Escondido Falls

Escondido Falls is a short 4 mile, 700' gain, trail out to the tallest waterfall in the Santa Monica Mountains. It's a crowded trail that's almost half road, and the waterfall is usually dry, but it's worth doing at least once.
IMG_2809 The
The "trail" starts out along Winding Trail road heading past bazillion dollar, Malibu, movie star homes.
IMG_2811 This house has a tennis court, basketball court, and a batting cage. Must be nice.
This house has a tennis court, basketball court, and a batting cage. Must be nice.
IMG_2812 Finally to the start of the singletrack about a mile in.
Finally to the start of the singletrack about a mile in.
IMG_2828 Nice tree covered trail below the falls.
Nice tree covered trail below the falls.
IMG_2815 Lower Escondido Falls. It's barely dripping today even after a few days of heavy rain.
Lower Escondido Falls. It's barely dripping today even after a few days of heavy rain.
IMG_2817 To get to the bottom of the upper falls, you have to do some scrambling up
To get to the bottom of the upper falls, you have to do some scrambling up "trail" that looks like this.
IMG_2819 Upper Escondido Falls. The full falls is 150' tall, making it the highest in the Santa Monica Mountains. If you look at pictures from a wet year, it's actually...
Upper Escondido Falls. The full falls is 150' tall, making it the highest in the Santa Monica Mountains. If you look at pictures from a wet year, it's actually…
IMG_2823 View towards the ocean from the base of the upper falls.
View towards the ocean from the base of the upper falls.
IMG_2826 There's a route to the top of the upper falls, but they clearly don't want people taking it.
There's a route to the top of the upper falls, but they clearly don't want people taking it.
IMG_2827 Video of the trickling Escondido Falls.
Video of the trickling Escondido Falls.
IMG_2829 Heading back down with some nice ocean views.
Heading back down with some nice ocean views.