PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING WHENEVER POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY AT TRAIL HEAD AND BREAK SPOTS. WEAR A MASK OR FACE COVERING WHENEVER SOCIAL DISTANCING IS IMPOSSIBLE OR IMPRACTICAL. IT IS MANDATORY THAT YOU BRING A FACE COVERING. BRING HAND SANITIZER IF YOU HAVE IT. Details I am lifting the Coronavirus group-size restrictions starting with this hike! RSVP the […]
Join our Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hikingwithdean/ Details The official trail up Elliot Mountain (technically a peak at 1,063 ft) was built May 2015. Below is a photo showing how we used to climb it. The mountain, a bench and the trail are named after Burt Elliot who was very active with Conejo Open Space Conservation […]
My Bell Canyon Loop starts and ends at the mouth of Bell Canyon. Its a little-known loop and I haven't seen any other meetup group do it -- so you are in luck today! 👉 Hike is about 4 miles with 900' total ascent. Most of that is during a one-mile stretch, thus I am […]
Our route begins on Trailer Canyon fire road providing broad views over Santa Ynez Canyon and the surrounding mountains. But like nature and vacuums, we abhor fire roads. Thus, shortly after the hike begins we will leave the fire road and take a small, slightly overgrown use trail that passes a clay gully and crosses […]
This site was home to the Chumash, Spanish Rancho El Conejo, and modern ranching and farming operations. For many years, the Santa Monica Mountains sustained the Chumash and Tongva/Gabrielino cultures. Sycamore Canyon, which cuts through Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa and Point Mugu State Park, was part of a Chumash trade route. Satwiwa, which means "the bluffs," […]
Scroll down to rsvp Details The trail that goes past the site has been open for quite a while now and today I will lead my VIPs to the crash site. After paying our respects and viewing the memorials left there by others (feel free to bring one of your own), we will return on […]
Scroll down to rsvpPark Closure Notice (May 30, 2021): Most trails in Topanga State Park are currently closed until further notice due to the Pacific Palisades fire. Los Leonis Trail is open. Temescal Ridge and Waterfall Trail in Temescal Gatway Park and Rivas Canyon have opened (but not part of TSP). Please continue to check […]
National Trails Day is a celebration of trails that evolved from the report of President Ronald Reagan's President's Commission on Americans Outdoors. In 1987, the report recommended that all Americans be able to go out their front doors and within fifteen minutes, be on trails that wind through their cities or towns and bring them […]
Trail statistics are approximate. For safety purposes always assume they are underestimated. But don’t be disappointed if they are overestimated. Bring more water and snacks than you think you’ll need.
Trail descriptions are based on previous hikes. Current conditions are unknown until arrival. Expect the unexpected and plan accordingly.
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