Los Angeles: Temescal Canyon Loop
Los Angeles: Temescal Canyon Loop
Get the best of two worlds--high ridgeline views and intimate canyon settings--on this moderate 4.8-mile trek in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 5.7
Waypoints
TCL001
Location: 34.0507545471191, -118.529563903809
Trail begins at N end of parking lot and descends into the creek bed
TCL002
Location: 34.0508728027344, -118.530265808105
L @ 3-way across creek; follow unmarked creek path to Temescal Ridge Trail
TCL003
Location: 34.0549087524414, -118.529205322266
L @ 3-way onto Temescal Ridge Trail
TCL004
Location: 34.059440612793, -118.535263061523
R @ 3-way with Leacock Memorial Trail
TCL005
Location: 34.0608329772949, -118.537055969238
R @ 3-way with Bienvenidos Trail
TCL006
Location: 34.0628433227539, -118.537796020508
Great lookout over the Santa Monica Bay, Palos Verdes Peninsula, and downtown LA
TCL007
Location: 34.0656127929688, -118.538681030273
R @ 4-way
TCL008
Location: 34.0661087036133, -118.538604736328
L @ 3-way onto Trailer Canyon Trail for an out- and-back trip to Skull Rock
TCL009
Location: 34.0705451965332, -118.542793273926
Skull Rock; perfect place to scramble; return to waypoint 8, then head N
TCL010
Location: 34.0658493041992, -118.538429260254
Waterfall; scramble up to see smaller waterfalls above
TCL011
Location: 34.067813873291, -118.536399841309
At YMCA, stay R, heading S on trail by outdoor amphitheater
TCL012
Location: 34.0542602539062, -118.529151916504
Straight @ 4-way with Temescal Ridge Trail
