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Ventura County Day Hikes

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

Tapo canyon trail

Tapo Canyon Trailhead 3803 Tapo Canyon Road, Simi Valley, CA, US

See photo above

Harmon cyn

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

If it's not raining. I’m going to just go for a stroll up and back- 5-7 miles. Enter the parking lot from the eastern driveway of missionary church on foothill. Just putting in some work.

Mt McCoy peak 1340

Stargaze Park 355 Stargaze Ave, Simi Valley, CA, US

Park at the north end of Stargaze in Simi Valley. We will hike south up to Mt McCoy the back way then over to 1340 6ish miles

Middle Sespe

Piedra Blanca Trailhead Forest Route 5N24, Ojai, CA, US

Meet at the piedra Blanca trailhead. Some bushwhacking and ticks are present so prepare yourself

Rose-Lion Connector

Middle Lion Campground 19786 Forest Rte 6N31, Ojai, CA, US

We will meet at the intersection of Rose Valley rd and the road to the middle lions campground. Hike to the falls, then reverse course and take a connector trail to middle lions camp. We will climb up to the Forest Service road and back to Rose Valley road- 8 miles

Mount Clef , CLU hill and maybe mount clef ridge

Santa Rosa Trailhead Mountclef & Olsen, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

Park in the neighborhood off of Magellan and Mount Clef. Mainly good trail. If we do the ridge there is some scrambling. 8 miles

 

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