Trippet Ranch - Musch Ranch Loop
Distance: 5 miles round trip
Elevation gain: 800 feet
Hike time: 2.5 hours
The trailhead is located at the end of the parking lot by the picnic area. Follow the trail uphill a short distance to a posted junction. Take Eagle Springs Road-the left trail. 0.5 miles along this gradual uphill trail, you will pass the Santa Ynez Canyon Trail on the right. Continue on the fire road up to Eagle Rock... keep an eye out for cyclists.
Take a break at the top and check out the cave graffiti art. 
From Eagle Rock, return to Trippet Ranch via the Musch Ranch Trail. Take this footpath to the right as it winds down to the creek bottom through lush foliage and dense oak, sycamore, and laurel woodland. Two miles down this trail is a junction at the Musch Ranch Campground. Follow the trail sign and walk across the meadow. Turn left a short distance ahead at an unmarked junction and left again at a second unmarked junction. The trail winds back down to the Topanga parking lot.Directions: South on Topanga Canyon Blvd about 4 miles and make a left on Entrada Road. (From Santa Monica, drive 4 miles north on PCH, right on Topanga Canyon Blvd and continue 4.6 miles, make a right on Entrada Road.) Drive about 1 mile to Topanga State Park. Parking available on the street or in the parking lot for a small fee.
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