160 Great Hikes by Robert Stone

Author:Robert Stone
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781573422192
Publisher: Day Hike Books

80. Parker Mesa Overlook from Trippet Ranch

EAST TOPANGA FIRE ROAD

TOPANGA STATE PARK

20825 Entrada Road • Topanga

Hiking distance: 6 miles round trip

Hiking time: 3 hours

Configuration: out-and-back

Elevation gain: 800 feet

Difficulty: moderate

Exposure: exposed ridge

Dogs: not allowed

Maps: U.S.G.S. Topanga • Topanga State Park map Tom Harrison Maps: Topanga State Park Trail Map

Parker Mesa Overlook (also referred to as the Topanga Overlook, or simply the overlook) is an oceanfront lookout perched 1,525 feet above the Pacific Ocean. East Topanga Fire Road, the access route to the overlook, is a restricted road that travels north and south through Topanga State Park from Trippet Ranch (the park’s headquarters) to Paseo Miramar off Sunset Boulevard.

Parker Mesa Overlook can be accessed from three trailheads: from the north via this trailhead at Trippet Ranch and from the south via the Los Liones trailhead or the Paseo Miramar trailhead in Pacific Palisades (Hike 81). The fire road follows the ridge high above Topanga Canyon and Santa Ynez Canyon, passing enormous slabs of sandstone and numerous ravines that drop into the canyons along both sides of the ridge. Throughout the hike are spectacular vistas in every direction.

To the trailhead

From Santa Monica, drive 4 miles northbound on the Pacific Coast Highway/Highway 1 to Topanga Canyon Boulevard and turn right. Continue 4.6 miles to Entrada Road on the right and turn right again. Drive 0.7 miles and turn left, following the posted state park signs. Turn left again at 0.3 miles into the Topanga State Park parking lot.

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