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Los Angeles: Satwiwa to Tri Peaks
A stiff 2,300-foot climb rewards you with monster views and a waterfall swim on this 8.8-mile out-and-back in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | California (CA) |
| Distance: | 4.49 mi |
| Difficulty: | 8 / 10 |
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TO TRAILHEAD: CA 101 N to Thousand Oaks; exit S on Wendy Dr. for 2.3 mi, turn R on Lynn Rd., go 1.3 mi. then L into parking area at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa Museum entrance.
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STP01
| Distance: 4.49 mi | Points: 1081 |
Satwiwa Track
Points of Interest
Cabin Site
Location: 34.135365, -118.951881Pick up user trail to the L of the fireplace ruins and enter trees. ©Ted Warfield
Camarillo Plain
Location: 34.125839, -118.948692A dotted landscape among the foothills. ©Ted Warfield
Danielson Monument
Location: 34.135326, -118.951958Oak grove and monument dedicated to Richard Danielson, last private landowner and farmer in Rancho Sierra Vista. ©Ted Warfield
Santa Monica Mountains
Location: 34.125954, -118.948997©Ted Warfield
Sentinel Rocks
Location: 34.125233, -118.948769©Ted Warfield
Switchback View
Location: 34.140488, -118.954117©Ted Warfield
Topa Topa Mountains
Location: 34.133392, -118.946831©Ted Warfield
Topa Topa Mountains from a distance
Location: 34.133507, -118.946754©Ted Warfield
STP001
Location: 34.153351, -118.965897Hop on Ranch Overlook Trail S
STP002
Location: 34.150040, -118.961800Cross Big Sycamore Canyon Trail, then R @ Y onto Satwiwa Loop Trail
STP003
Location: 34.145531, -118.958603Straight @ 4-way on path marked "Waterfall" that leads up the steeps of Rancho Sierra Vista
STP004
Location: 34.145168, -118.956802Keep R @ Y on Waterfall Trail
STP005
Location: 34.142509, -118.951401L @ T into Little Sycamore Canyon; cross seasonal creek with silver lupine, giant orange-yellow Humboldt lilies
STP006
Location: 34.141090, -118.948601Waterfall junction: Head R uphill on Monument Trail. On return trip, go R for .1-mile spur to a waterfall with refreshing pools for a quick dip (seasonal)
STP007
Location: 34.140530, -118.954498Switchbacks with N views of San Bernardino Mtns.
STP008
Location: 34.138641, -118.951401L @ T, heading S on unmarked Monument Trail into steep gully
STP009
Location: 34.135609, -118.951897Oak grove and monument dedicated to Richard Danielson, last private landowner and farmer in Rancho Sierra Vista; pick up user trail to the L of the fireplace ruins and enter trees; 500-ft. ascent ahead
STP010
Location: 34.133362, -118.947197Climb reveals over-shoulder views of crinkled foothills of Topa Topa Mountains; sandstone spires tower ahead
STP011
Location: 34.126808, -118.948303Anthropologists speculate that this undercut in sandstone cliff is an old Chumash sleeping cave
STP012
Location: 34.125271, -118.949799Tri Peaks summit (3,010 ft.): Fog often obscures Pacific horizon dotted by Channel Islands NP and Catalina Island. Return to WPT 6 for swim, then car
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