• Malibu Creek State Park (MCSP) from Tapia ~ 8:00 start!

    Salvation Army Camp 26801 Dorothy Dr., Calabasas, CA, US

    We will start this hike into MCSP from Tapia Park. The Tapia Park entrance is just before the Piuma intersection. Note: a day use fee (machine at entrance) is required if you don't have a State Park Pass. After you enter Tapia, follow the signs to Salvation Army Camp & Conference Center. It's about 0.4 […]

  • Rancho Sierra Vista, Peace, Love, Joy, via Sycamore ~ Intermediate Hike

    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 Monument (picture). This modified out and back hike is about 7 miles with 1400 feet of elevation gain. Weather should be a mild 72* by the end, so we can leave at the usual 9:00am time. The hike drops down into Sycamore […]

  • Hill Canyon starting at Santa Rosa Regional Park

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

    8:30 start time. We will start this hike at Santa Rosa Regional Park at the parking area in Hill Canyon, cross the bridge over the runoff creek, and stroll a mile before turning onto the fire road up the Western Plateau. We will continue straight at the crest of the fire road and then turn […]

  • Backbone East from Las Virgenes/Piuma to El Nido – Out and Back

    Piuma Cyn Parking Area Piuma Rd & Malibu Cyn Rd, Malibu, CA, US

    **During warm weather Monte Nido is a little island of coolness. So this Thursday we’ll be hiking a section of the Backbone Trail that runs through it. The trail is particularly pretty, and very shaded overall. We’ll meet at the pay parking lot on Malibu Canyon, just south of Piuma Rd. (There is some free […]

  • 🤞🏻Newton Canyon to Buzzards Roost🌊🌊- 8 Mile Intermediate Hike

    Newton Canyon Trailhead 1600 South Kanan Dume Road, Malibu, CA, US

    This hike will start at 8:00. We will meet in the parking lot on Kanan at Newton Canyon, we'll jump on the Backbone Trail for a cruise over and up to the peak of the Zuma Ridge Trail at Buzzard's Roost. On the ridge, we'll have a great view of Zuma Beach and the Pacific. […]

  • Sycamore Canyon Hike from the Ocean – a Gentler Hike

    Point Magu State Park Pacific Coast Highway 9000, Malibu, CA, United States

    HIKE DETAILS: This will be a little easier hike for Tuesday, with less elevation gain, less miles, and slower. Should you change hikes, don't forget to cancel the one you are not going on this Tuesday. This hike will go from the beach up to the picnic table on the fire road, approximately 5.5 miles. […]

  • Potrero Rd. & Wendy Dr. Roller Coaster Ride to Angel Vista – Intermediate

    Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa Wendy Trailhead Portrero Road & South Wendy Drive, Newbury Park, ca, US

    Please note this hike will start at the trailhead we use for the Boney Hike (junction of South Wendy Drive and Portrero Road). We will take the single track trail about one-half mile to where the Angel Vista TH begins to add about an extra mile to the hike. Hoping to get back before it […]

  • Hill Canyon up to Lizards Rock

    Hill Canyon Trailhead Hill Canyon Rd, Camarillo, CA, US

    This is a second hike for Thursday starting at 8:30. We will start at Santa Rosa parking lot, cross the bridge over the water and hike down to the new bridge. We will cross the new bridge and hike up to Lizards Rock. Maybe we will run into the other hikers who are going to […]

  • Wildwood Central Park

    Wildwood Regional Park 928 W Avenida De Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Wildwood Park is one of our most versatile local parks, with 27 miles of trails traversing rocky volcanic cliffs, cacti-filled desert environs, riparian forest, and a cool, watery canyon. Wildwood's western look served as backdrop for TV classics such as The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, and Wagon Train. We will meet at Wildwood's main parking lot. This […]

 

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