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Rivas Canyon Trail

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 4.2 (5)
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  2. CA
  3. …Southern California
  4. …Santa Monica Mountains NRA
  5. Temescal Gateway Park
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2.4

Miles

3.9

KM

Point to Point

779' 238 m

High

318' 97 m

Low

544' 166 m

Up

470' 143 m

Down

8%

Avg Grade (5°)

29%

Max Grade (16°)

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Land Manager: NPS - Santa Monica Mountains

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  4.2 from 5 votes

#1

in Temescal Gateway Park

#10942

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#1

in Temescal Gateway Park

#1,040

in California

#10,942

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Beautiful, lush Rivas Canyon. Go slow and savor this part of the trail.
Jun 27, 2020 near Santa M…, CA
Looking to the east across Rivas Canyon
Jun 27, 2020 near Santa M…, CA
The ocean view, looking south to Santa Monica. Palos Verdes and Catalina are somewhere out there in the haze
Jun 27, 2020 near Santa M…, CA
Looking west across Temescal Canyon
Jun 27, 2020 near Santa M…, CA
Mariposa Lily - Calochortus plummerae
Jun 27, 2020 near Santa M…, CA
A grove of tall eucalyptus in the canyon
Jun 27, 2020 near Santa M…, CA

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Jul 14, 2021
Ted Kaufmann
GPS file is wrong at the end :/
Apr 20, 2021
Damien Sutevski
Aug 13, 2020
Anthony Arcinas
Jun 19, 2020
LA Transit to Trails
A beautiful, breezy day on one of my favorite short hikes. Very few hikers as usual. 3.7mi — 2h 00m

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