Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge

April 6th, 2024 at 6:34 AMPoint Mugu State Park, California State Parks, CA

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Distance9.8 mi

Elevation gain3,300 ft

CruxClass 4

Route typeLoop

Duration4 hr

Quality7/10

Vehicle to trailheadCar

EcoregionCalifornia Coastal Sage, Chaparral, and Oak Woodlands

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Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Starting along the Wendy Trail.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Potrero Creek crossing.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View back toward the town of Thousand Oaks.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Boney Ridge catching the morning light.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Descending 200 feet into Sycamore Canyon via the Old Cabin Trail.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Creek crossing at the bottom of Sycamore Canyon.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Short detour along the Waterfall Trail to Sycamore Falls.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — The trail follows the creek for 0.1 miles as it bends right.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Sycamore Falls.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Rejoining the Old Cabin Trail, which climbs the south side of the Sycamore Canyon via a set of switchbacks.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View back.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Boney Ridge visible ahead.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Turning right at the Old Boney Trail junction.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Leaving the Old Boney Trail for the unmaintained Boney Ridge Trail on the left.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Hill Benchmark, view south toward Boney Ridge.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Dropping down to a minor saddle below Hill Benchmark. The trail cuts through the chaparral slope ahead.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Class 2.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View back toward Hill Benchmark (right of center).

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Continuing along Boney Ridge.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View back from a notch.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — The trail leads through the sandstone formations ahead.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View back.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Ascending a steep, eroded channel with low-hanging branches.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View back. The trail emerges from the leftmost pinnacle ahead.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View back.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Topping out on Boney Ridge. Tri Peaks, my main objective, is on the left.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — A confusing lattice of trails wraps around the base of Tri Peaks.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View back toward Big Dome, a LPC peak.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Leaving the trail for this small corridor which leads to the summit block of Tri Peaks.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Northeast face of Tri Peaks' Class 4 summit block. It consists of about 30 feet of pocketed sandstone. I swapped my trail runners for climbing shoes, although it may be overkill for the more daring of climbers.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Another shot about half way up the summit block. From here, I traversed slightly to the right before continuing up.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Tri Peaks summit. View northeast. Big Dome is on the left. Sandstone Peak, the range's high point, is on the right.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View southeast into the basin below Sandstone Peak.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View southwest toward the Pacific Ocean.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View north.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Returning to the saddle between Tri Peaks and Pop Top, visible ahead.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Pop Top summit. View northeast.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View back toward Tri Peaks.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Descending the east side of Pop Top to rejoin the Old Cabin Trail.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Descending the Old Cabin Trail.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Sections of the Old Cabin Trail are heavily rutted.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View back from a wooded section.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Cabin ruins.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — View back toward Boney Ridge.

Tri Peaks via Boney Ridge — Approaching the Old Boney Trail junction.