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Full Moon potluck hike Angel Vista

Rosewood Trailhead 305 Regal Oak Ct, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

3.0 miles, 800' gain, easy-intermediate. Moonrise 5:41pm Photo Credit to Jonathan :) Let's enjoy the gorgeous sunset and the full moon, and fun loaded potluck picnic at the beautiful Angel […]

Lower Zuma Canyon Loop

Zuma Canyon Trailhead 5721 Bonsall Dr, Malibu, CA, US

Zuma Canyon is distinguished for being one of the deepest gorges in the Santa Monica Mountains and unlike Topanga or Malibu Canyons has never suffered incursion by a major road. […]

Kanan Dume Almost to Castro Peak OAB (Fast Paced)

1689 Kanan Dume Rd 1689 Kanan Dume Rd, Malibu, CA, US

Please follow the written directions below as the map may not be correct. Our Out And Back (OAB) hike will take us on a less-traveled but quite beautiful part of […]

SPRING BACKBONE TRAIL 2024 #5 – Tapia Park to Latigo Canyon

Latigo Canyon Trailhead Latigo Canyon Road & Backbone Trail, Malibu, CA, US

Our fifth Backbone Trail hike in the Santa Monica Mountains will be l0 miles with 2000’ elevation gain on the BBT going from the Tapia Park area to the Latigo […]

Hike at O’Neill Regional Park + Brunch at Cook’s Corner

O'Neill Regional Park 30892 Trabuco Canyon Rd, Trabuco Canyon, CA, US

The hike we will be doing is approximately 5 miles with 870 ft. of elevation gain. We will begin at the Live Oak Trail trailhead. This is where you will […]

SB backcountry- Los Padres Manzana Narrows

Backbone Trail Backbone Trail, Malibu, CA, US

Come explore the Santa Barbara backcountry in the San Rafael Wilderness. 
4/27 Meet at 8:30am at Nira campground . Hike about 6.5 miles with 1,500’ gain to Manzana Narrows and […]

Old Ridge Route to Knapp Ranch…& More!

Ridge Route Ranch 33814 Ridge Rte Rd, Lancaster, CA, US

There is a lot of history on this ride. Many of you probably already know something about Route 99, and some of you who grew up in the West San […]

SPRING BACKBONE TRAIL 2024 #6 – Latigo Canyon to Encinal Canyon

Encinal Canyon Trailhead Encinal Canyon Road & Backbone Trail, Malibu, CA, US

Our sixth Backbone Trail hike will be 7 miles with 700’ gain on the BBT through Newton, Zuma, and Trancas Canyons. We will start at the Latigo Canyon Trailhead taking […]

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