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Julie on the initial stretch along the Backbone Trail, where we could have taken it beyond the spur use trails to Newton Canyon Falls and continue towards Zuma Canyon FallsĪfter 2.5 miles on the Backbone Trail, we could’ve ultimately connected with the Encinal Canyon Road. Plus, had we continued on the Backbone Trail, we could’ve seen the Upper Zuma Falls which was dry on our first visit (and we didn’t take photos of it so no evidence of that either). There were actually more waterfalls in the area, but we didn’t have the time to do them nor did we feel like partaking in additional scrambling.Īs suggested in our California Waterfalls book, we could have followed the stream downstream towards the top of more cascades eventually getting to another 25ft waterfall known as Zuma Falls. Extending the Excursion to Zuma Canyon Falls The total hiking distance for just this falls was about a mile round trip, which was both short and sweet. At the bottom of a scramble, Julie and I then had to stream scramble our way upstream to the bottom of Newton Canyon FallsĪfter a couple of minutes of this, we were right before the base of Newton Canyon Falls. Next, we pretty much scrambled our way upstream (both alongside it as well as inside it) which involved going over some deadfalls and termite-rotted trees.

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With some trial and error to find the scrambling route that we were most comfortable with, we eventually reached the bottom where we immediately were next to a stream. In any case, at the fork, the Backbone Trail continued to the right, but we took the trail of use to the left.Īfter a minute or two on this branch trail, we had to look for one of several scrambling trails that branched to the left. Since the Kanan Road was perched alongside and above the Backbone Trail during this stretch, it was quite noisy given the amount of traffic that the road sees. Julie ducking branches from overgrowth on a narrower trail of use after leaving the Backbone Trail and pursuing the Newton Canyon Falls Hiking and Scrambling to Newton Canyon FallsĪfter parking the car (see directions below), we followed the Backbone Trail downhill past a creek (usually dry) and towards a trail sign at a fork. This waterfall was somewhat hidden from the Backbone Trail alongside the Kanan Road, which links Hwy 1 to the 101 Freeway through the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Nonetheless, on our most recent visit in 2010, we came during early Spring after a very wet Winter so for sure we weren’t going to miss it this time around!

Maybe it had something to do with the fact that our previous attempt occurred in late Spring during a pretty dry Winter so perhaps it wasn’t flowing back then.

Newton Canyon Falls was one of those waterfalls that somehow eluded us many years ago on our first attempt.īut after finding it recently, we wondered how on earth we managed to miss it.

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