Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

April 6th, 2025 at 8:05 AMPoint Mugu State Park, California State Parks, CA

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Distance17.1 mi

Elevation gain3,600 ft

CruxClass 1

Route typeLoop

Duration5.5 hr

Quality7/10

Vehicle to trailheadCar

EcoregionCalifornia Coastal Sage, Chaparral, and Oak Woodlands

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Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Starting off from Sycamore Canyon Campground.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Sycamore Canyon Trailhead.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Along Sycamore Canyon Road.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Approaching the Serrano Canyon Trail junction.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — The trail follows Serrano Creek, making a dozen or so (mostly dry) crossings.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Unearthed drainage pipe.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Boney Mountain comes into view as the trail rises out of Serrano Canyon.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Entering the Boney Mountain State Wilderness.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — View along the Serrano Canyon Trail from its junction with the Serrano Valley Connector Trail.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Turning left onto the Serrano Valley Connector Trail.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Passing an old pump engine, a relic from Serrano Valley's ranching past.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — View back from the Serrano Valley Trail junction.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — From the junction, view east along the Serrano Valley Trail.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Continuing west along the Serrano Valley Trail.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Climbing to a minor saddle, top right.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — View back from near the saddle.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — From the saddle, briefly following Boney Mountain's west ridge.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — The trail curves left, dropping 100 feet to the Old Boney Trail junction.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Along the Old Boney Trail, which wraps around a northern spur of Boney Mountain's west ridge.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — View back.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Joining the Chamberlain (Backbone) Trail.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Contouring the north side of Boney Mountain's west ridge.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Cross over to the south side of the ridge. A memorial aptly named "Split Rock" is perched on the slope ahead.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — View south toward Serrano Valley and the Pacific Ocean.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — View back.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Approaching Split Rock, the large boulder on the left.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Split Rock.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Continuing up the boulder-studded slope.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — View back toward Split Rock.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Cool sandstone formations to the north.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Approaching a minor saddle to the east of Boney Mountain

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — From the saddle, starting up Boney Mountain's east ridge.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Boney Mountain ahead. A use trail avoids most of the brush.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — View back.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Following the use trail up the chaparral slope.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Bushwhacking the final 100 yards to the summit.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — View back from just below the summit.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Boney Mountain summit. View south.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — View west toward Ventura.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — View north toward Tri Peaks.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Returning to the junction between Serrano Valley Trail and Old Boney Trail.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — From the junction, continuing along the Old Boney Trail toward Sycamore Canyon Road.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Dropping into Sycamore Canyon.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Along Sycamore Canyon Road.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — Approaching the Serrano Canyon Trail junction.

Boney Mountain via Serrano Canyon — After the junction, returning to Sycamore Canyon Campground.