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West 5th Street W 5th St, Oxnard, CA, US

I need an easy one and this will surely be the easiest one, or two, or three. We will be doing two or three beach highpoints. Meet at the end of 5th st and harbor. We will hike from Mandalay Beach to Mcgrath state park. On the way we will tag two hills. Good sand […]

Franklin trail

Franklin Trail Trailhead Carpinteria, CA, US

Franklin Trail is a 15.5 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Carpinteria, California that features a lake and is rated as difficult. The trail is primarily used for hiking, running, and nature trips and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.- We […]

Harmon cyn

Missionary Church 500 High Point Drive, Ventura, CA, US

I’m going to just go for a stroll up and back- 5-7 miles. Park on either Foothill or Kimball

Dry lakes ridge

Dry Lakes Ridge California, CA, US

Dry Lakes Ridge is a 12.5 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Ojai, California that offers scenic views and is rated as difficult. The trail is primarily used for hiking, nature trips, and bird watching and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on […]

Howard Creek Trail

Howard Creek Trailhead Maricopa Hwy, Ojai, CA, US

Howard Creek Trail is a 5.6 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Ojai, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, running, and mountain biking and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on […]

Rancho Simi Overlook and Benchmark Runkle

1477 Hidden Ranch Dr 1477 Hidden Ranch Dr, Simi Valley, CA, US

meet at the trail head at 1477 hidden ranch dr. We will hike up to Rancho Overlook and then drive to the intersection on Aspen St and Maple Leaf Ct. Do the quick hike up and back. Doesn't look overly hard or long. Effective immediately RSVP's will be limited to 4 + the organizer. If […]

Challenger Peak, Peak 1603 and Lone Oak

Mellow Lane Mellow Ln, Simi Valley, CA, US

1st we will park on Mellow ln and do the 15 min walk to tag Challenger, then either walk or drive to Challenger park and head south and tag the other two peaks. 8ish miles.

Cozy dell- foothill trail

Cozy Dell Trailhead - (23W26) 14912 Maricopa Highway, Ojai, CA (edit map) Cozy Dell Trailhead - (23W26) 14912 Maricopa Highway, Ojai, CA (edit map), Ojai, CA, US

We will park at the trailhead. Head up cozy dell. Loop around magic mtn, up the Pratt trail and back down cozy dell. Estimate 7.5 miles

 

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