Saddle Peak and Top of Topanga Loop (Moderate Pace)

Organizer: Mike Cheng
Location: Stunt Ranch State Park
Hike difficulty: Level 7/10
Distance: 8.7 miles
Elevation Gain: 2550'
Time: 6 hours
Trail condition: mostly single file trail, no shade
Water: You must carry a minimum of 3 liters.
Guest: no
Dog: no
Weather report:
Toilette: At trail head
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What to Bring: Hat, hiking poles, sunscreen, energy bar, lunch, snacks, and water.
Proficiency: Anyone interested in participating in this event must share with my your hiking activities during the past 3 months to substantiate your proficiency before your name will be added to the list.
Early departure: If you need to be separated from the group for any reason, you must inform the hiker leader. Not knowing your whereabouts may prompt us to report your missing to proper authority for further actions.
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Direction: Take 101 Fwy north. Exit Mulholland Dr /Valley Circle Blvd. Go south on Mulholland Dr for 1/2 mile. Turn right on Valmar St. and continue for 1 mile. Turn Right on Mulholland Hwy and continue for 3.8 miles. Turn Left on Stunt Rd. and continue for 1 mile. (The Stunt Rd. sign is on the right side of Mulholland Hwy.)
Parking: street parking
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Venue Description:
The Top of Topanga Overlook is accessed from Topanga Canyon Drive above the San Fernando Valley. The overlook provides visitors outstanding views of the Santa Monica Mountains, the Santa Susana Mountains, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the wide valley below.

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.

L.A. Hiking, its organizer, assistant organizers, event organizers are not responsible for any injuries or accidents that may occur carpooling to and from this event, or for any injuries or accidents incurred before, during, and after this event. If you sign up or participate in an event you acknowledge that you freely and voluntarily agree to assume all risks of injuries and damages arising from, as a result of and associated with this event.