• Palo Comado Lollipop – Easy Intermediate

    Doubletree/Sunnycrest Trailhead Oak Springs Drive & Doubletree Road, Oak Park, CA, US

    4.6 miles, 900' gain, easy-intermediate. This route takes us through a beautiful canyon via a counter-clockwise lollipop. Most of the hike has a clear view of the sky, with a […]

  • Hill Canyon – Hawk Lollipop – Easy Intermediate, beginner option

    Hill Canyon Trailhead 10241 Hill Canyon Road, Camarillo, CA, US

    5.3 miles, 600' gain, Easy-Intermediate 2 miles, 100' gain, Beginner We start by crossing a bridge into a wooded area and continue down a relatively flat path alongside a stream. […]

  • China Flats – Intermediate

    China Flat Trailhead 34.193558, -118.775137, Oak Park, ca, US

    3 miles, 1000' gain, Intermediate. The entire first half is an incline. Nothing super steep, but beginners will find this climb exhausting. Fit beginners can still complete this hike, as […]

  • Angel Vista potluck hike

    Rosewood Trailhead 305 Regal Oak Ct, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    3.0 miles, 800' gain, easy-intermediate. This hike is rated easy-intermediate because it is a continuous incline for 1.5 miles. This isn't real steep, but it is continuous, and many beginner […]

  • 2-22-22 – Oakbrook Vista – Easy Intermediate

    Oakbrook Vista Trailhead 3222 Lang Ranch Parkway, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    3.2 miles, 900' gain, easy intermediate. The first part is a steady incline, followed by a rolling trail to our destination. Fit beginners can complete this hike, but it will […]

  • Los Padres – Easy Intermediate

    Los Padres Trailhead 15 Los Padres Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    3.5 miles, 600' gain, Easy Intermediate. A fit beginner can handle this. Because there are a couple extended inclines, I've rated this at the easy end of the intermediate spectrum. […]

  • Wildlife Tunnel Loop – Intermediate

    Rocky Peak Trail 7900 Santa Susana Pass Rd, Simi Valley, CA, US

    Intermediate - 3 miles, 1000' gain. This hike is relatively short, but the middle portion is a rugged and continuous incline for 1 mile with about 700' of gain. Even […]

  • Long Canyon – Easy cc lollipop – the back way

    572 Bannister Way 572 Bannister Way, Simi Valley, CA, US

    5 miles, 800' gain, Easy Intermediate. The address is not the address of the hike, but a nearby address that should get you to pass by the trailhead. This route […]

 

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