Eagle Rock, Cathedral Rock & Temescal Peak

Organizer: Mike Cheng
Location: Topanga State Park, CA
Hike difficulty: Level 6/10
Distance: 8 miles
Elevation Gain: 1250'
Time: 5 hours
Trail condition: mostly fire road, no shade
Water: You must carry a minimum of 2.5 liters.
Dog: no
Toilette: At trail head and 2.5 mile into our hike

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What to Bring:
Hat, rain gear, sunscreen, energy bar, lunch, snacks, and water.

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Direction and Parking:
Direction: From Topanga Canyon Boulevard, turn east on Entrada Road; that’s to the right if you’re coming from Pacific Coast Highway. Follow Entrada Road by turning left at every opportunity until you arrive at Topanga State Park. The trailhead is at the end of the parking lot.
Parking: $ 10 if you park inside the park. Street parking is free.

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Trail Description:
A 7.7 mile half loop in one of the Los Angeles area’s most accessible parks. Some classic, Sycamore-covered geography, with meadows, boulder formations and outcroppings, and rolling chaparral ridges. Excellent views of the Pacific Ocean, the Santa Monica Mountains and the far reaching sprawl of the Los Angeles City.

The trail is mostly fire roads so the trail is open and exposed. Owing to the large parking lot and picnic area at the beginning of the trail at Trippet Ranch, it’s also very popular among the local hiking groups.

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Our Policy:
Profile photo: Anyone interested in joining this event must have a profile photo showing his/her face. This is a requirement of L.A. Hiking. Without it, you will not be allowed to sign up for an event.
Waiting list priority: People who hike with with L.A. Hiking regularly will be given priority when they are on the waiting list.

Advanced hikes: Anyone interested in participating in advanced hikes (>3,000' elevation gain or distance > 10 miles or Difficulty Level > = 7) will be subject to prescreening before his/her name will be added to the list. Therefore, interested hiker must share with the event host his/her recent hiking background to establish proficiency before his/her name will be added to the list. Guests are not allowed on advanced hikes.

Early departure: If a hiker needs to be separated from the group for any reason, he/she must inform the event host. Not knowing a hiker's where about may prompt the event host to report a hiker's missing to proper authority for further actions.

No show: If you sign up for an event but did not show up, you will be removed from the next event you sign up.

No minor: Meetup user agreement and our liability waiver can not be agreed to by a minor. Therefore, you and your guest must be over 18 to participate in our events.

No drug: Zero tolerance for all illegal drug use.
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Warning:
If you have prior medical condition or a family history of illnesses pertaining to heart, lungs, brain, etc. that can be aggravated by heat and physical exertion, this is not the hike for you.

If you have never done a hike of this distance or difficulty before, this hike will be very difficult for you. It may well be your death march. The mountain is not going anywhere. We will schedule this event again in the future. Do it when your mind and body are ready. Hiking is a recreation, not a suicide mission.

Release of Liability:
The organizer (me) of this trip is a volunteer and is not a professional guide. The function of the organizer is only to organize this trip. Each person who signs up for a trip/hike/or outing is responsible for his or her own safety and the safety of his or her guests.

By signing up for this trip, or any other event organized by me, you are acknowledging that you are aware and have made your guests aware of the risks, dangers and hazards associated with any outdoor activity and freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers and hazards, and further agree to release and discharge the organizer (me) of this hike from and against any and all liability arising from your and your guest's participation in the group activities.

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