I am calling this an "adventure hike" due to ongoing housing development in the area. There might be a little bushwhacking and some creeking. We'll be hiking on a couple trails we had cleaned up earlier this year. Our loop hike begins at the north end of Canoga Avenue and meanders north through Chatsworth's Deer […]
A SMMNRA Event Lights! Camera! Action! Paramount Ranch’s convenient location and mountainous backdrop have captured the vision of hundreds of filmmakers. Elaborate movie sets have come and gone while the ranch’s massive oak trees have remained as silent witnesses. Join a ranger-led walk around the ranch to learn about how it has changed over the […]
A loop hike along both sides of the eastern ridge of Sullivan Canyon. Details The hike down Sullivan Canyon parallels a seasonal creek through a shady canyon. Alive with the singing of birds, this hike sounds and feels like an aviary housed within huge stands of sycamore, oak, and willow trees. We'll be hiking on […]
Meet at 6:30. We will start hiking promptly at 6:40. This is an "out-and-back" casual hike, with an evenly distributed elevation gain of about 700’ which is great for beginners. The entire hike is on a fire road through a canyon and you will find no difficult or extended elevation climbs. From the trail head, […]
We will meet at 6:30pm and start hiking promptly at 6:40. This evening's hike will be the short version of Limekiln which is perfect for beginners. It's roughly 4 miles, out-and-back, with an elevation gain of about 500'. Limekiln presents a variety of terrain and landscapes. So, be prepared for hiking asphalt and gravel roads, […]
This hike will include two of the trails in the Conejo Open Challenge: The Lichen Trail and the Plateau Rim Trail. Details The trail up Elliot Mountain was built May 2015. The mountain, a bench and the trail are named after Burt Elliott who was very active with Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency. Burt died […]
We will meet at 6:30pm and start hiking promptly at 6:35. This evening's hike will be the short version of Limekiln which is perfect for beginners. It's roughly 4 miles, out-and-back, with an elevation gain of about 500'. Limekiln presents a variety of terrain and landscapes. So, be prepared for hiking asphalt and gravel roads, […]
*** Rain or hot weather will cancel this hike *** This is an eight mile, out and back, moderately casual hike. We will ramble through amazingly beautiful canyons located above Castaic Lake. Thirty-seven types of endangered species live in this area including the California Condor that we may see flying high above. We will meet […]
*** Rain will cancel this hike *** We will meet at 6:30pm and start hiking promptly at 6:35. This evening's hike will be the short version of Limekiln which is perfect for beginners. It's roughly 4 miles, out-and-back, with an elevation gain of about 500'. Limekiln presents a variety of terrain and landscapes. So, be […]
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