The Backbone is a 70-mile treasure that crosses the spine of the Santa Monica Mountains all the way to Point Mugu. You'll only be sampling six rolling miles of the Backbone, but it's so regal that afterward you'll feel like a king which is good, since on weekends you can often take in a polo match at Will Rogers State Historical Park before humping up Sunset back to your car. In Topanga State Park and Will Rogers State Historical Park north of Pacific Palisades, approximately 3.5 miles west of I-405. Rest rooms, water, phones, and rangers can be found at the Will Rogers State Historical Park near the ride's end. No services are available elsewhere on the trail.
All services are available in Pacific Palisades.
Automobile traffic on paved sections, narrow cliffside single-tracks, and rattlesnakes. Topanga State Park rangers regularly patrol Mulholland Drive. In addition, Sunset Boulevard can often be reached by riding downhill from many points on this ride. After passing the traffic light at Allenford Avenue, make the next right onto San Remo Drive. Take an immediate left at the fork with Monaco Drive and park.