• Three Sisters Rock Via Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)

    9001 Soledad Canyon Rd 9001 Soledad Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA, US

    Three Sisters Rock Via Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) DESCRIPTION: SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT FROM YOUR FAVORITE HIKING CLUB – WEEKDAY HIKES! This is a great Spring hike and yes Springtime is already - more or less - here in SCA (not that we really get too much winter weather). This fun out and back trail […]

  • Los Padres – Easy Intermediate

    Los Padres Trailhead 15 Los Padres Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    3.5 miles, 600' gain, Easy Intermediate Easy Option: 2.4 miles, 285' gain, Fit Beginner We enter the Los Padres trail through a spooky oak covered section, then move through until we come to a dead end. We'll turn right, and continue climbing up. We'll come to another junction, where we'll turn right onto the Los […]

  • Wilderness Access Day – Bommer Canyon

    Bommer Canyon Community Park 11 Bommer Canyon, Irvine, CA, US

    We will be playing it by ear a bit, but we will be doing a hike that will be around 5 miles with roughly 800-900 ft. of elevation gain. **You do not need to register on LetsGoOutside.org, but if is optional and you will be emailed extra details and a map. https://letsgooutside.org/activities/2024/03/16/wilderness-access-day-bommer-canyon-117/ Enjoy self-guided access […]

  • Undetermined Anza Borrego Trip

    Backbone Trail Backbone Trail, Malibu, CA, US

    Putting this up to gather interest for an Anza Borrego Trip. I'm thinking about redoing one of my previous trips. All have water at camp. All are tough and have cross country travel (no trail). Bushwhacking Hellhole - Better than it sounds! (tracks from previous trip to camp and waterfall Afternoon hike up to Hellhole […]

  • Kern Gateway Trail site visit and exploration (Across from Upper Richbar)

    Shell CA-178, Bakersfield, CA, US

    Kern Gateway Trail Proposal The Kern Gateway Trail team is a group of community members who love the Kern River Canyon and are working to create a connected trail in the Kern River Canyon. Join us to hear about and explore a spectacular section of the proposed Kern Gateway Trail. We will do a brief […]

  • Chumash trail

    Chumash Park 3200 Flanagan Dr, Simi Valley, CA, US

    https://www.rsrpd.org/simi_valley/trails/chumash_park_and_trail.php Hello Fellow Hikers, Gonna be doing the Chumash Trail in Simi Valley to the junction of Rocky Peak then make our way back. It's a great moderate hike and a great workout with scenery of rock formations and mountain tops. The Chumash out and back is not on AllTrails but the above website will […]

  • 🍀🍻🇨🇮 St. Patrick’s Day Hike at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park – Nix Nature

    Nix Nature Center Parking Lot 18751 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA, US

    Wear green! 💚 The hike we will be doing will be around 5 miles long with 875 ft. of elevation gain. This will be a loop starting at the parking lot of Nix Nature Center. As you will see on the map, this is at the main park entrance off of the 133 (Little Sycamore […]

  • Wildwood Park – Las Flores potluck hike – Fit Beginner

    604 W Avenida De Las Flores 604 W Avenida De Las Flores, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Fit Beginner - 4 miles, 600' gain The gain is well distributed, with half being on the return. We start at the Las Flores trailhead where Las Flores dead-ends at Wildwood Park, and head west. After 1/3 mile, the trail becomes Wildwood Canyon Trail. We continue for another 2/3 mile and cross a bridge just […]

 

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