Hike Liberty Canyon/Malibu State Park with Nikki

Saturday, April 23-Liberty Cyn and Malibu Creek State Park. This will be a faster paced hike in the Santa Monica Mountains through Liberty Canyon, connecting to the Phantom Trail, then down into Malibu Creek State Park to the south end of Century Lake.We will then take the Forest Trail along the north end of the lake before completing the loop back to the trailhead. This will be 9 miles FT with about 900 ft elevation gain. 500 of this gain is between mile 2 and 3! Bring water, lunch, snacks, and shoes with good tread. This hike is not recommended for beginning hikers. Meet at Towsley Canyon OUTSIDE the gate at 6:50 AM for a 7:00 AM departure to the trail head. You may also meet the group at the trail head at 8:00 AM.To meet at the trailhead:

Take the 405 Fwy South to 101 Fwy North and exit at Las Virgenes. Turn left on Las Virgenes. Turn right at the light for Mulholland Hwy (if you pass the sign for the entrance to the State Park you have gone too far). On Mulholland Hwy, there is parking on the dirt shoulders on both sides of the road. There is an opening in the fence and a sign on the RIGHT (north) side of Mulholland Hwy for the North Grasslands trail, which is where the hike will begin about 0.1 mile from Las Virgenes. (Leader: Nikki)