Los Angeles: Nicholas Flat
This 7.3-mile loop leads to photo-worthy views of the colorful Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, then enters a highland meadow to a tranquil pond.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 8.0
Waypoints
NFT001
Location: 34.0836791992188, -118.918327331543
Nicholas Flat trailhead; begin stiff 1,600-foot climb
NFT002
Location: 34.0748291015625, -118.912696838379
R @ 3-way
NFT003
Location: 34.071949005127, -118.912475585938
R @ 3-way
NFT004
Location: 34.0685997009277, -118.916717529297
R @ 3-way
NFT005
Location: 34.0660095214844, -118.917549133301
R @ 3-way; trail flattens
NFT006
Location: 34.0637474060059, -118.918586730957
L @ Y; sweet view overlooks Pacific Ocean
NFT007
Location: 34.0639228820801, -118.916542053223
R @ Y; slow down and soak up the lush grass and wildflowers
NFT008
Location: 34.0669364929199, -118.913093566895
R @ Y; immediate R @ 3-way
NFT009
Location: 34.0641021728516, -118.909683227539
L @ 3-way past pond; superb lunch spot on rocks opposite pond
NFT010
Location: 34.0661964416504, -118.908485412598
R @ 3-way, then immediate L @ 3-way; continue skirting Nicholas Flat
NFT011
Location: 34.0706176757812, -118.90657043457
Pass through gate; walk up paved road
NFT012
Location: 34.073486328125, -118.905136108398
L @ 3-way onto Malibu Springs Trail
NFT013
Location: 34.0748291015625, -118.912696838379
R @ 3-way; return to trailhead