
Wildwood Central Park ~ Gentler Intermediate
This is a second Gentler Hike on Thursday. It will also be at Wildwood, but starting from the main parking lot. Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks is one of the […]

This is a second Gentler Hike on Thursday. It will also be at Wildwood, but starting from the main parking lot. Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks is one of the […]

Come join the 19th annual Backbone Trek, hosted by the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council! For a fee of $550 this guided event includes camping every night in a State […]

Let's meet under the solar panels near the community center entrance. This is a second, easier hike for Tuesday, and a little closer to home for some of us. This […]

We'll be looping around the Backbone and Mishe Mokwa Trails for 6.5 miles, moving up approximately 1500' as we go. We'll pass Echo Cliffs, where rock climbers ascend sheer cliffs, […]

Meet at the Rosewood sign, which is at the Regal Oak Ct. and Lynn Rd. intersection. The hike is about 5 miles with an elevation gain/loss approximately 900’. We'll walk […]

This week I will be working with the MCSP docents and CA State Parks to reinstall the bridge over Malibu Creek to MASH. We will likely be the first large […]

HIKE DETAILS: This is a gentler hike for Thursday, hopefully there will be a marine layer at the beach since we are starting at 9:00. This hike will go from […]

This will be the easier hike for Tuesday. We will also be a little slower and shorter. This out-and-back of 5-miles with an elevation gain/loss of +/-900’ provides a great […]

This week we’ll do a loop around the northeastern regions of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and the Las Virgenes Open Space. This area traverses many ecosystems, including […]
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