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  • Western Plateau Mt. Elliott – Gentler Friendly – 8:30 Start

    Conejo Canyons Trail Head 2010 Conejo Center Dr, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Meet at the Conejo Canyons trailhead next to the Thousand Oaks Recycling Center on Conejo Center Drive, near the end of Rancho Conejo. We'll walk across Rancho Conejo and take the fire road down to new bridge construction site and then we will go to Five Points. From Five Points, we will take the Western […]

  • Zuma Canyon: Ocean and Canyon View trail Loop ~ Gentler Intermediate

    Zuma Canyon Trailhead 5721 Bonsall Dr, Malibu, CA, US

    This is an alternative hike to Peter's hike on Thursday. It's a bit far on PCH, but we will meet at 9:00 AM. The name “Zuma” is derived from the Chumash language and means “abundance.” There is an absolute abundance of beautiful and spectacular wildflowers engulfing the entire area and it appears that there was […]

  • Gentler / Beginner: Kanan Dume to Latigo – 5 miles

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

    This is an easier hike for Tuesday, another has also been posted close by, please only sign up for one hike. This hike is 5 miles and will take us on a less-traveled but quite beautiful part of the 67-mile Backbone Trail, which runs through the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area from Will Rogers […]

  • Encinal Canyon to Top of the World ~ 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 […]

  • Santa Rosa Valley to Hill & Hawk Canyons – Gentler 5.5 mile 700′

    Hill Canyon Trailhead 10241 Hill Canyon Road, Camarillo, CA, US

    This route is pretty dry. If we get a deluge, I may consider cancelling, but otherwise it's a go! This loop / lollipop hike starts at the parking area in Hill Canyon. We’ll cross the bridge over the creek, and meander a mile before turning onto the Hawk Canyon Trail, through the notch alongside the […]

  • 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 than Steve Johnson posted for Thursday. We will start in the parking lot of SMMNRA and can go up to the monument if it is dry, but if it has rained, we can just go down the asphalt to the picnic tables. If it is raining, however, […]

  • November 18 Conejo Fall Trail Work Day

    Wildwood Regional Park 928 W Avenida De Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Come and join your COSCA and COSF friends to fix up some of Conejo Valley's most popular trails in Wildwood Park! The work will be on the Stagecoach Bluff Trail in Wildwood Regional Park, fixing ruts. Monthly work days are organized by the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA), with support from COSF. Meet at […]

  • Los Robles/Moorpark Trail

    Los Robles Trail 351 S Moorpark Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    NOTE: This is a second (and slower) hike for Tuesday, we will see how much it rains this weekend, but it should be okay. We will take this Los Robles trail with lots of trees and hopefully no mud. This is a loop of about 4.5 miles with about 800' of total elevation gain, spread […]

  • Pre-turkey trot~Intermediate 8 mile hike~RayMiller Trail and Overlook Trail

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

    Join us on a pre-turkey trot up the Ray Miller Trail and the Overlook Trail. We’ll turn back around the Guadalasca Trail intersection. We’ll enjoy beautiful ocean views as we descend. We'll pick up about 1500’ gain on this 8 mile adventure. Lying along the brilliant blue Pacific Ocean at the west end of Malibu […]

 

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