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the second and third breaks demand short boards and advanced-level skills. Whichever
way you ride, know your etiquette before paddling out.
Mishe Mokwa Trail & Sandstone Peak HIKING
( GOOGLE MAP ; www.nps.gov/samo ; 12896 Yerba Buena Rd)
On warm spring mornings when the snowy blue ceonothus perfumes the air with honey-
suckle, there's no better place to be than this 6-mile loop trail that winds through a red-
rock canyon, through the oak oasis at Split Rock and up to the tallest mountain in the
Santa Monica Mountains, Mount Allen, aka Sandstone Peak.
Malibu Surf Shack SURFING
( GOOGLE MAP ; www.malibusurfshack.com ; 22935 Pacific Coast Hwy; kayaks per day $30, surf
boards per day $20-35, SUP per hour/day $45/75, wetsuits per day $10-15, surf/SUP lessons per per-
son $125/100; 10am-6pm)
This barefoot surf shop rents (and sells) kayaks, SUP (stand-up paddleboard) kits and surf-
boards. Surf and SUP lessons take place on Surfrider beach, last 90 minutes and include a
full day's rental of the board and wetsuit. The paddling between here and Point Dume is
excellent, with frequent dolphin and sea-lion sightings.