Name: Calabasas Peak Mtwy
Rating: 2.0

“A wide fire road with beautiful views of the Santa Monica Mountains.”

— Doron Weinstein

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This is a wide, hard-packed, gravel fire road for those that love to climb. Some sections, that seem like they're never ending, are extremely steep, with many beautiful views along the way. That being said, there are not many trails that stem off of this fire road, so your options for singletrack are limited.

This stretch of fire road can be very warm and dry in the summer as it is near Calabasas, which is arguably one of the warmest parts of the Santa Monica Mountains. But in winter and spring, this place is beautiful, even for a hike-a-bike.

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Local Club: Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association

Land Manager: California State Parks - Angeles District

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Taken on the lower part of the esses.

Calabasas Peak summit view.

Calabasas Peak Motorway.

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Calabasas Peak Motorway view.

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Michael Feicco

First time on this trail and it was a climbers delight. Up down, up down. Just a sandy fire road. Very scenic and quite. I saw a few hikers and a few dog walkers so I to suggest a cow bell or noise of some time on the descents. I enjoyed the ride. Oct 7, 2017

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3.7 Miles 5.9 Kilometers Doubletrack	926' 282 m Ascent -665' -203 m Descent
2,081' 634 m High 1,273' 388 m Low	8% Avg Grade (5°) 19% Max Grade (11°)
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Calabasas Peak Mtwy

3.7 Miles 5.9 Kilometers

Doubletrack

926' 282 m

-665' -203 m

2,081' 634 m

1,273' 388 m

8%

19%

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“A wide fire road with beautiful views of the Santa Monica Mountains.”