• Sherwood Forest/Los Robles Scenic Loop – Gentler hike

    Los Robles Trail Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

    This will be in addition to Steve's hike. We’ll hike about 4 miles with 800’ of total elevation gain, spread out nicely, with an optional little bonus loop through Oak Creek Canyon, if it's not too hot. We'll have some shade for about half the hike. "Robles" is Spanish for oaks, and we'll see plenty […]

  • Sherwood Sentinals Overview – Gentler with Single Tracks

    CAMBERWELL AND MARGATE PLACE CAMBERWELL AND MARGATE PLACE, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    This hike starts at the corner of Potrero and Westlake Boulevard, and immediately crosses over into the Three Springs area over an empty streambed, past some old car parts and bug traps! We'll climb up a single-track to a volcanic boulder-strewn ridgeline offering views of both Lake Eleanor and the Las Virgenes Reservoir. We will […]

  • To Serra Cross Park at Grant Park ~ Gentler Intermediate

    Museum of Ventura County 100 East Main Street, Ventura, CA, US

    NOTE: We will meet at the Museum parking lot between Santa Clara and Main Street. It won't be as hot in Ventura, so let's take it easy and hike from the museum up to the cross and a few trails in the upper botanical garden, before we head back down. Bring money or credit card, […]

  • Rancho Sierra Vista, Peace, Love, and Joy ~ 8:30am Start

    Rancho Sierra Vista Rancho Sierra Vista/Point Mugu, Newbury Park, CA, US

    Let's head out to the famed Peace, Love, Joy arch at the Danielson. This out and back hike wanders through grasslands and chaparral from the Rancho Sierra Vista trailhead, then climbs up Danielson fire road for some fantastic views north to Port Hueneme and Oxnard and west toward the Pacific Ocean. If it's really clear, […]

  • Lynnmere from Camino Magenta – Gentler but not Beginner NOTE 8:00am Start

    Camino Magenta Lynnmere Trailhead 1553 Camino Magenta, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Thursday will be a hot one, so hot in fact, that the heat warning may turn into a heat advisory and this will be cancelled, so watch your email. In case it's not, we'll start extra early, at 8 am. Please be nice; avoid turning around in residents’ driveways if at all possible. This shorter, […]

  • Rosewood Trail to Angel Vista – Gentler Intermediate

    150 Regal Oak Ct 150 Regal Oak Ct, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    The hike begins near the beginning of Regal Oak Ct. on the lower Rosewood Trail, a dirt trail heading up a shaded ravine at the base of the mountains, and continues to the usual Rosewood trail. Rosewood trail presents a clear view over the 101 Freeway carving up the Conejo Valley. This is a preview […]

  • Intermediate 8 miles ~ Ray Miller Trail and Overlook Trail in Malibu

    La Jolla Canyon 8588 Pacific Coast Hwy, 2 mi North of Sycamore Canyon, Ventura, CA, US

    Join us on an out and back hike up the Ray Miller Trail and the Overlook Trail. We’ll enjoy beautiful ocean views as we descend. We'll pick up about 1300’ gain on this 8 mile adventure. Lying along the brilliant blue Pacific Ocean at the west end of Malibu (just shy of Port Hueneme), the […]

  • Hill Canyon starting at Santa Rosa Regional Park

    Hill Canyon Trailhead 10241 Hill Canyon Road, Camarillo, CA, US

    Time and date are as noted above. We will start this hike at Santa Rosa Regional Park at the parking area in Hill Canyon but we will take a different route than I usually take. We will cross the bridge over the runoff creek and stay on the trail to hike the Hawk Canyon trail, […]

  • Stagecoach to Angel Vista – Gentler with COSF Benefit Lunch After at the Alamo

    1550 Susan Dr 1550 Susan Dr, Thousand Oaks, Ca, US

    The weather will be nice and cool this Thursday, so a 9 am start time will be fine. This hike is timed so that we can end roughly at 11 am and make our way over to the Alamo (next to the library at Borchard and 101) for lunch; Thursday is COSF Benefit Day at […]

 

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