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| The Grotto, Malibu |
The Grotto, Malibu
The Grotto trail is a short, but fun 3 ½ mile round-trip
hike to see a 20 foot waterfall that flows into a hidden cave. The trail features a few other smaller
waterfalls and a beautiful open meadow that is filled with wildflowers in the
spring. As you approach the waterfall on
the grotto trail, the canyon narrows and the last ¼ mile of the trail can be a
bit tricky. To reach the base of the falls and the hidden cave, you’ll have to
navigate around, over, and through a maze of house-sized boulders. Grandma and
your fat uncle Phil will have to wait at the top of the falls while everyone
else does some exploring. You probably won’t be able to spend the entire day at
the Grotto, but you might consider heading over to nearby
Temescal Canyon in Santa Monica afterwards.
To reach the Grotto trailhead from Pacific Coast Highway in
Malibu, turn onto Yerba Buena Road and follow it 5 ½ miles to the Circle X
Ranch Ranger Station.
