Backbone Trail
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The Backbone Trail is a long-distance hiking route that traverses the Santa Monica Mountains in Southern California, offering scenic coastal and mountain views across multiple parks and open spaces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Backbone Trail canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7180450 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Backbone Trail Context triple: [Temescal Gateway Park, connectsTo, Backbone Trail]
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A.
Cascade Trail
Cascade Trail is a scenic alpine walking track in Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park, known for its high-country landscapes, wildflowers, and mountain views.
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B.
High Road Trail
High Road Trail is a hiking path within Malibu Creek State Park in Southern California, known for its scenic canyon views and access to the park’s rugged natural landscapes.
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C.
Skyline Trail
Skyline Trail is a popular long-distance hiking route in Massachusetts known for its rugged terrain and scenic ridge-top views.
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D.
Skyline Trail
Skyline Trail is a popular hiking route in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, renowned for its dramatic coastal views and frequent whale and moose sightings.
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E.
Applegate Trail
The Applegate Trail was a 19th-century emigrant wagon route that provided an alternative, supposedly safer path to the Oregon Trail through southern Oregon and northern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Backbone Trail Target entity description: The Backbone Trail is a long-distance hiking route that traverses the Santa Monica Mountains in Southern California, offering scenic coastal and mountain views across multiple parks and open spaces.
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A.
Cascade Trail
Cascade Trail is a scenic alpine walking track in Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park, known for its high-country landscapes, wildflowers, and mountain views.
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B.
High Road Trail
High Road Trail is a hiking path within Malibu Creek State Park in Southern California, known for its scenic canyon views and access to the park’s rugged natural landscapes.
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C.
Skyline Trail
Skyline Trail is a popular long-distance hiking route in Massachusetts known for its rugged terrain and scenic ridge-top views.
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D.
Skyline Trail
Skyline Trail is a popular hiking route in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, renowned for its dramatic coastal views and frequent whale and moose sightings.
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E.
Applegate Trail
The Applegate Trail was a 19th-century emigrant wagon route that provided an alternative, supposedly safer path to the Oregon Trail through southern Oregon and northern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
long-distance hiking trail
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recreational trail ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crosses | multiple canyons and ridgelines ⓘ |
| designationYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint |
Corral Canyon trailhead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanan Dume Road trailheads ⓘ Mishe Mokwa trailhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Miller trailhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Rogers State Historic Park trailhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | National Recreation Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndPoint | Point Mugu State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartPoint | Will Rogers State Historic Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 67 miles ⓘ |
| lengthInKilometers | approximately 108 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Santa Monica Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ |
| managedBy |
California Department of Parks and Recreation
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National Park Service ⓘ local park agencies ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Channel Islands (distant views)
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Monica Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Santa Monica Mountains trail system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Malibu, California
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Thousand Oaks, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
chaparral ecosystem
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coastal sage scrub habitat ⓘ oak woodland areas ⓘ |
| popularFor |
day hikes on individual segments
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multi-day backpacking trips ⓘ |
| region |
Los Angeles County
NERFINISHED
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Ventura County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsThrough |
Castro Crest
NERFINISHED
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Corral Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Malibu Creek State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Point Mugu State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Topanga State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Rogers State Historic Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuma Canyon area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| terrain |
coastal terrain
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mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
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horseback riding (on many segments) ⓘ trail running ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Backbone Trail Description of subject: The Backbone Trail is a long-distance hiking route that traverses the Santa Monica Mountains in Southern California, offering scenic coastal and mountain views across multiple parks and open spaces.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.