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  • REI Outlet Event

    Metro Orange Line Station Lot A 7170 Canoga Ave, Los Angeles, ca, US

    REI's Outlet Event starts today! Promo Codes and details are at the HWD web site. REI Co-op Members will save an extra 25% on 6 great brands. While you are there, visit my curated REI product page here

  • V.I.P. Hike – Big Dome Lollipop

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    Somewhere in Western Malibu

    After 3 exploratories I believe I  have come up with one of best hikes in the Santa Monica Mountains (and beyond).  We'll be using a combination of park trails and secret trails to connect CircleX Ranch with the Boney Mountain State Wilderness and bag 7 peaks, (or less depending how we feel 😲) . A […]

  • Zuma Canyon – Big Loop

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    Zuma Canyon Trailhead 5721 Bonsall Dr, Malibu, CA, US

    Zuma Canyon is distinguished for being one of the deepest gorges in the Santa Monica Mountains and, unlike Topanga or Malibu Canyons, has never suffered incursion by a major road. We'll start at Lower Zuma Canyon and take the Zuma Loop trail west to the Zuma Ridge trail. The views improve as the trail climbs, […]

  • Upper Las Virgenes – Mt. Basura – Cheeseboro Loop

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    Upper Las Virgenes Open Space 6000 Las Virgenes Rd, Calabasas, CA, US

    Our hike will consist of traveling along the Dean's Cut trail connecting the underbelly of Las Virgenes and Cheseboro Canyons. The star of this hike is Mt Basura, known for its year-round snow-less skiing. We'll take or break here. Note: this hike was a VIP hike. Now my overgrown secret trail is wide open and […]

  • Dayton Canyon – Woolsey Canyon Loopy Hike

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    Dayton Canyon Los Angeles, CA, US

    This hike has just about everything: Caves, creeks, waterfalls, velvety meadows, flowers, sandstone formations and artifacts. We start at Dayton Canyon Park then loop around the Woolsey Canyon Open Space Dayton Canyon Park is 276 acres recently given to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy by the Sterling Homes development at the bottom of the canyon. […]

  • Hollywood Bike Ride

    Dayton Canyon - HWD Trail head 23855 Sterling Ranch Rd, Los Angeles, ca, US

    I posted a bike ride to Lake Hollywood and the Hollywood Sign in my other group. Join us here: https://www.meetup.com/socal-ebike-riders/events/292540026

  • The Pentachaeta Loop

    Triunfo Creek Park 32176 Triunfo Canyon Rd, Westlake Village, CA

    This one is another HWD original! I put this one together back in 2009 after exploring some Westlake Village use trails. With the combination of use trails, some minor rock scrambling and views of two local lakes, the result is probably the best hike in Westlake Village. The Pentachaeta Trail, the main feature of Triunfo […]

  • 🌊Mesa Peak & Malibu Seafood – BYOB 🥂🥃

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    Malibu Seafood Fresh Fish Market and Patio Café 25653 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA

    Many hiking groups promise to take you to Mesa Peak but they never do. That's because they have confused their peaks and take you to the wrong one. So come along with us to the real Mesa Peak! (elev 1,844 ft). Along the way there will be a creek crossing and green meadows. Our classic […]

  • Mission Point The Hard Way

    O'Melveny Park - HWD 17300 Sesnon Blvd, Granada Hills, ca, US

    O’Melveny Park spreads over 672 acres, second on the list of largest parks within the City of Los Angeles, right after Griffith Park. Noted for its picture-perfect picnic grounds with white fences and towering eucalyptus trees, O’Melveny Park also challenges hikers with several miles of steep, backcountry fire roads and primitive trails. Normally our hike […]

 

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