• Griffith Park w/Observatory and LA River Loop ride

    Mentryville 27201 Pico Canyon Road, Newhall, CA, US

    Planning to do this one on a monthly basis until it gets too hot. We meet up in the parking lot near the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round. We proceed south on […]

  • Santa Cruz Island Day Trip with Island Packers

    Island Packers 1691 Spinnaker Dr Ste 105b, Ventura, CA, US

    Nancy and Patricia are scheduling another trip to Santa Cruz Island. It's becoming a yearly thing. Buy your own ticket from Island Packers for Ventura Harbor to the Scorpion Cove […]

  • Limekiln Canyon Lollipop – Suitable for beginners

    Limekiln Canyon Trail 19569 Rinaldi Street, Porter Ranch, CA, US

    4 mi, 500' gain, beginner Easier option: 1.5 mi, 125' gain, beginner. This is a beginner hike on the beautiful Limekiln trail. This hike is a slight lollipop, (the shape […]

  • Goleta Coastal Loop Ride

    Mentryville 27201 Pico Canyon Road, Newhall, CA, US

    Goleta loop ride with unmatched coastal views from Ellwood Mesa, Devereux Beach, UCSB and the Goleta Slough. Make sure you bring along a spare inner tube. MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: […]

  • A Trail of Two Ranchos

    Wendy Trail Head 3996-4128 Potrero Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    On this one Chuck Dickens will be our invisible leader. We'll do a loop around two Ranchos: Rancho Sierra Vista and Rancho Potrero. We'll begin and end on the Satwiwa […]

  • Olympia Vista – Potluck Hike (time change, start at 4pm)

    4128 Potrero Rd Hidden Valley, CA, United States

    Spring Forward Time Change, Start at 4:00 PM 5.0 miles, 640' gain, Easy Intermediate Starting at the Wendy trailhead we hike about 1/4 mile and take the left fork up […]

  • Serra Cross Park at Grant Park ~ Gentler Intermediate

    Mission Park E Main St, Ventura, CA, US

    This hike will start at Brakey Rd (which is parallel with the Ventura Botanical Gardens) near the parking lot. Then, we will gradually hike up to the top of the […]

  • Upper Stunt High Trail To Saddle Peak ~ Gentler Intermediate

    UCLA Stunt Ranch Reserve 1201 Stunt Rd, Calabasas, CA, US

    This hike begins at Upper Stunt High Trail, a couple hundred feet to the right on the other side of the street from the parking lot. The trail winds upward […]

 

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