Also, there are restrooms in Skofield Park but is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Turn right 0.1 mile later on Los Olivos Street in front of the mission. Bear left on Mission Canyon Road where it forks at Rocky Nook Park. Drive 0.2 mile and bear right at the Y intersection and 0.3 mile farther turn right on Las Canoas Road. Drive 1.2 miles to the trailhead.
Limited parking is available on the shoulder on both sides of the bridge.
More parking is available just around the bend in Skofield Park. However, the park is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Fifty yards past the sign the trail crosses the creek and climbs up a rocky path to an old buggy road used 100 years ago. At 0.5 mile the trail crosses the creek again and climbs up another steep rocky path, with lots of poison oak on the sides, until reaching a grove of pines. The trail continues a steep ascent and soon there are good views of the city and ocean.