Zuma Canyon is distinguished for being one of the deepest gorges in the Santa Monica Mountains and unlike Topanga or Malibu Canyons has never suffered incursion by a major road. Our 5.6 mile loop hike begins in a deep cleft of the Santa Monica Mnts., then winds up a mellow ridgeline with gorgeous ocean views, […]
Zuma Canyon is distinguished for being one of the deepest gorges in the Santa Monica Mountains and unlike Topanga or Malibu Canyons has never suffered incursion by a major road. Our 5.6 mile loop hike begins in a deep cleft of the Santa Monica Mnts., then winds up a mellow ridgeline with gorgeous ocean views, […]
This is an alternative hike to Peter's hike on Thursday. It's a bit far on PCH, but we will meet at 9:00 AM. The name “Zuma” is derived from the Chumash language and means “abundance.” There is an absolute abundance of beautiful and spectacular wildflowers engulfing the entire area and it appears that there was […]
The name “Zuma” is derived from the Chumash language and means “abundance.” There is an absolute abundance of beautiful and spectacular wildflowers engulfing the entire area and it appears that there was no impact from the Woolsey fire other than a few remnants of burnt trees. We will start to hike the Zuma Loop trail […]
I pre-hiked the trail this morning. The name “Zuma” is derived from the Chumash language and means “abundance.” There is an absolute abundance of beautiful and spectacular wildflowers engulfing the entire area and it appears that there was no impact from the Woolsey fire other than a few remnants of burnt trees. We will start […]
Zuma Canyon is distinguished for being one of the deepest gorges in the Santa Monica Mountains and, unlike Topanga or Malibu Canyons, has never suffered incursion by a major road. We'll start at Lower Zuma Canyon and take the Zuma Loop trail west to the Zuma Ridge trail. The views improve as the trail climbs, […]
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/ocean-and-canyon-view-trail?u=i Hello Fellow Hikers,This is gonna be a collaboration hike with Facebook Hikerbabes (Malibu Chapter) Everyone is welcome and great to meet new fellow hikers that enjoy the outdoors like we do. Okay this trail...This is a more lightly trafficked trail. We will encounter more horses than mountain bikes on this one. The trail is […]
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