• Saturdays in the Santa Monicas 2025 #8 – Dead Horse Eagle Cathedral Rocks

    Dead Horse Parking Lot 21935 Entrada Road, Topanga, CA, US

    Hike #8 in the 2025 Saturday in the Santa Monica Mountains series is a 9 miles and 1500 feet elevation gain hike from the Dead Horse Trailhead to the Musch Trail to Eagle Rock then to Cathedral Rock. Meet 8:00 am at the Dead Horse Trailhead parking lot on Entrada Rd (PCH to Topanga Canyon […]

  • Mt. Pinos to Sawmill Mt. and maybe Grouse.

    Dead Horse Parking Lot 21935 Entrada Road, Topanga, CA, US

    DESCRIPTION: We will take you away from the summer heat of SCV, dropping ~20 degrees to enjoy alpine views while listening to the wind gently caress huge pines. Starting at the Nordic Hut lot / trailhead (8340'), first we summit Mt. Pinos (8847') and then after descending some switchbacks, we ascend again to summit Sawmill […]

  • Santa Barbara to Montecito Loop

    Dead Horse Parking Lot 21935 Entrada Road, Topanga, CA, US

    We start at Shalhoob’s in Santa Barbara and head up into the hills making a clockwise journey to Montecito via Mountain Drive. After enjoying those coastal views (If the sun is out!), we ride down towards the coast to Summerland Beach and then take a bike lane into Montecito Coast Village. We use a super-secret […]

  • COLDSPRINGS TAVERN to East & West Camino Cielo Rd.

    Dead Horse Parking Lot 21935 Entrada Road, Topanga, CA, US

    This is an opportunity to take on East & West Camino Cielo Road to enjoy the stunning views overlooking Santa Barbara/Goleta and the Pacific Ocean that it offers. A lot of this route is shaded. We'll start near the Cold Springs Tavern and make our way up to the Painted Cave. From there we'll head […]

 

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