
Enter the parking lot from the eastern driveway of missionary church on foothill. Just putting in some work. 5ish miles. We will be hiking the single track to the road T intersection. No overlook this time. Ez pz
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![]() Enter the parking lot from the eastern driveway of missionary church on foothill. Just putting in some work. 5ish miles. We will be hiking the single track to the road T intersection. No overlook this time. Ez pz |
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![]() https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/thorn-point Thorn Point is a 7.2 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Ojai, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until September. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept […] |
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![]() https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/laskey-mesa-trail Hello fellow hikers....Gonna be Hiking Laskey Mesa Trail. This trail is actually named Lasky Mesa it goes through the Santa Monica Mountains and also connects with Upper Las Virgenes Canyon. This is more of a open space trail with little shade. It's rated moderate but the elevation gain is 620 so it should have […] |
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![]() Okay all you backpackers and peak baggers this one's for you. Hiking a little known trail called Mount Gleason. This is a loooong one (18 miles) But the elevation gain is only 3152 which makes this an excellent conditioning hike. Time to weigh down your gear if your looking to train for your backpack adventures […] |
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![]() https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/simi-peak-trail?u=i Hello Fellow Hikers....Hiking Simi Peak in the Santa Monica Mountains from Oak Park. This route is less miles to the peak with a good amount of elevation gain. Meaning this is a good workout without feeling like you have over done it.. ; ) Once on the peak your rewarded with a flag and […] |
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![]() https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mount-lukens-via-stone-canyon Okay this should be a good one...This is considered the most challenging route to Mount Lukens which is the tallest peak in Los Angeles. With mileage at 7.9 and elevation gain 3293 we will be doing more incline with less level sections. This is a excellent training hike with views all the way to […] |
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![]() https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/tapo-canyon-trail?u=i Hello fellow hikers,Join me for a easier moderate hike on Tapo Canyon Trail in Simi Valley. This hike has a nice gradual walk until we start a gradual climb were we will start our loop. We should encounter wildflowers and mountain views. Our loop will drop down then we will continue until we start […] |
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![]() https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mount-mckinley-via-gold-creek Hello fellow Hikers...Okay got another little known trail in the western San Gabriel Mountains located in Sylmar/Sunland area called Mount McKinley. This trail is a moderate climb on a fireroad until we hit a turn off to start our climb towards the top. This is where the hard rating comes in. From here will […] |
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![]() https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/tapo-canyon-trail?u=i Hello fellow hikers,Join me for a easier moderate hike on Tapo Canyon Trail in Simi Valley. This hike has a nice gradual walk until we start a gradual climb were we will start our loop. We should encounter wildflowers and mountain views. Our loop will drop down then we will continue until we start […] |
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![]() https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/san-dimas-canyon-to-sunset-peak-radio-towers?u=i Hello Fellow Hikers,Are you looking to get out and hit a challenging hike but don't want to hit the popular peak hikes on the weekends? Yeah me neither. So join me on this less traveled but good distance with elevation gain hike. This trail starts off going up with switchbacks for the first 4 […] |
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