Kanan Dume Road Backbone Trail Head

Ok, check this out. Zoom in a bit and you'll see that the map is centered on what is actually a tunnel, a bunch of trees and earth covering the road. If you follow the road north a little ways you'll see a turnoff on the west side. That's the parkshuttle stop. The trail goes down into the trees to the north of the stop, that's Newton Canyon where last I knew there's a dead deer carcass rotting away.

If you go back to were we started and follow the trail over the tunnel you can see where it winds through the valleys and then up again to a small circular turnoff on Latigo Canyon Rd (switch to map mode if need be). That's where I began my hike last Friday. The trail continues east until it gets to Tapia Park, just south of Malibu Creek State Park.