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Los Angeles: Rustic Canyon Loop
Explore the ranch estate of late cowboy humorist Will Rogers on this 5.4-mile trek among the Pacific Palisades ridgelines of Topanga State Park.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | California (CA) |
| Distance: | 5.31 mi |
| Difficulty: | 5 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
TO TRAILHEAD: From I-405 N, exit Sunset Blvd. W; after 5 mi., R into Will Rogers State Historic Park. Park in first lot on L, near polo field.
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RCL01
| Distance: 5.31 mi | Points: 1609 |
Rustic Canyon Track
Points of Interest
RCL001
Location: 34.054382, -118.512543From park entrance, scan ridge covered in sage scrub for trail leading uphill past sports field
RCL002
Location: 34.055138, -118.513535Straight @ 4-way; survey sprawling Will Rogers ranch, a state historical park since 1944, nestled in foothills
RCL003
Location: 34.060261, -118.513664R @ 3-way up fire road to Inspiration Point; in foreground, see deep folds of 50-mi.-long Santa Monica Mtns.--the only mountain range to bisect a U.S. city
RCL004
Location: 34.059669, -118.513954Inspiration Point (751 ft.); picnic here and overlook L.A. and the Pacific Ocean to the SE. Return to WPT 3 and go R, then immediately L @ 4-way to begin hiking a section of the Backbone Trail
RCL005
Location: 34.070084, -118.521469R @ 3-way down a spiny, oak-wooded ridge, descending from Backbone Trail
RCL006
Location: 34.074371, -118.516289After reaching oak-and-chaparral-dotted floor of Rustic Canyon, cross creekbed and go R @ 3-way near old barn along E side of Inspiration Loop Trail
RCL007
Location: 34.063435, -118.506538Cross cement spillway, pass through gully lined with valley oak savanna
RCL008
Location: 34.057858, -118.506714Go R @ trail leaving creekbed
RCL009
Location: 34.054462, -118.509773R @ 3-way with paved road; return .1 mi. to car
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