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  • Rancho Sierra Vista, Peace, Love, and Joy

    Rancho Sierra Vista Rancho Sierra Vista/Point Mugu, Newbury Park, CA, US

    This is an alternative, and probably slower hike for Thursday, a gentler hike. We will start in the parking lot of SMMNRA and can go up to the monument if it is dry (it's not suppose to rain). We will take this hike at a gentler pace and we will take some breaks to let […]

  • Upper Sycamore & Hidden Valley Overlooks ~ Gentler Intermediate

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

    This hike starts at the Satwiwa Loop Trail from the parking lot to the Upper Sycamore Overlook. We will continue hiking the Hidden Valley Overlook Trail to the great view of the HIdden Valley. Then, we will go around the top area and make our way back to rejoin the other side of the Satwiwa […]

  • Encinal Canyon to Top of the World ~ 8 mile Intermediate Hike

    Encinal Canyon Road Backbone Trail 1097 Encinal Canyon Road, malibu, CA, US

    Encinal Canyon is named for encina, the Spanish word for the holm oak, a lovely Mediterranean tree with holly characteristics. Holm oaks are one of the main trees used to establish truffle orchards, but we'll be nosing around the canyon strictly for its beauty. The trail from Encinal is a smooth, firm, and well-traveled single […]

  • Upper Sycamore Canyon with Creek Crossings – A Gentler Hike

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

    There may be more than one hike posted for Thursday – please only sign up for one! And if you can’t make it, please cancel as early as possible so waitlisted folks can get notice and attend. As of New Year's Day, there were about a half-dozen creek crossings on this route, all of which […]

  • Castillo Trail to Wildwood Park ~ Gentler Intermediate

    Castillo Trailhead 2642 Castillo Cir,, Thousand Oaks, ca, US

    This hike starts at Castillo Trail to Wildwood Park. Currently, it’s spectacular with an abundance of mustard greens, wildflowers and California poppies in addition to bountiful water in the waterfalls and creeks. Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks is one of the most versatile local parks with 27 miles of trails skittering through this area, which […]

  • Reseda to Eagle Rock via the Garapito Trail

    Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park 3600 Reseda Blvd, Tarzana, CA, US

    We will head up and down in this jaunt to Eagle Rock, following the Garapito trail into the canyon and then up the hill to our destination. We will return via the fireroad. Or we'll do the whole thing in reverse. It willl be a game time decision. I have not personally done this trail […]

  • Latigo Canyon to Upper Solstice Canyon ~ Gentler Friendly (but not easy!)

    Latigo Canyon Trailhead 1765 Latigo Canyon Rd, Malibu, CA, US

    Down and up and down, and then up and down and up. We will hike out and back on the Backbone Trail from Latigo Canyon, across Castro Crest and descending into Upper Solstice Canyon. 2.7miles out, 2.7 miles back. Elevation gain is about or under 1050 ft. Trail is single track almost all the way. […]

  • After the Rain: an *earlier* Sycamore overflow hike

    Rancho Sierra Vista Rancho Sierra Vista/Point Mugu, Newbury Park, CA, US

    The overflow for the 9 AM hike is overflowing, so try this earlier, shorter hike. It starts at 8:30 and will take the left fork, which goes to the slightly closer Ranch building. Everything else is the same: meet at the RSV parking lot near the bathrooms. Because of this weekend's rain, we will avoid […]

  • After the Rain ~ Save the Trails ~ Ranch Center Hike

    Rancho Sierra Vista Rancho Sierra Vista/Point Mugu, Newbury Park, CA, US

    Because of this weekend's rain, we will avoid mud as much as possible with an asphalt / gravel route. We'll meet near the bathrooms in the Rancho Sierra Vista parking lot, then hike down Sycamore Canyon and then take a right onto Ranch Center Road out and then returning on Sycamore Canyon back to the […]

 

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