Backbone Trail: Yerba Buena Road to Etz Meloy Motorway Location: Western Santa Monica Mountains near the Circle X Ranch. From the east, take Pacific Coast

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Backbone Trail: Yerba Buena Road to Etz Meloy Motorway Location: Western Santa Monica Mountains near the Circle X Ranch. From the east, take Pacific Coast
Location: Northwestern Santa Monica Mountains on Encinal Canyon Road. From Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, 24.4 miles from the end of I-10, take Encinal Canyon
Location: 1501 Will Rogers State Park Road, Pacific Palisades. Take I-10 to its end, where it becomes northbound Pacific Coast Highway. Go 2.1 miles to
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