks, sunscreen, and a good attitude. Rain, excessive heat, or Red Flag alert cancels.
This is a Sierra Club hike, so participants must sign in, carry their medical form, and hike between the leader and sweep. The Sierra Club medical form is available at ttps://tinyurl.com/ycy985mt. We ask you to print it out and bring it with you, but the form will be available at the trailhead as well.
TRAILHEAD LOCATION: We will meet at 7:30 AM at the Latigo Canyon Trailhead on Latigo Canyon Road, from PCH go north 7½ miles on Latigo Canyon Road to a dirt lot on the right side or from the 101 go 7 miles south on Kanan Dume to a left on Latigo Canyon Road then 3 miles to the dirt lot now on your left.
CAR SHUTTLE: From the meeting point at the Backbone Trailhead at Latigo Canyon, we will car shuttle 20 miles on Kanan Dune, Mulholland Highway, and Stunt Road to the start point at Lois Ewen Overlook.
