**Hondo Canyon to Fossil Ridge**
**Sunday April 10, 2022**
**TRAILHEAD TIME: 9:30 A.M.**
**Eden Outdoor Adventures**
This activity is being organized by Eden Outdoor Adventures on Meetup. You are more than welcome to join our Meetup group!
**VACCINATED & BOOSTED PARTICIPANTS ONLY**
**Sunday, April 10, 2022: Hondo Canyon to Fossil Ridge via Back Bone trail**
**Rating:** **Moderate Plus:** **Trailhead Time: 9:30 A.M.**
**Description:**
**This hike is 8.6 miles round trip with 1,620 feet net elevation gain.** Hondo Canyon is a spectacular section of the Backbone Trail that includes rock formations, pleasantly shaded live oaks and a sloping green meadow we will begin the switch back climb up the steep south slope of Hondo Canyon through a beautiful oak forest and later chaparral terrain. We will then continue on the Backbone Trail to Fossil Ridge where we will have lunch and enjoy the wide-open vistas before taking the same route back to the trailhead.
**WHAT TO BRING:**
Two liters of water, lunch, snacks, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, hiking boots or shoes with good traction, hiking poles, daypack, long pants and long-sleeved shirt or shorts and a T-shirt, depending on weather. Rain gear, jacket and gloves in cool weather. Clothes should be loose fitting, and light-colors are preferable.
**FOOTWEAR:** Hiking boots or shoes with good traction. **Absolutely no sandals or open toed shoes.**
**DESTINATION LINK:** [https://goo.gl/maps/xMpB7sJgbDxx8pQo6](https://goo.gl/maps/xMpB7sJgbDxx8pQo6)
or enter “Backbone Trail Access at Hondo Canyon” into your GPS.
**MEETING LOCATION:**
The trailhead is located along Old Topanga Canyon Road 0.4 miles west of the junction off Topanga Canyon Blvd. We will meet at the Backbone Trail off Old Topanga Canyon Road.
**VACCINATED & BOOSTED PARTICIPANTS ONLY**
**Trailhead Time 9:30 a.m David’s Cell [818-905-0596 ](tel:818-905-0596)**
**Please use discretion before calling.**
**[EdenEOA@gmail.com](mailto:JewishOutdoor@Yahoo.com)**
**CONDITIONS TO PARTICIPATE!!!!**
RESPONSIBILITY: I am not responsible for you. You are responsible for you and your minors. You should be self-sufficient and be able to find your way to safety in the event you find yourself on your own. I will not lead you back to the trailhead if you decide to turn back.
**ASSUMPTION OF RISKS:** You, for Yourself and for the minor participant, if any, ACKNOWLEDGE AND ASSUME the risks of the activity in which your or your child will be participating, whether or not those risks are described above and whether they are inherent or otherwise.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY: All participants take full responsibility for their own actions. If you choose to participate in any The EOA events, you are releasing the Eden Outdoor Adventures and its organizers from all liability in case of possible injuries, death including loss of or damage to property.
**Should you disagree with any of the above “Conditions to Participate” please do NOT participate!**
