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Backbone Trail

Backbone Trek 2010

February 2, 2010

The Backbone Trail runs 67 miles through the Santa Monica Mountains, from the Pacific Palisades to the Pacific Ocean north of Malibu. When it’s completed, it will be a fantastic backpacking route, but as it stands right now there’s only one campground on the trail, and a few sections of unfinished trail that [...]

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The Backbone Festival is Back

November 6, 2009

Starting this weekend and continuing through December, the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club will celebrate the annual Backbone Festival by leading free group hikes along sections of the Backbone Trail – that *almost* finished 68-mile trail through the Santa Monica Mountains from the Pacific Palisades to the Pacific Ocean.
Each section will highlight a different [...]

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Hike the Backbone in Photos

August 13, 2009

This Saturday, August 15th, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Visitor Center in Thousand Oaks will let you take a virtual tour of the nearly-completed 67.79 mile Backbone Trail.
National Park Service volunteer photographer Jim Belsley will present a virtual tour of the trail with photographs and maps, with the assistance of experienced Backbone Trail [...]

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Milt McAuley RIP

December 13, 2008

Milt McAuley, an avid outdoorsman, expert hiker, and tireless protector of the Santa Monica Mountains, has passed away at the age of 89.
McAuley was the first person to write a hiking guide to the Los Angeles area, and was concerned not only with protecting the trails — but also promoting them to the public. [...]

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Backbone Trail Festival

October 31, 2008

The 67+ mile series of trails that’s literally in LA’s backyard is about to have itself a par-tay!
Every Saturday and Sunday in November, the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter will be holding its 11th Annual Backbone Trail Festival — with chapter leaders taking hikers on section hikes across the entire length of the trail, [...]

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Hiking La Jolla Canyon

April 29, 2008

A beautiful hike in the coastal mountains. Phenomenal flower blooms in the spring, strong sun in the summer, and a small spring and waterfall (during wet years), the main attraction are large swaths of native California grassland — some of the last remaining unspoiled areas in the state. A well-traveled area with [...]

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Hiking Eagle Rock and Temescal Peak

January 13, 2008

A 7+ mile semi-loop in one of the Los Angeles area’s most accessible parks. Some classic, Sycamore-covered SoCal geography, with meadows, boulder formations and outcroppings, and rolling chaparral ridges. Excellent views of the Pacific Ocean, the Santa Monica Mountains and — if you’re lucky — the far reaching sprawl of the Los Angeles megalopolis.
 
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