El Escorpion CAVE Hike

UPDATE: Trail head is where vanowen ends and turns into sunset ridge (approximatelya block West of valley circle and next door to Fuschi nails.

Are you looking for a hike that's an action-packed adventure? Rarely does a 2.1-mile loop offer as much excitement as the hike to the Cave of Munits and Castle Peak. You'll start with a gradual warm-up across El Escorpion Park to Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve to find a fun vertical cave just begging to be explored. You won't need any ropes or gear to get through the cave, just an adventurous spirit that will lead you out the top of the cave to a tough off-trail ascent to Castle Peak, a panoramic summit towering over the west end of the San Fernando Valley. The loop closes with a swift descent from the crown of jumbled rocks. Are you up for it?

The start of the hike (trailhead) is El Escorpion Park in Woodland Hills.

Hike should take an hour to 75 minutes so should give us plenty of time to explore with the two hours allotted.

-Jeff