Backbone Trail - Etz Meloy Motorway
1.22-mile out-and-back trail in California with 146 ft of elevation gain.
Photo: Perfect Zero, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 146 ft
- climb
- Out and back
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- Easy
- difficulty
Is Backbone Trail - Etz Meloy Motorway open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
As of · Source: NPS · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Backbone Trail - Etz Meloy Motorway
Best months: Year-round. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
66° / 46°
6 wet
Feb
65° / 46°
6 wet
Mar
66° / 48°
5 wet
Apr
67° / 48°
2 wet
May
67° / 52°
1 wet
Jun
70° / 55°
1 wet
Jul
73° / 58°
0 wet
Aug
74° / 58°
0 wet
Sep
73° / 57°
1 wet
Oct
73° / 54°
2 wet
Nov
71° / 48°
3 wet
Dec
66° / 44°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Point Mugu Nf, CA, 13.9 mi away at 13 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Backbone Trail - Etz Meloy Motorway is a 1.22-mile out-and-back trail in California managed by the National Park Service. The route gains 146 feet of elevation.
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