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Topo map of the Ladyface Trail. Blue lines are 4x4 and dirt roads, the yellow line is the ridgeline trail up the spine of Ladyface.
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Google Earth view of Ladyface from the east. The trail up the ridgeline is shown in light blue.
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Looking east back down the trail, from not very far up
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You need a leg up on parts of this trail
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A steep and loose part
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Looking back down the steep loose part
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Approaching the steepest section
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Starting up the steep part. Fortunately it's only about 100 feet long
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Looking back down from the steepest part
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The trail goes below the base of the nearest hill and then behind the next one
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Some people climb to the top of this hill, but not us!
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Looking northwest from Ladyface
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Looking southwest from Ladyface
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Looking south down Kanan Road from Ladyface
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The trail here IS the ridgeline
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Looking north from Ladyface at Simi Peak in the distance
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The end of the trail, Steve finds the geocache
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Looking up from the end of the trail
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Looking right from the end of the trail
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The trail back is along that ridgeline somewhere!
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The highest hill, in the middle, is called Gods Eye View
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It's still a long way back to the bottom
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Scrambling down the steepest part
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This part is relatively level and easy
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Back to the loose section, getting close to the bottom
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