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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 […]

Oakbrook Vista and Sandstone Hills Trail ~ Gentler Intermediate

Oakbrook Vista Trailhead 3222 Lang Ranch Parkway, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

This out-and-back, about 5 miles hike with an elevation gain/loss of +/-1000’ provides a great overview of the Thousand Oaks area, the ocean and the western Santa Monica Mountains. The […]

Fall on Autumn Ridge – A Seven Trail Walkabout

Autumn Ridge Trailhead N. Westlake Blvd and Oak Valley Ln, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

Let's celebrate the first full week of fall with a seven (7) trail tour in and around the Lang Ranch Open Space. From our Lang Ranch starting point (end of […]

Rosewood Trail to Angel Vista – Gentler Intermediate

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

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

Newton Canyon to the Fire Road and a Bit Beyond

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

Having trouble with the Meetup website so will make this description short. We will go from the trailhead by the outhouse and do the single track rolling trail to the […]

Talepop Flip-Flop

Juan Bautista de Anza Park 3701 Lost Hills Rd, Agoura Hills, CA, US

We haven’t been on the Talepop Trail for quite some time, so let’s go! When I pre-hiked the route on Sunday morning, I saw four or five deer, lots of […]

 

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