Trails and fun rocks in Santa Susana Pass park

(Hike is preceded at 12:30 by optional lunch at Royal Delhi Palace, $14 buffet, located on Sherman way in the Ralph's supermarket center a few blocks west of Topanga canyon Blvd. 22323 Sherman Way #11, Canoga Park, CA 91303

FELLOW MONKEYS: here are some favorites combined in a loop at Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park: The Miranda Loop trail, 200 feet elevation gain; the Labyrinth rocks and maze, 300 feet elevation gain; the Heart Rock; the Old Stagecoach trail to Lilac Lane, 400 feet elevation gain; the Rock Pile -Moderately difficult hike and optional rock scrambling. Mild poison oak risk in one place but it's avoidable. Some wild oats might get in your socks. The usual risk of snakes... --5 miles, approximately; --Several slots and cracks to climb through or up. Occasional summer wildflowers -- dogs are allowed as long as owner is on a leash (but I do not recommend it) TRAILS MAP: https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/611/files/SantaSusanaPassSHPWeb2016.pdf ------------------------------------- THE USUAL STUFF: BRING ALL THE USUAL STUFF, I'M NOT YOUR MOM.... Bring leather climbing gloves (optional), clothing (sorry, nude hikes are a different Meetup group), lots of water, a hat, comfortable but grippy shoes, snacks, all your troubles..., guitar, camera, etc LEGAL STUFF: by going on this hike, you agree to assume all risks of this hike, and that no one at Meetup including the organizer is responsible for your safety. See the Meetup terms of service especially paragraph 6.2: https://www.meetup.com/terms/ ----------------------------------------- My Calendar of all LA-area Meetup hikes: http://LAMeetuphikes.blogspot.com Other Hiking Stuff I Post: http://twitter.com/rexfrankel the Mountain I saved which I brag about incessantly: http://mountrexmore.org