Saddle Peak Rock Climbing

Saddle Peak is located in the Santa Monica Mountains. Park at the Topanga Lookout Trailhead, located at the intersection of Stunt Road, Saddle Peak Road and Schueren Road. The trailhead for the Backbone trail is 100 yards down Stunt Road on your left. Limited parking can also be found across the road from the trailhead and a larger pullout exists a short distance further down the road. Hike West up the Backbone Trail, passing the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District water tower on your right. Shortly after you pass the water tower and where the asphalt ends, a smaller singletrack branching left. Stay on the wider jeep trail, continuing West. After about five minutes you’ll encounter the first small crag (Morpheus Wall) on your left. Continue a few minutes further to a group of brown state park signs where the trail splits again. The left trail heads South and eventually to the top of the Corpse Wall. The right fork continues West heading downhill and skirting the Watchtower on it’s way to the base of Corpse Wall.