![]() ![]() You know me by now, I like exploring and I like views, so we decided to just go for it and ran straight up. It’s right along the road on the left side with a dirt spot to pull over on the right. So I guess most of the elevation gain is in that first two miles… and we definitely felt it.ĭetour after finishing: As we were driving back down the mountain, I saw this small hill that shot straight up and looked like an overlook point, so we made a detour. The first trail we did was just over 4 miles round trip with 1214 elevation gain, and including the second trail we did we finished off at 5.89 miles. ![]() This hike is supposed to be 7.6 miles with 1250 ft elevation gain. Castro Crest is private property so you cannot actually hike to the peak (where the antenna towers are). I looked it up again after we left and realized we were on the right trail the first time and we were almost to the final destination, just off by a mile or so (one way). Maybe we were supposed to start here, make our way to the parking lot and pick up the Castro/ Bulldog trail. I realized now maybe we did it backwards. It’s also the same (last) trailhead that we passed on the way to the parking lot from Corral Canyon Road. From here, you can go back the same way or take the fireroad back which is a lot shorter. It was definitely something I have not seen on other hikes. It only goes about a mile or so and it’s a very easy hike with no elevation gain on this part really, and at the end you see a spiral rock formation on the ground. ![]() When we got back to the parking lot and we tried trail option 1 to the Backbone trail. I don’t think this is part of the Castro Crest & Bulldog Road trail, but it was what I was looking for from the blog I read and it was a beautiful view! It’s different than any hike in the area - the rock/ sandstone formations make you seem like you are not even in Malibu anymore. Hiking to the Santa Monica Mountains rock labyrinth in Malibu After reading a little bit, I got doubtful and decided we should turn back to try a different trail. We walked about 2 miles total and then I questioned if it was the right trail or not since we were on a fire road the whole time. The view of the hills and ocean was beautiful! It’s 0.8 miles until you hit Bulldog Motorway. Option 3 sounded like the right one (given the trail name) so we embarked on our adventure from here. Castro Motorway/ Bulldog Motorway Trailįirst off, let me say I didn’t research this hike as well as I normally do. ![]() Unmarked/ Mesa Peak Mtwy to Backbone Trail (back side) 2. & Straight ahead is the Castro Motorway/ Bulldog Motorway trail.ġ.There’s the Backbone Trail/ Corral Canyon Trailhead/ Latigo Trailhead to the right side (declines).When you enter the lot, there is a trail directly to your right (makes a u-turn and you walk back the direction you came, but on a trail and upwards).Take note - there are three different trails from the parking lot! Make sure you pick the right one. There is a parking lot (drive into the dirt road) but we parked right along the street outside of it (cause we did not see it until we walked in). Luckily, it was only 66° when we started. We arrived at the bottom of the Santa Monica Mountains at around 7:35 am in Malibu and got to the trailhead at 8 am. LOCATION: Santa Monica Mountains, California Getting to Castro Crest Trailhead and Parking MILES: 5.89 miles + 0.24 miles to rock labyrinth TRAILHEAD: Castro Motorway/ Bulldog Motorway trail HIKE TO: Castro Crest and Bulldog Road in Malibu Creek State Park ![]()
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