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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

Please read these restrictions before signing up. Don't sign up unless you are two weeks past your latest vaccination Don't show up unless you're shown on the "Attending" list Unregistered […]

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 […]

Saddle Peak/Topanga Lookout Trails ~ Fun Gentler Intermediate

Topanga Lookout Trailhead Saddle Peak Rd, Malibu, CA, US

We will have two short hikes; Saddle Peak hike (about 2.5 miles with approximately 450' elevation gain) and Topanga Lookout hike (about 3 miles with approximately 300' elevation gain). We […]

Fossil and Old Boney Trails – Intermediate Hike

Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa 4121 Potrero Rd, Newbury Park, CA, US

Join us on this sweet (maybe not so sweet!) hike that wanders through grasslands and chaparral, down into a canyon, then up to eye-stretching views. We will follow Sycamore Canyon […]

Kanan Dume Almost to Castro Peak OAB (Fast Paced)

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

Our Out And Back (OAB) hike will take us on a less-traveled but quite beautiful part of the 60-mile Backbone Trail, which runs through the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation […]

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