• Rancho Sierra Vista, Peace, Love, and Joy – 8:30 Start

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

    While the heat is once again with us, we will take this at a gentler pace and we will take some breaks to let slower hikers catch up. We will start in the parking lot at Rancho Sierra Vista and head up through grasslands and chaparral from the Rancho Sierra Vista trailhead, then climb up […]

  • Conejo Fall Trail Work Day and Lunch

    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! We're still recovering from the many rainstorms we had last winter. You can help us restore them during the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency's (COSCA) Fall Trail Work Day on Saturday October 21. We […]

  • Saturday Extra – Oakbrook Vista and Sandstone Hills Trail

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

    This gentler intermediate hike allows us a chance to get in a hike before our weekend events kick in. This is an out-and-back 5.7 mile hike with a gain/loss of +/-1200’. It provides a great overview of the Thousand Oaks area, the ocean and the western Santa Monica Mountains. We'll take the narrow trail that […]

  • Dos Vientos — Ride the Two Winds, a Gentler Friendly Hike.

    Dos Vientos Community Park 4801 Borchard Road, Newbury Park, CA, US

    Please note this hike begins at 8:30 am! We will meet under the solar panels and NOT by the tennis courts. Restrictions apply for your safety and ours: Don't show up unless you're on the "Attending" list Unregistered or waitlisted will be turned away No "Plus Ones" on this hike This hike will loop around […]

  • Newton Canyon to Trancas Canyon

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

    From the Kanan Rd trailhead, we'll jump on the Backbone Trail headed west, crossing over Zuma Ridge Motorway toward Trancas Canyon. On our way there, we'll cross a stream (haha), pass under an oak canopy (a little, anyway), and come out into an opening. At the opening, look toward the sandstone formations in the distance, […]

  • Rosewood Trail: Lynn 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 a short distance on Lynn road to the lower Rosewood Trail, then take the dirt trail up a shaded ravine and continue on the Rosewood […]

  • Los Robles / White Horse Canyon Loop – Fast Paced

    Triunfo Community Park 1935 Tamarack St, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    https://a248.e.akamai.net/secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/5/b/c/event_52757852.jpeg Don't show up unless you're shown on the "Attending" list Unregistered or waitlisted will be turned away No "Plus Ones" on this hike Time to re-explore the Los Robles trail system! This will be a 6 mile salt water taffy hike with approximately 1000 feet of elevation gain. We start at the trailhead at […]

  • Red Rock Ramble – a Gentler Hike. 5.25 miles, 1000′

    Stunt Road Stunt Rd, Calabasas, CA, US

    Let's reacquaint ourselves with the spectacular rock formations and beautiful scenery in Red Rock Canyon, between Topanga and Calabasas. This hike is 5.25 miles and 1,000' total feet of gain, loss, gain, loss, gain, and loss :-). ; A map of our route is in the Photos and on GaiaGPS. The main route is on […]

  • Gentler Friendly ~ Oak Creek Canyon, Los Robles East In/Out

    498 Greenmeadow Ave 498 Greenmeadow Ave, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    This is meeting in the same area (Los Robles Open Space) as Laurie's longer hike, but in a different parking area (the end of Greeenmeadow Avenue). This hike is much shorter (5 miles) and slower, for those of you who want a more leisurely pace. Oak Creek Canyon Trail is a rather special trail in […]

 

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