Reaching the Corral Canyon parking lot, the Man with the Camera spotted two common plants for his photographic collection – Laurel Sumac and California Sagebrush (known as Cowboys’ Cologne – smell it, you’ll understand why!) – an appropriate end to this hike of many flowers. On 9/24/20 went up Corral Canyon Road to the Backbone Trail in Malibu Creek State Park. A calm, green, meadow at the side of the trail was an unexpected gem hidden in this small canyon, surrounded by its dry, upland landscape.Īnd finally, a long, rolling climb out of Solstice Canyon with views back towards Castro Peak across this high upland basin with little sign of the secret canyon below. There were many flowers and quite a few plants we had not seen before: Peak Rushrose, Fremont’s Deathcamas, Cardinal Catchfly, California Golden Violet, Twining Snapdragon and Pacific Peas. This is a popular trail for birding, hiking, and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 22 min to complete. Discover this 14.5-km out-and-back trail near Malibu, California. The trail here weaves back and forth over the creek with stepping stone crossings and even slow-flowing water in the stream. Length 14.5 kmElevation gain 520 mRoute type Out & Back. Silenced from the road noise, we felt completely secluded from everything. However, once at the canyon base, this was my favorite part of the hike. The initial descent was again on a rough, gravelly, vertiginous path. Now, it was time to head into the second of our two canyons – Solstice. Above, we saw Castro Peak, the highest point in the central Santa Monica Mountains, a private property festooned with radio towers. Next, there was an easy half mile walk to Castro Motorway and incredible views back to the peak, inland and the ocean. Once at the bottom, we crossed the dry stream bed and followed the creek before a few switchbacks, then a sharp, steep climb on a rough, gravelly trail to the top. Although the hillside is covered with creamy, yellow Monkey Flowers with Golden Yarrow on the side of the trail, the view below was a tad unnerving for someone who does not love heights! The trail here is narrow with a steep drop-off at the side. We crossed Latigo Canyon Road and headed through the dirt parking lot, ducking under a tall Bush Poppy arching over the trail as we climbed gently, before the steep descent into Newton Canyon proper. After the ridge line, the trail heads down to cross a dry tributary of Newton Canyon before steadily climbing out of the canyon to meet to Latigo Canyon Road at 2.4 miles and the end of Segment 13 in the book.
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