• RSV and Upper Sycamore Canyon Through The Back Door – Gentler, 5.1 / 1,125 feet

    Sycamore Canyon Pinehill 4256 Potrero Rd, Newbury Park, CA, US

    NOTE UNUSUAL STARTING LOCATION! We will start our hike at the neighborhood trailhead at Pinehill and Potrero in Newbury Park. See written instructions; parking is not permitted on Potrero, so you'll have to find spots on Pinehill or Greenwood Street. Our lopsided lollipop hike will pass by our usual RSV parking spot, descend to the […]

  • Ray Miller Trail in La Jolla Canyon ~ Gentler Intermediate

    Ray Miller Trailhead Malibu, CA, US

    We will start this hike at 8:30 and go to the fire road. The trail is an awesome blend of ocean and mountain views in Malibu’s La Jolla Canyon. We will start from the trailhead which follows the canyon eastward, away from the ocean. Then, it quickly brings you back toward the ocean at a […]

  • Rancho Potrero trails loop in Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa ~ Gentler Intermediate

    Rancho Potrero Trailhead 5020 WEST LYNN RD,, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    To beat the heat, we will start at 8:00am. The hike begins at the parking lot to the Ranch Potrero Trail, turning right onto Olympia Farm Trail. We will check out old Olympia Farms Amphitheater and Picnic area and loop back to Ranch Potrero Trail. At the juncture of Sycamore Canyon Fire Road, we will […]

  • Encinal to Trancas Canyon and Bridge – Intermediate Hike

    Backbone Trail - Encinal Canyon Trailhead Encinal Canyon Rd, Malibu, CA, US

    This out-and-back hike on the Backbone Trail is about 8 miles with about 1,550' of total elevation gain (there will be a shorter 5+ mile option, see below). The hike starts and ends at our usual trailhead for the Encinal Canyon hike. We'll cross the road, descend into a shaded single-track trail with a couple […]

  • Boney Mountain Hike – Intermediate

    Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa Wendy Trailhead Potrero Rd & S Wendy Dr, Newbury Park, CA, US

    Please read these restrictions before signing up. 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 We will go to our overlook on Boney for a beautiful 360 degree viewpoint. We will have a good time hiking through the area and […]

  • Los Robles trailhead, walking down to Las Padres and up and around

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

    NOTE: It will be hot Thursday, but this hike has lots of trees so hopefully 8:30 will work. We will begin in the parking lot at the end of Moorpark and walk down the street to the Las Padres trail (so do no turn down Greenmeadow, park at the end of Moorpark). From there we […]

  • OOPS! Thursday’s Backbone East from Las Virgenes/Piuma to El Nido – Out and Back

    Piuma Cyn Parking Area Piuma Rd & Malibu Cyn Rd, Malibu, CA, US

    **During warm weather Monte Nido is a little island of coolness. So this Thursday we’ll be hiking a section of the Backbone Trail that runs through it. The trail is particularly pretty, and very shaded overall. We’ll meet at the pay parking lot on Malibu Canyon, just south of Piuma Rd. (There is some free […]

  • Rosewood Trail to Angel Vista – Gentler Intermediate *** START at 8:00 ***

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

    We will start at 8:00 am to beat the heat. The hike begins near the beginning of Regal Oak Ct. on the lower Rosewood Trail, a dirt trail heading up a shaded ravine at the base of the mountains, and continue to the usual Rosewood trail. Rosewood trail presents a clear view over the 101 […]

  • Rancho Sierra Vista, Peace, Love, and Joy ~ Intermediate Hike

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

    Let's head out to the famed Peace, Love, Joy arch at the Danielson. This out and back hike wanders through grasslands and chaparral from the Rancho Sierra Vista trailhead, then climbs up Danielson fire road for some fantastic views north to Port Hueneme and Oxnard and west toward the Pacific Ocean. If it's really clear, […]

 

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