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      Located in the cliffs and canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains, Topanga State Park features 36 miles of trails through open grassland, live oaks and spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.
      Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
      eBikes Allowed: Yes
      Land Status: State Park
      Dirt Mulholland Parking google parking directions
      Activities Click to view
      Region Details
      • 5
      • 2
      • 7
      • 3
      • 1
      • 1

      Region Status
      Caution as of Mar 6, 2022

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      22
      Trails Mountain Bike
      23
      Trails E-Bike
      6
      Trails Horse
      1
      Trails Hike
      25
      Trails Trail Running
      25
      Total Distance
      39 miles
      Total Descent Distance
      20 miles
      Total Descent
      9,085 ft
      Total Vertical
      1,807 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      2,064 ft
      Reports
      505
      Photos
      88
      Ridden Counter
      1,496

      Photos of Topanga State Park Mountain Bike

      12 |
      Sep 12, 2023 @ 3:46pm
      Sep 12, 2023
      27 |
      Aug 3, 2023 @ 5:24pm
      Aug 3, 2023
      26 |
      Aug 3, 2023 @ 5:24pm
      Aug 3, 2023
      trail: Squirrel Cage
      19 |
      Jun 2, 2023 @ 5:01pm
      Jun 2, 2023
      52 |
      Apr 11, 2023 @ 5:09pm
      Apr 11, 2023
      39 |
      Feb 14, 2023 @ 10:03am
      Feb 14, 2023
      2 |
      Feb 14, 2023 @ 10:03am
      Feb 14, 2023
      4 |
      Feb 14, 2023 @ 9:32am
      Feb 14, 2023

      Videos of Topanga State Park Mountain Bike

      114 | Mar 21, 2022
      8 | Dec 11, 2020
      The Other Side of Hollywood - Mountain Biking...
      1:37 | 190 | Mar 8, 2018
      Squirrel Cage, Santa Monica CA
      1:15 | 481 | Nov 12, 2016
      Malibu Backbone Trail 2016
      7:12 | 227 | Feb 21, 2016
      SM Mountains backbone and J-Drop
      8:44 | 177 | Dec 21, 2015
      Mid Trail
      5:19 | 57 | May 21, 2015
      RearEnd
      4:40 | 247 | May 20, 2015

      Current Trail Warnings

      statustraildateconditionuserinfo
      Squirrel Cage
      Sep 4, 2023 @ 1:16pm
      Sep 4, 2023
      Dryjdgrimes

      Recent Trail Reports

      statustraildateconditioninfouser
      Backbone Trail - Will Rogers to Temescal Ridge
      Sep 21, 2023 @ 12:15am
      Sep 21, 2023
      DryAlmost completely cleared. One section of...chrisdevlin
      Reseda Connector
      Sep 8, 2023 @ 2:27pm
      Sep 8, 2023
      DryE-Bike clarkperry
      Temescal Fire Rd
      Sep 8, 2023 @ 2:27pm
      Sep 8, 2023
      DryE-Bike clarkperry
      Paseo Miramar Overlook Trail
      Sep 8, 2023 @ 2:27pm
      Sep 8, 2023
      DryE-Bike clarkperry
      East Topanga Fire Road
      Sep 8, 2023 @ 2:27pm
      Sep 8, 2023
      DryE-Bike clarkperry
      Farmer's Ridge
      Sep 6, 2023 @ 2:07pm
      Sep 6, 2023
      IdealE-Bike clarkperry
      Upper Hectic Connector
      Aug 30, 2023 @ 4:47am
      Aug 30, 2023
      IdealAll clear, no issuesboogergreenglen
      Dirt Mulholland
      Aug 25, 2023 @ 6:15pm
      Aug 25, 2023
      VariableRutted and washed out again. Use cautionfjZRTnvN
      Dirty Sock
      Jul 12, 2023 @ 4:59am
      Jul 12, 2023
      DryTrail is closed following the heavy rain....boogergreenglen
      Eagle Springs Fire Road
      Jun 26, 2023 @ 1:20pm
      Jun 26, 2023
      DryThe road was plowed in the past few days...clarkperry

      Activity Feed

      usernameactiontypetitledate
      Andricvq9NLNriddentrailDirt Mulholland
      Sep 27, 2023 @ 3:17pm
      1 day
      chrisdevlinaddreportBackbone Trail - Will Rogers to Temescal Ridge
      Sep 26, 2023 @ 8:10am
      3 days
      mtbcommunity-comaddpoiParking
      Sep 25, 2023 @ 9:05am
      Sep 25, 2023
      senorbananaaddreportBackbone Trail - Will Rogers to Temescal Ridge
      Sep 24, 2023 @ 5:36pm
      Sep 24, 2023
      LoamdaddyriddentrailBackbone Trail - Will Rogers to Temescal Ridge
      Sep 24, 2023 @ 4:50pm
      Sep 24, 2023

      Recent Comments

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      jforknertrailBackbone Trail - Will Rogers to Temescal RidgeThe only section that’s still in need of...
      Sep 12, 2023 @ 3:45pm
      Sep 12, 2023
      surfgontrailBackbone Trail - Will Rogers to Temescal RidgeTrail 99% cleaned...however did this they did...
      Sep 10, 2023 @ 9:32am
      Sep 10, 2023
      jdgrimestrailSquirrel CageCLOSED! Completely blocked at the top with...
      Sep 4, 2023 @ 1:15pm
      Sep 4, 2023
      DustfartertrailHenry Single TrackRunning all time right now thanks to a freak...
      Aug 30, 2023 @ 11:52am
      Aug 30, 2023
      BAJABUM85trailBackbone Trail - Will Rogers to Temescal RidgeIf these are your local trails you should be...
      Aug 6, 2023 @ 7:36am
      Aug 6, 2023

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Topanga Creek 1 9 13.5 km
      Westridge-Canyonback 1 5 3 23.7 km
      Will Rogers State Park 2 8 9 24.7 km
      Getty View 1 6 4 25.5 km
      Stokes Canyon 5 17 46.3 km

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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike2333 miles6,696 ft16 miles1,808 ft
      #1,261#6829050511,356
      E-Bike64,587 ft128 ft1,503 ft876 ft
      #431#1491406297
      Horse11 mile62 ft1,699 ft384 ft
      #542#37693
      Hike2537 miles8,117 ft19 miles1,808 ft
      #994#63324951127
      Trail Running2537 miles8,117 ft19 miles1,808 ft
      #998#631249578
      • By spokesmanmtb & contributors
      • Admins: mtbcommunity-com, CORBA
      • #41302 - 2,702 views
      • topanga state park activity log | embed map of Topanga State Park mountain bike trails | topanga state park mountain biking points of interest

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