2005 Hikes

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Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail Hikes (in 2004 and 2005)

Date
Route
Distance
Remark
6 January 2005 Will Rogers State Park • Rustic Canyon • Will Rogers Loop Trail • Inspiration Point • Will Rogers State Park 3.14 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
13 January 2005 Lake Avenue Trailhead • Lower Sam Merrill Trail • Echo Mountain • Lower Sam Merrill Trail • Lake Avenue Trailhead 5.63 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
15 January 2005 Mt. Wilson Trailhead (in Sierra Madre) • Mt. Wilson Trail • First Water • Mt. Wilson Trail • Orchard Camp • Mt. Wilson Trail • First Water • Mt. Wilson Trail • Mt. Wilson Trailhead (in Sierra Madre) 7.09 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
23 January 2005 Red Box Station • Mt. Disappointment Road • Mt. Disappointment • San Gabriel Peak • Markham Saddle • Mt. Markham • North Mt. Markham Trail • North Mt. Lowe Trail • Markham Saddle • Eaton Saddle Road • Eaton Saddle • Mt. Wilson Road • Red Box Station 9.58 miles Snow on San Gabriel Peak Trail prevented reaching that summit. Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
29 January 2005 Lake Avenue Trailhead • Lower Sam Merrill Trail • Echo Mountain • Mt. Lowe Railway Bed • Mt. Lowe Junction • Inspiration Point • Castle Canyon Trail • Echo Mountain • Lower Sam Merrill Trail • Lake Avenue Trailhead 10.83 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
5 February 2005 Islip Saddle • Old Highway 39 Roadbed • Crystal Lake Recreation Area • Old Highway 39 Roadbed • Islip Saddle 13.12 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
6 February 2005 Will Rogers State Park • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Oak Tree • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Will Rogers State Park 5.93 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
13 February 2005 Zuma Ridge Trailhead (Encinal Canyon Road) • Zuma Ridge Motorway • Zuma Ridge • Trancas-Zuma Ridge Cutoff • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Encinal Trailhead (Near Morris Ranch) • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Mulholland Trailhead • Mulholland Highway • Meloy Motorway • Little Sycamore Canyon Trailhead • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Triunfo Pass • Yerba Buena Road • Mishe Mokwa Trailhead 12.88 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
26 February 2005 Triunfo Pass • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Mishe Mokwa Trailhead • Mishe Mokwa Trail • Backbone Trail Cutoff • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Chamberlain Rock • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone (Chamberlain) Trail) • Santa Monica Mountains (Blue Canyon) Trail • Danielson Ranch • Big Sycamore Canyon Trail • Two Foxes Trail • Big Sycamore Canyon Trail • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone (Overlook) Trail • Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail • Ray Miller Trailhead 17.90 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
6 March 2005 Mt. Wilson Trailhead (in Sierra Madre) • Mt. Wilson Trail • First Water • Mt. Wilson Trail • Orchard Camp • Mt. Wilson Trail • First Water • Mt. Wilson Trail • Mt. Wilson Trailhead (in Sierra Madre) 6.92 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
12 March 2005 Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round • Bee Rock Trail • VIsta del Valle Drive • Mt. Bell-Mt. Hollywood Trail • Mt. Hollywood • Hogback Trail • Fern Canyon Trail • Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round 6.73 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
19 March 2005 Devil's Punchbowl County Park • Burkhart Trail • Punchbowl Trail • Devil's Chair Trail • Devil's Chair • Devil's Chair Trail • Punchbowl Trail • Across from South Fork (of Bigrock Creek) Campground • Punchbowl Trail • Burkhart Trail • Devil's Punchbowl County Park 12.23 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
20 March 2005 Temescal Canyon Conference Center • Temescal Canyon Trail • Temescal Ridge Trail • Temescal Canyon Trail • Temescal Canyon Conference Center 5.38 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
22 March 2005 Canyon Drive Trailhead • Mulholland Trail • Hollywood Hills Crest Trail • Mulholland Trail • Canyon Drive Trailhead 4.29 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
2 April 2005 Mt. Wilson • Mt. Wilson Toll Road • Winter Creek/Mt. Wilson Trail • Manzanita Ridge • Winter Creek Trail • Hoegee's Camp • Mt. Zion Trail • Sturtevant Camp • Sturtevant Trail • Mt. Wilson 10.17 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
9 April 2005 Holy Jim Volunteer Fire Station • Holy Jim Road • Holy Jim Trail • Bear Springs • Holy Jim Trail • Holy Jim Falls Trail • Holy Jim Falls • Holy Jim Falls Trail • Holy Jim Trail • Holy Jim Road • Holy Jim Volunteer Fire Station 10.20 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
23 April 2005 Devils Canyon Trailhead • Upper Devils Canyon Trail • Upper Devils Canyon • Upper Devils Canyon Trail • Devils Canyon Trailhead 6.23 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
30 April 2005 Pacifico Mountain Trailhead • Pacific Crest Trail • Pacifico Mountain Road • Pacifico Mountain • Pacifico Mountain Road • Pacific Crest Trail • Pacifico Mountain Trailhead 12.52 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
8 May 2005 White Rock Parking Lot • Keystone Thrust Trail • Keystone Thrust Fault • Keystone Thrust Trail • Side Trip • Keystone Thrust Trail • White Rock Parking Lot 2.42 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
14 May 2005 Upper Switzer's Parking Lot • Switzer's Access Road • Switzer's Campground • Gabrielino Trail • Bear Canyon Trail • Lower Switzer Falls Trail • Lower Switzer Falls • Lower Switzer Falls Trail • Bear Canyon Trail • Gabrielino Trail • Switzer's Campground • Switzer's Access Road • Upper Switzer's Parking Lot 4.44 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
15 May 2005 Sullivan Canyon Trailhead • Sullivan Canyon Trail • Nike Base (San Vicente Mountain) • Sullivan Canyon Trail • Sullivan Canyon Trailhead 7.85 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
21 May 2005 Temescal Parking Lot • Temescal Falls Trail • Temescal Falls • Beyond • Temescal Falls Trail • Temescal Parking Lot 2.89 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
30 May 2005 Three Points Parking Lot • Pacific Crest Trail • Pacifico Mountain Road Junction • Overland • Pacifico Mountain • Pacifico Mountain Road • Overland • Pacific Crest Trail • Three Points Parking Lot 17.94 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
5 June 2005 Mt. Wilson Trailhead (in Sierra Madre) • Mt. Wilson Trail • First Water • Mt. Wilson Trail • Orchard Camp • Mt. Wilson Trail • First Water • Mt. Wilson Trail • Mt. Wilson Trailhead (in Sierra Madre) 7.20 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
12 June 2005 Lake Ave. Trailhead • Lower Sam Merrill Trail • Echo Mountain • Castle Canyon Trail • Inspiration Point • Middle Sam Merrill Trail • Echo Mountain • Lower Sam Merrill Trail • Lake Ave. Trailhead 9.57 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
18 June 2005 Chilao Access Road • Silver Moccasin Trail • Horse Flats Campground • Mt. Hillyer Trail • Santa Clara Divide Road • Horse Flats Access Road • Horse Flats Campground • Silver Moccasin Trail • Chilao Access Road 5.38 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
25 June 2005 Leo Carillo State Beach • Willow Creek Trail • Nicholas Flats Trail • Nicholas Flats Reservoir • Nicholas Flats Trail • Leo Carillo State Beach 6.88 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
2 July 2005 Ray Miller Trailhead • La Jolla Canyon Trail • Overlook (Santa Monica Mountains Backbone) Trail • Ray Miller Trailhead 8.19 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
9 July 2005 Three Points Parking Lot • Pacific Crest Trail (East/South) • Mt. Waterman Trail • Twin Peaks Trail • East Twin Peak • Twin Peaks Trail • Mt. Waterman Trail • Pacific Crest Trail • Three Points Parking Lot 13.61 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
15 July 2005 Islip Saddle Parking Lot • Pacific Crest Trail (East/South) • Windy Gap • Mt. Islip Trail • Mt. Islip • Mt. Islip Trail • Little Jimmy-Mt. Islip Trail • Little Jimmy Trail Camp • Pacific Crest Trail • Islip Saddle Parking Lot 7.03 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
23 July 2005 Red Box Station • Mt. Wilson Road • San Gabriel Peak Trail • San Gabriel Peak • Mt. Disappointment Road • Mt. Wilson Road • Red Box Station 5.92 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
13 August 2005 Mt. Wilson Trailhead (in Sierra Madre) • Mt. Wilson Trail • First Water • Mt. Wilson Trail • Orchard Camp • Mt. Wilson Trail • Helipad Junction • Bailey Canyon Trail • Carter Avenue • Baldwin Avenue • Mira Monte • Mt. Wilson Trailhead (in Sierra Madre) 9.18 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
2 September 2005 Lily Lake Trailhead • Lily Lake Trail • Gilmore Lake • Lily Lake Trail (Loop) • Gilmore Lake • Pacific Crest Trail • Glen Alpine Creek Trail • Lily Lake Trailhead 7.86 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
11-12 September 2005 Tuolumne Meadows Trailhead • John Muir Trail • Mile 160 Lake (overnight) • John Muir Trail • Lyell Glacier • Scholder of Mt. Lyell Peak • Lyell Glacier • John Muir Trail • Mile 160 Lake • John Muir Trail • Tuolumne Meadows Trailhead 27.74 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
25-26 October 2005 Whitney Portal • Mt. Whitney Trail • Lone Pine Lake • Mt. Whitney Trail • Outpost Camp • Mt. Whitney Trail • Mirror Lake • Mt. Whitney Trail • Trail Camp (overnight) • Mt. Whitney Trail (98 Switchbacks Section) • Trail Crest • Mt. Whitney Trail • John Muir Trail • Mt. Whitney Summit • John Muir Trail • Mt. Whitney Trail • Trail Crest • Mt. Whitney Trail (98 Switchbacks Section) • Trail Camp • Mt. Whitney Trail • Mirror Lake • Mt. Whitney Trail • Outpost Camp • Mt. Whitney Trail • Lone Pine Lake • Mt. Whitney Trail • Whitney Portal 20.02 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here; pictures here.
19 November 2005 Lower Franklin Canyon Entrance • Franklin Canyon Road • Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir • Franklin Canyon Road • Lower Franklin Canyon Entrance 2.82 miles Route here; elevation profile here; oblique view here.
2005 Total distance 327.71 miles  

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