Name: Liberty Cyn to Phantom Trail to Malibu Creek State Park.
Start: 2014-10-04T06:45:00-07:00
End: 2014-10-04T09:45:00-07:00
Location: Ed Davis Park in Towsley Canyon

Saturday, October 4 -Liberty Cyn to Phantom Trail to Malibu Creek State Park and the Pools.

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Description: This hike will be a 9 mile loop with approx 900 ft gain 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, and visit the rock pools / view the climbing walls, before completing the loop back along the creek bed and up the meadows back to the trailhead. We hope to see deer, coyotes, water birds and maybe wild parrots. The hike will include single track trails and some fireroads. We will be keeping a fair to moderate pace that may be a little too fast for beginning hikers.

Carpooling from Santa Clarita Valley:

Meet the leader at Towsley Canyon outside the gate at 6:45AM for a 7:00 AM SHARP departure to the trailhead or plan to meet at the trailhead at ~8AM.

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, watch for traffic.

Meet at the trailhead at ~8AM. We will go through an opening in the fence on the RIGHT (North) side of Mulholland Hwy to meet at the sign for the North Grasslands trail ( about 0.1 mile from Las Virgenes) to begin the hike. Look for your leader wearing an orange bandana as there may be other hiking groups. We will leave the trailhead at 8:15AM sharp.

Bring: Plenty of water (3 liters recommended), electrolytes (e.g. Gatorade) as it may be a hot day. Sunscreen, hat, lunch/ snacks, hiking poles (helpful on the uphill portion), and a camera. Wear layered clothing in case it gets hot or cold. Wear good boots with lots of tread.

Adventure Pass: Not required.

Dogs Allowed?: Sorry , No (not allowed in Malibu Cyn SP).

Rating: Moderate ++ for elevation gain and distance

Leader: Steve

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Dianne Hellrigel

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Ed Davis Park in Towsley Canyon 

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