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Calabasas Peak Motorway

On Calabasas Peak, Santa Monica Mountains

Trail3.0 km · 1.9 miBest Sep–Jun

Next nearby hike: Stokes Ridge Trail 0.5 mi · 0.8 kmExplore Calabasas Peak →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Sep–Jun · highs 16–26 °C (61–79 °F)

  1. J16°6°98
  2. F16°6°113
  3. M17°7°65
  4. A20°9°31
  5. M22°12°9
  6. J25°15°2
  7. J27°17°1
  8. A28°18°1
  9. S26°16°5
  10. O23°13°22
  11. N19°9°43
  12. D16°6°69

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Calabasas Peak Motorway is a trail in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California, United States of America, about 3.0 km (1.9 mi) in length. It is on Calabasas Peak in the Santa Monica Mountains. It lies about 5.1 km west of Topanga.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
3.0 km · 1.9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain
Calabasas Peak (mountain, 644 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Santa Monica Mountains (Transverse Ranges › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
5.1 km W of Topanga (Los Angeles County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Best months
Sep–Jun
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route centre
34.1080, -118.6517
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Stokes Ridge Trail

0.5 mi · 0.8 km · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Cold Creek Canyon Trail

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Secret Trail

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Topanga Ridge Motorway

1.3 mi · 2.2 km · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Calabasas - Cold Creek Trail

1.8 mi · 2.9 km · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Norman's Way to Western Loop Trail

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

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