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Rustic Canyon
from Will Rogers State Historic Park

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Rustic Canyon Trail Will Rogers State Historic Park Los Angeles Brentwood Pacific Palisades Murphy Ranch Nazi sympathizer ruins hike
Next to Will Rogers State Historic Park there is a shady canyon with a shady past. The ruins of Murphy Ranch, a compound built by Nazi sympathizers in the 1930s have been left behind to decay in Rustic Canyon. For adventuresome hikers, there is a trail entering Rustic Canyon from the east side of Will Rogers SHP. Beyond the end of the trail, there is a long unmaintained… Read more.
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Parker Mesa Overlook from Trippet Ranch
in Topanga State Park

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Parker Mesa Overlook hike Trippet Ranch East Topanga Fire Road Topanga State Park Los Angeles California Santa Monica Mountains ridge trail ocean view Santa Monica Bay
Parker Mesa Overlook is one of the best vista points in the Santa Monica Mountains, serving up panoramic views over Santa Monica Bay from a 1,525-foot oceanfront ridge in Topanga State Park. The overlook is located along East Topanga Fire Road, a north-south running ridge trail spanning between Trippet Ranch, the park’s main trailhead in the north, and Paseo Miramar in… Read more.
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Eagle Rock from Trippet Ranch
in Topanga State Park

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Eagle Rock in Topanga State Park, Trippet Ranch, Musch Trail, Eagle Rock Fire Road, Eagle Springs Fire Road, Topanga Canyon, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles, Entrada Road, Hike, trail, sandstone summit
With its unique craggy surface and panoramic views, Eagle Rock is one of the most exciting hiking destinations in Topanga State Park. There are several ways to get to the 1,957-foot summit. For hikers leaving from the park’s main trailhead at Trippet Ranch, Musch Trail is an excellent route. The narrow trail is half a mile longer than the more traveled Eagle Springs… Read more.
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Temescal Peak
in the Santa Monica Mountains

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Temescal Peak Temescal Ridge Topanga State Park
Temescal Peak rises over a wide region of the Santa Mountains triangulated between the Pacific Palisades, Topanga, and Calabasas. The peak sits on Temescal Ridge, which runs north to south between Santa Ynez Canyon and Temescal Canyon in Topanga State Park. There is only seventy vertical feet separating the summit from the service road running down the ridge, making the… Read more.
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Skull Rock
in the Santa Monica Mountains

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Skull Rock Topanga State Park Pacific Palisades - Skull Rock: trail description, GPS map, photos, and directions for a short trek to this head-shaped out cropping on Temescal Ridge in Topanga State Park
Skull Rock sits on the shoulders of Temescal Ridge north of Temescal Gateway Park, delivering broad views over Santa Monica Bay. The head-shaped sandstone formation can be reach as an extension of Temescal Canyon Loop, bringing the hike to 3.8 miles. Skull Rock can also be reached via trailheads further up Temescal Ridge. The nearest trailhead, located in the Palisades… Read more.
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Parker Mesa Overlook via East Topanga Fire Road and Los Liones Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains

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Parker Mesa Overlook hike East Topanga Fire Road Topanga State Park Los Angeles California
Parker Mesa Overlook is located on the west side of Topanga State Park, which holds the distinction of being: The world’s largest wildland within the boundaries of a major city. This distinguishes it from Griffith Park: The largest municipal park and urban wilderness area in the United States.Both parks offer great hikes, and the trek to Parker Mesa Overlook is… Read more.
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Santa Ynez Canyon Trail to Eagle Rock
in the Santa Monica Mountains

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Santa Ynez Canyon Trail to Eagle Rock in Topanga State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles, Vereda de La Montura, Pacific Palisades, Sunset Boulevart, Hike, trail, sandstone summit
The craggy sandstone summit of Eagle Rock rises over Topanga State Park, delivering panoramic views of the Santa Monica Mountains. The shortest trail to awesome prominence is a four-mile hike from Trippet Ranch to Eagle Rock. For a more challenging trek, explore this 7.4-mile round trip hike ascending 1,400 feet from Santa Ynez Canyon to the 1,957-foot summit of Eagle… Read more.
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Santa Ynez Falls
in the Santa Monica Mountains

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Santa Ynez Falls Santa Ynez Canyon Topanga State Park Pacific Palisades Waterfall Hike Los Angeles
Santa Ynez Falls Trail follows a shaded creek to a gorge containing a short waterfall. This 2.5-mile hike is a popular family outing because it is fairly level (just 250 feet of elevation gain) and interesting enough to hold a child’s attention for the duration.Descend from the gate on Vereda de La Montura in the Pacific Palisades and begin along the single-track… Read more.
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Rustic Canyon’s Nazi Ruins “Murphy Ranch”
in the Santa Monica Mountains

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Hiking to the Nazi ruins of Murphy Ranch in Rustic Canyon from Sullivan Ridge Fire Road. Cement stairs, trail, hike, Topanga State Park, Will Rogers, Santa Monica Mountains, Pacific Palisades Los Angeles, graffiti buildings
In the 1930s Nazi sympathizers built a refuge in the Pacific Palisades. Herr Schmidt, Winona and Norman Stephens, and their followers occupied a self-contained stronghold in what is now Rustic Canyon between Sullivan Ridge and Will Rodgers State Park. Murphy Ranch was designed to serve as a hold out for fans of the Third Reich waiting for America to fall to the Nazis.… Read more.
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Sullivan Ridge
in the Santa Monica Mountains

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Sullivan Ridge Hike - Sullivan Ridge rises between Rustic Canyon and Sullivan Canyon east of Will Rogers State Park in a region of the Santa Monica Mountains aptly named the Big Wild. A 6.3-mile long fire road runs along the ridge, accompanied by a single-track trail that diverges from the road to explore more of Sullivan Ridge. A prominent lone-standing Live Oak along the road makes a natural turnaround point and a 7.5 to 8.3 mile round trip hike (depending on your course).
Sullivan Ridge rises between Rustic Canyon and Sullivan Canyon east of Will Rogers State Park in a region of the Santa Monica Mountains aptly named the Big Wild. A 6.3-mile long fire road runs along the ridge, accompanied by a single-track trail that diverges from the road to explore more of Sullivan Ridge. A prominent lone-standing Live Oak along the road makes a natural… Read more.
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