• Santa Maria Canyon – Summer Hill Ranch Loop

    Viewridge - Summit Pointe Estates 3110 N Summit Pointe Dr, Topanga, CA

    This short hike offers a nice variety of canyon and ocean scenery, and is not as well traveled as some of the other trails in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains. We'll enjoy a great “lollipop” outing in the northeastern corner of Topanga State Park starting at the Viewridge Trailhead for Santa Maria Canyon. We'll connect […]

  • Post TG Hike – Santa Maria Canyon – Summer Hill Ranch – Yedvarts Loop

    Viewridge - Summit Pointe Estates 3110 N Summit Pointe Dr, Topanga, CA

    Our post-TG hike begins in the northwestern corner of Topanga State Park on the Viewridge Trail in Santa Maria Canyon. Highlights during this stroll through a wooded canyon include ocean views.   After crossing the bridge we'll sweep through Summer Hill Ranch to the Canyon Overlook There are some cool sandstone outcroppings and a beckoning […]

  • Easy Full Moon Hike – Santa Maria Canyon – Summer Hill Ranch Loop

    Viewridge - Summit Pointe Estates 3110 N Summit Pointe Dr, Topanga, CA

    We enjoyed a great “lollipop” outing in the northeastern corner of Topanga State Park starting at the Viewridge Trailhead for Santa Maria Canyon. We connected up with The Summer Hill Ranch Trail -- a short and easy loop that curves around a low-rising hill dotted with coastal live oak trees.

 

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