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Arroyo Conejo Trail to Lynnmere Trail ~ Gentler Intermediate

950 N Ventu Park Rd 950 N Ventu Park Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

We will start by following the pleasant single-track on the left (not the road to the right, which descends to a dead-end at the creek) from the Rancho Conejo Playfields […]

Intermediate Hike ~ Palo Comado / Cheseboro Loop via Ranch Center trail

Trailhead Sunnycrest and Doubletree, Oak Park, CA, US

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 […]

Backbone Quickie – Encinal to “The Tree”

Backbone Trail - Encinal Canyon Trailhead Encinal Canyon Rd, Malibu, CA, US

Barbara and Sharon showed me this hike a couple of weeks ago, and it was delightful. If you're deep on the waitlist for Cheryl's hike, you may want to consider […]

Wildwood to Santa Rosa Trail through Box Canyon Loop

Wildwood Park, Thousand Oaks 998 W Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

Let's hike a loop through Wildwood. Wildwood's archetypal western look served as the set for Davy Crocket, The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, and Wagon Train back in the day, as well as […]

Top of the Santa Monicas- Sandstone Peak!

Sandstone Peak Trailhead 12896 Yerba Buena Rd, Malibu, CA, US

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

Ray Miller trail up to the fire road

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

It's still going to be a bit warm, and humid, but if we start at 8:30 I think we will be okay. We will go up the Ray Miller trail […]

Boney Mountain Hike (Fast Paced)

Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa Wendy Trailhead Potrero Rd & S Wendy Dr, Newbury Park, CA, US

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Rosewood Trail to Angel Vista – Gentler Intermediate

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

A slightly shorter alternative to the overflowing Lang hike. This hike is about 5 miles with an elevation gain/loss approximately 900’. We will meet on Regal Oak Ct. near the […]

Lang Ranch / Albertson Motorway ~ a gentler friendly hike

Lang Ranch Open Space 3536 Lang Ranch Parkway, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/5/5/d/4/600_351021972.jpeg This is a 6 mile out and back hike with about 1150’ of elevation gain from Lang Ranch Parkway in Westlake Village on the Albertsons Motorway. Our route on […]

 

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