Backbone Trail is a 67 mile long trail that runs through the Santa Monica Mountains; this is a section which begins from Latigo Canyon Trail off of Latigo Canyon Road. The trail meanders in and out of lush wooded canyons and climbs through chaparral covered hillsides to a ridge and along Castro Motorway. The trail ends at a high point on top of an outcropping of sandstone that is surrounded by spectacular ocean and mountain views.