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Fig Newton Canyon (off Kanan Road) to fire road

Guadalupe Canyon Oasis Calle 0 0"N, Empalme, MX

This is an alternative hike for Tuesday, and not quite as fast-paced as the other hike. We're only going 5 miles to the fire road. From the Kanan Rd trailhead, […]

Hike at Newport Back Bay

Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve 2301 University Dr, Newport Beach, CA, US

Let's hike at the Back Bay in Newport. The plan is to do 4-5 miles. It will be an out and back. A lot of the trail is asphalt. You […]

Talopop – Suitable for fit beginners

Talopop at Juan Bautista de Anza Park 3701 Lost Hills Road, Calabasas, CA, US

Fit Beginner, 4.1 miles, 720' gain. Easier route: 3.9 miles, 500' gain. Is it Talepop or Talopop? Maps and signs that I have seen, use the 2nd spelling, but a […]

Rosewood Trail: Lynn to Angel Vista – Gentler Intermediate

150 Regal Oak Ct 150 Regal Oak Ct, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

Meet at the Rosewood sign, which is at the Regal Oak Ct. and Lynn Rd. intersection. The hike is about 5 miles with an elevation gain/loss approximately 900’. We'll walk […]

Boney Mountain Hike (Fast Paced)

Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa Wendy Trailhead Potrero Rd & S Wendy Dr, Newbury Park, CA, US

Please read these restrictions before signing up. Don't show up unless you're shown on the "Attending" list Unregistered or waitlisted will be turned away No "Plus Ones" on this hike […]

Santa Cruz Island Day Trip with Island Packers

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

Okay, we are rescheduling this trip for April 18, the weather should be better. The water was too chopping on March 7 so they cancelled. Perhaps those who had booked […]

Rancho Sierra Vista, Peace, Love, and Joy

Rancho Sierra Vista Rancho Sierra Vista/Point Mugu, Newbury Park, CA, US

Let's head out to the famed Peace, Love, Joy arch at the Danielson. This out and back hike wanders through grasslands and chaparral from the Rancho Sierra Vista trailhead, then […]

Palo Comado Lollipop – Easy Intermediate

Doubletree/Sunnycrest Trailhead Oak Springs Drive & Doubletree Road, Oak Park, CA, US

4.6 miles, 900' gain, easy-intermediate This route takes us through a beautiful canyon via a counter-clockwise lollipop. Most of the hike has a clear view of the sky, with a […]

 

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