Cheeseboro Canyon

Cheeseboro Canyon is located in the northernmost section of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. It is from these hills that water in the canyons flow to the Pacific. In this large expanse of habitat, deer, bobcats, coyotes and rabbits roam.

The Chumash Indians lived in these canyons for thousands of years. Many trails within the canyons were original Chumash trails before they were expanded by cattle ranchers.

Today, a great diversity of plants and animals live in the canyons. Wide-spread oaks and outcrops of sedimentary rock provide excellent nesting sites for owls, hawks and other raptors (birds of prey). The abundance of raptors indicates a large prey population, especially small mammals and reptiles. In more rugged areas where cattle didn?t graze, we can still find a variety of native plant communities, including chaparral, coastal sage scrub and riparian woodlands.

See also the Cheeseboro Canyon Map and Brochure (https://files.meetup.com/454296/Cheeseboro%20Canyon.pdf)

Our hike will be about 9+ miles with 900' net elevation gain. Following the map above we will hike the loop in a counterclockwise direction begining with the Eastern Cheseboro Ridge trail.

Directions To Trailhead:

From the East:

--From 101 North/West, take Cheseboro Rd exit and make a right turn on Palo Comado
--Curve around to the left and make a right on Cheseboro Cyn Rd (Welcome to Old Agoura)
--Continue north about a half mile, cross a narrow bridge and turn right into park entrance (Welcome to Agoura Hills)
--Drive up this road to the end and park in parking lot.

From The West:

--From 101 East, get off at Cheseboro Rd, cross Dorothy and make a left on Palo Comado.
--Continue on Palo Comado back over the Freeeway and make a right on Cheseboro Rd as above.