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September 2005 Mesa Peak Fire Road Hiker/Biker Camp Malibu Creek State Park Group Camp Hondo Canyon Hiker/Biker Camp Will Rodgers State Historic Park Trailhead Ray Miller Trailhead Sycamore Canyon Hiker/Biker Camp Sycamore Canyon Equestrian Camp Danielson Ranch Group Camp Sandstone Peak Hiker Only Camp Triunfo Pass Hiker/Biker Camp Triunfo Pass Equestrian Camp Trancas Canyon Hiker/Biker Camp Snakebite Ridge Hiker/Biker Camp Trancas Canyon Equestrian Camp Mesa Peak Fire Road Equestrian Camp Reagan Meadows Camp Malibu Creek State Park Main Camp Saddle Peak Hiker/Biker Camp Saddle Peak Equestrian Camp Musch Ranch Camp Upper Temescal Hiker/Biker Camp 5.4 7.52 7.52 0.48 8.58 0.48 0.7 11.93 9.3 4.28 6.64 6.64 6.3 3.76 6.06 3.76 6.06 9.7 7.08 7.08 7.64 4.4 4.4 3.75 4.64 4.8 8.42 4.8 9.51 8.2 6.24 6.24 6.2 0.55 0.55 Circle X Group Camp 6.39 6.39 Shared Shared Shared Shared Shared Shared Shared Shared ? 12 60 2 25 Potable Backbone Trail Camp Key to Features 25 8 8 6 3 8 1 8 Snakebite Ridge Trancas Canyon The Backbone Trail A Map to Facilitate Public Review of Proposed Facilities and Trails California Santa Monica Mountains National Reacrteation Area Ventura County Los Angeles County Water Phone Garbage The 64-mile Backbone Trail was conceived over 25 years ago. It would be a cross-mountain recreational route trail offering sweeping views of the ocean and inland valleys. The trail would also connect a number of public parks throughout the Santa Monica Mountains. Today, the dream is nearly realized, and the public is expecting full access and the ability to camp along the trail. An interagency team of trail planners for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park System, is preparing a regional Trail Management Plan that will address Backbone Trail access, backcountry camps, and trailhead facilities. This map depicts the various aspects of trail planning and will be used for public review. The Trail Management Plan is a work in progress. Information depicted on this map is in draft form and subject to change before official public review. This map illustrates the complexity of planning for a major regional trail. 1 1 40 40 10 10 50 50 32 8 12 480 60 Key To Features 25 12 50 12 12 12 12 8 1 6 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 50 3 20 3 5 Camps are Grouped by Location Which are Depicted by Arrow Color Depicts Designated User Type. Equestrians Have a Maximum Number of Horses Number of Sites at Each Location Maximum Number of Permits Max Number of Users Color Depicts Location Status Restroom Status and Type Water Status and Type # # # # Type Type Distance to next camp site per user type in miles Along the Backbone Trail, park users may have opportunities to stay at proposed and existing Backbone Trail Camp Sites. The chart shows what facilities are currently available at each site, what facilities are proposed for each site, which user groups the site is intended for, and distances between each site for each user group. The sites are grouped by location with each location having its own color, so park users can easily determine what opportunities are available at each location along the Backbone Trail. The Trailheads Table depicts all the facilities that currently exist and/or are proposed for each of the planned public access points along the Backbone Trail. Pacific Ocean The map illustrates the locations of all existing and proposed Backbone Trail Camps and Trailheads. It also includes the Boney Mountain Wilderness Area, which was established in 1981 to preserve the natural features of the area. The Wilderness Area restricts access to those who travel through on foot or horseback. Mountain bikes or other mechanical devices are not permitted in the wilderness. Thus, potential alternate routes for mountain bikers to bypass the Boney Mountain Wilderness had to be considered. Sycamore Canyon Sandstone Peak Trunfo Pass Mesa Peak Malibu Creek State Park Saddle Peak Hondo Canyon Topanga State Park Temescal Canyon Compost 5 1 Compost Potable Flush 1 3 Compost Well Pit 1 Buffalo 3 Compost 3 Buffalo Compost Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Compost Compost Compost Compost 3 3 3 Flush Compost Flush Flush Compost Potable Buffalo Potable Potable Buffalo 3 3 8 2 3 Compost Compost Flush Potable Buffalo Compost 3 Universal Transverse Mercator, Zone 11 North American Datum 27 Trails Unofficial Official Proposed New Roads and Dirt Service Roads Administrative Access Unofficial Official Miles 0 1 2 3 4 5 Kilometers 0 2 4 6 8 City and Local Parkland Reserves and Other Conservation Land Other Public Land Public Ownership National Park Service California Dept or Parks and Recreation SMMC and MRCA County Park Land Map Existing and Proposed Backbone Trail Trailheads Existing and Proposed Backbone Trail Camps Other Features Peaks Streams Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area Boundary Boney Mountain Wilderness Area Roads Existing Proposed Backbone Facilities Proposed Trailheads Official Trailheads Backbone Camp Sites Road delineations courtesy of Thomas Bros. Maps. Modified Anderson landuse classification data from AIS/SCAG 2001 Aerial Landuse Study. Land ownership and trail data from National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Scale 1 : 48,000 1 inch is aproximately 3 / 4 mile Backbone Trail System Boney Mountain Wilderness Mountain Bike Bypass Current and Low Use Alternative Routes Hybrid and High Use Alternative Route Backbone Trail Recycle Bin Picnic Tables Ray Miller Trailhead / La Jolla Canyon Official Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Sandstone Peak Trailhead Official Yes Proposed No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Mishe Mokwa Trailhead South Official Yes Proposed No Proposed No No Proposed Proposed No Yerba Buena Rd Unofficial Yes No No No No No No No No Mulholland Hwy South Proposed Proposed Proposed No Proposed Yes No Proposed Proposed No Encinal Cyn Rd Proposed Proposed Proposed No Proposed No No Proposed Proposed No Kanan Dume Rd North - Overflow Official Yes No No Proposed No No Proposed Proposed No Kanan Dume Rd Trailhead Official Yes Proposed No Yes No No Yes Yes No Latigo Cyn Rd Official Yes No No Proposed No No No No No Corral Canyon Trailhead Official Yes No No No No No Yes Proposed No Tapia Trailhead Official Yes Yes No Proposed No No Yes Proposed No Piuma Rd Quaker-Ross Proposed Proposed Proposed No Proposed Proposed No Proposed Proposed No Piuma Road Unofficial Yes No No No No No No No No Stunt Rd Unofficial Yes No No No No No No No No Saddle Peak Rd Proposed Yes No No No No No Proposed Proposed Proposed Old Topanga Cyn Rd Official Yes No No No No No No No No Dead Horse Trail Trailhead Official Yes Yes No Proposed Yes No Yes Proposed Yes Topanga State Park Main Entrance Official Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Proposed Yes Will Rogers SHP Official Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Proposed Yes Proposed Status Parking Restroom Ranger Station Information Kiosk Trailhead Name
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Round Mountain
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Circle XGroup Camp
Ray MillerTrailhead
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Triunfo PassEquestrian Camp
Triunfo PassHiker/Biker Camp
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Snakebite RidgeHiker/Biker Camp
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Mesa Peak Fire RoadHiker/Biker Camp
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Existing and Proposed Backbone Trail Campsites Exisiting and Proposed Backbone Trail Trailheads
Map Produced by Santa Monica Mountians Nnational Recreation Area GIS Lab. September 2005
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The Backbone TrailA Map to Facilitate Public Review of Proposed Facilities and Trails
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The 64-mile Backbone Trail was conceived over 25 years ago. It would be a cross-mountain recreational route trail offering sweepingviews of the ocean and inland valleys. The trail would also connect a number of public parks throughout the Santa Monica Mountains.Today, the dream is nearly realized, and the public is expecting full access and the ability to camp along the trail. An interagencyteam of trail planners for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park System, is preparing aregional Trail Management Plan that will address Backbone Trail access, backcountry camps, and trailhead facilities. This map depictsthe various aspects of trail planning and will be used for public review. The Trail Management Plan is a work in progress. Informationdepicted on this map is in draft form and subject to change before official public review. This map illustrates the complexity of planningfor a major regional trail.
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Along the Backbone Trail, park users may have opportunities to stay at proposed and existing Backbone Trail Camp Sites. Thechart shows what facilities are currently available at each site, what facilities are proposed for each site, which user groups the siteis intended for, and distances between each site for each user group. The sites are grouped by location with each location havingits own color, so park users can easily determine what opportunities are available at each location along the Backbone Trail.
The Trailheads Table depicts all the facilities that currently exist and/or are proposed for each of the planned public access pointsalong the Backbone Trail.
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The map illustrates the locations of all existing and proposed Backbone Trail Camps and Trailheads. It also includes the BoneyMountain Wilderness Area, which was established in 1981 to preserve the natural features of the area. The Wilderness Area restrictsaccess to those who travel through on foot or horseback. Mountain bikes or other mechanical devices are not permitted in thewilderness. Thus, potential alternate routes for mountain bikers to bypass the Boney Mountain Wilderness had to be considered.
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