Los Angeles: Parker Mesa
Hike, run, or bike this moderate 6.2-mile out-and-back, which follows a scenic, rolling ridgeline to a boot-shaped mesa with a stunning ocean vista.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 5.0
Waypoints
PMO001
Location: 34.0931816101074, -118.587326049805
Head S on marked trail
PMO002
Location: 34.0921401977539, -118.586929321289
Turn L onto fire road
PMO003
Location: 34.0915336608887, -118.584968566895
Turn R onto Santa Ynez fire road
PMO009
Location: 34.0657501220703, -118.574722290039
Turn R @ Toff main trail
PMO010
Location: 34.0596580505371, -118.574478149414
Parker Mesa; gorgeous vista overlooks Pacific Ocean, the greater LA basin, and Catalina Island; return to car via same route
PMO004
Location: 34.0889587402344, -118.587425231934
Skirt weathered ridgeline between Topanga and Santa Ynez canyons
PMO006
Location: 34.0813789367676, -118.582382202148
Head S
PMO007
Location: 34.0762367248535, -118.578338623047
Continue straight
PMO008
Location: 34.0709991455078, -118.577445983887
Stay along high route through scrubby trees
PMO005
Location: 34.083854675293, -118.586029052734
Spur trails merge with ridgeline; keep on main path