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Dos Vientos – Labor Day Picnic

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

5.2 miles, 1140' gain, Intermediate Beginner Option: 3.5 miles, 500' gain, Fit Beginner Come to the hike only (2:30p), picnic only (4:00p), or both. Warning: Google Maps may take you […]

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 […]

Arroyo Conejo Trail to Lynnmere Trail ~ Gentler Intermediate

950 N Ventu Park Rd 950 N Ventu Park Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

We will start by following the pleasant single-track on the left (not the road to the right, which descends to a dead-end at the creek) from the Rancho Conejo Playfields […]

Hike at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park – Nix Nature Center

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

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 […]

Intermediate Hike ~ Palo Comado / Cheseboro Loop via Ranch Center trail

Trailhead Sunnycrest and Doubletree, Oak Park, CA, US

This week we’ll do a loop around the northeastern regions of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and the Las Virgenes Open Space. This area traverses many ecosystems, including […]

Happy Camp 2 – Intermediate

Happy Camp Rustic Canyon 13650 Broadway Road, Moorpark, US

5.7 Miles, 1000' gain, Intermediate The starting point is NOT at the golf course entrance. It is at a dirt lot that can hold at least 50 cars. There is […]

Hike at Whiting Ranch – Wahoo’s Parking Lot

Wahoo's Fish Taco 27412 Portola Parkway, Foothill Ranch, CA, US

This hike will be about 5.4 miles total with 820 ft. of elevation gain. We are starting at the parking lot at the Wahoo's parking lot. We will take Live […]

Backbone Quickie – Encinal to “The Tree”

Backbone Trail - Encinal Canyon Trailhead Encinal Canyon Rd, Malibu, CA, US

Barbara and Sharon showed me this hike a couple of weeks ago, and it was delightful. If you're deep on the waitlist for Cheryl's hike, you may want to consider […]

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