Harper Canyon cutoff

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Allowed

Features Views

This is a fun alternative way back into the main park from the bottom of Airplane Canyon.

Once you reach the round water butt at the end of Airplane Canyon trail, the main route continues straight-ahead (to the left of the water butt) to join Harper Canyon Trail...

However, if you turn right in front of the water butt, you see a well defined trailhead through the trees, before starting to climb uphill onto an open hillside.

The trail is narrow, but well defined, and levels out to follow the contours while continuing to climb gently towards a small chalk 'quarry' section, with a short steep climb, before it crests the ridge and follows an almost straight line across a meadow towards the track junction at the top of Harper Canyon Road and Ranch Trail.

Consider this a more challenging and scenic alternative to continuing west on Harper Canyon Trail, and as a bonus is approximately half the distance back to the track junction with Ranch Trail and the return into Toro Park.