![]() ![]() Wild rock formations along Mesa Peak Motorway The canyon and ocean below Mesa Peak Motorway Due to excessive vandalism, California State Parks closed access to the cave in May 2016. A path off the left side of the trail before this clearing goes toward a boulder with access to a graffiti-covered cave called Corral Canyon Cave or Jim Morrison Cave (for his reported visiting of the cave). Less disciplined hikers will be compelled to hop off trail to explore all the interesting rock formations along Mesa Peak Motorway. You can walk in circles through the labyrinth or climb around on the boulders above the trail. Within the clearing, a spiral-shaped stone labyrinth has been assembled below pocked sandstone cliffs. Walk a short distance down Mesa Peak Motorway to a clearing on the left, under half a mile from Corral Canyon Road. ![]() You will be hiking through a garden of strangely-shaped sandstone rock formations. Turn right to stay on Mesa Peak Motorway, which is now also the Backbone Trail. Begin by hiking 0.35 miles up Mesa Peak Motorway to a junction with the Backbone Trail. At times, the road offers views north over Agoura and other parts of the Santa Monica Mountains. Take a look down the upper reaches of Corral Canyon toward the coast of Malibu. Starting from Corral Canyon Road at an elevation of 1,985 feet, Mesa Peak Motorway ventures east across the top of a high ridge in the Santa Monica Mountains. For a tougher ascent to Mesa Peak, hike up the east end of Mesa Peak motorway from Piuma Trailhead to Mesa Peak.For a shorter 5.35-mile round trip hike with 375 feet of elevation change, stop at a crest on Mesa Peak Motorway before the last descent to Mesa Peak and follow a path up McAuley Peak, which has a prominent boulder that looks like a frog or a lizard’s head. Because there are similar views along Mesa Peak Motorway to those found at the summit, hikers could turn around early and still have an enjoyable outing. ![]() The sweeping views over Malibu and the Pacific Ocean make Mesa Peak a worthwhile destination. The trail makes a rolling 250-foot ascent to the hike’s high point and then drops across a saddle and rises to another major crest before descending to the small summit of Mesa Peak. Expect lots of ups and downs along this undulating route. The hike from Corral Canyon Road to Mesa Peak is a 6.5-mile round trip with 465 feet of elevation change between the high and low points of the hike. ![]()
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