• Long Canyon – Lower Loop – Easy Intermediate with Fit Beginner option

    572 Bannister Way 572 Bannister Way, Simi Valley, CA, US

    3 miles, 800' gain, Easy Intermediate. Easy option, 1.4 miles, 450' gain, Fit Beginner The address given is not the address of the hike. It is nearby and may cause you to drive past the trailhead if navigating by GPS. Route From the trailhead parking lot, up for 0.7 mile on Long Canyon Trail to […]

  • COSF Presents: “Oaks in Peril” with Kim Corella, forest pathologist w/ CAL FIRE

    Online event

    Conejo Open Space Foundation presents the live online presentation of "Oaks in Peril" with Kim Corella, forest pathologist with CAL FIRE. Corella will explain the critical role oaks play as a keystone species and what the arrival of a new invasive beetle, the gold spotted oak borer, could mean for our community. She will teach […]

  • Palo Comado to the Edge of China Flat – Gentler Friendly but not Beginner

    Palo Comado Canyon - Doubletree Trailhead Aspen Ridge Ct, Oak Park, CA, US

    Palo Comado ("Burnt Stick" in Spanish) tells you a lot about the environs - frequently burned over by wildfires, this was directly in the line of the Woolsey Fire but much of the vegetation has re-grown. This is one of many routes from the Conejo Valley to China Flat. Except for one turn near the […]

  • Ride the Two Winds (Dos Vientos) – Gentler Friendly Hike

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

    This is a second hike for Thursday, in case Peter's hike fills up. This hike will loop around the periphery of Dos Vientos Open Space, passing Twin Ponds, overlooking Potrero Road and the Oxnard Plain with the Channel Islands in the background. We will cross 3 streets along the way. This hike is about 5.0 […]

  • Wildlife Tunnel Loop – Intermediate. Easier Option: Fit Beginner

    Santa Susana Pass Road & Rocky Peak Road Simi Valley, CA, US

    Intermediate - 3 miles, 1000' gain Easier Option - Fit Beginner, 1.4 miles, 525' gain. This hike is relatively short, but the middle portion is a rugged and continuous incline for 1 mile with about 700' of gain. Even though we'll be taking this trail at the pace of a social hike, beginners may find […]

  • BEACH BONFIRE: Crown Point Party for Summer & Pat

    Crown Point - Mission Bay Crown Point Drive, San Diego, CA, United States

    All are welcome! Please join us on the beach at Crown Point for a fun evening with friends. Meet other backpackers, plan trips, and make more friends! Welcome-ish Back-ish party for our friends Summer and Patrick When: Thursday, April 17, 6:30PM What: Bonfire & Dinner Where: Crown Point 32.78220, -117.23323 Sunset: 7:20PM About Crown Point: […]

  • Mt. McCoy – Annual Cross Lit Hike

    Clinicas Del Camino Real Inc - Madera 1424 Madera Road, Simi Valley, US

    3 miles, 700' gain, Easy Intermediate Easier Option: 2.4 mi, 530' gain. (1343 Los Amigos Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93065, or 89 La Paz Ct, Simi Valley, CA 93065 to save another 500' distance). A special treat: The cross will be lit! The Rotary Club lights the cross for the week from Palm Sunday to […]

  • Sagebrush Cantina: Farewell to Dylan and Sidetracs!

    Sagebrush Cantina 23527 Calabasas Rd, Calabasas, CA, United States

    Our good friend and regular member at so many events, Dylan, is moving out of the area. Come out and dance and give him a great farewell send-off! Many from this group, plus other friends, will attend this event at Sagebrush Cantina. Sidetracs puts on a great show, playing a wide variety of pop, dance, […]

  • Hike at Aliso and Wood Canyons Park – Up Cholla, Down Mathis

    Canyon View Staging Area 22124 Utility Access, Aliso Viejo, CA, US

    We are going to be starting at the Canyon View Staging Area. This hike will be about 6.2 miles with around 1,000 ft. of elevation gain. We will be starting at Canyon View Park and taking Cholla up to West Ridge and comic down Mathis. Link to Parking from Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Canyon+View+Staging+Area/@33.585273,-117.7465062,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80dce61b6bd45c2d:0x5ef3f1ad687cc8b5!8m2!3d33.585273!4d-117.7443175 Dogs are not […]

 

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