• CONDITIONING HIKE: Cowles Mountain Trail

    Cowles Mountain San Diego, CA, United States

    This is not a guided hike. Hike your own hike. I hope to share times I'll be conditioning to offer others the opportunity to come out and do the same. […]

  • OC Turtle Rock Sunset Hike

    1 Concordia, Irvine, CA Concordia, Irvine, CA, United States

    This popular trail near the Irvine Turtle Rock neighborhood is a fantastic hike, featuring a 4.2-mile loop with a 900-foot elevation gain. It's typically completed in about 2 hours at […]

  • 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 […]

  • Tapo Canyon Trail

    Tapo Canyon Road Tapo Canyon Rd, Simi Valley, CA, US

    https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/tapo-canyon-trail?u=i Hello Fellow Hikers, ( please read liability disclaimer at the bottom )  Join me on a easier moderate hike at Tapo Canyon Trail in Simi Valley. This hike […]

  • Tehachapi Mountain Hike, lunch, and Mountain Festival

    Starbucks Weedpatch Highway, Bakersfield, CA, United States

    Join us for this up and back hike in Tehachapi Park. This hike doesn’t include the very steep last three quarter mile to the peak. Once we arrive at the […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, (Please read liability disclaimer at the bottom ) Gonna be doing the Chumash Trail in Simi Valley to the junction of Rocky Peak then make our […]

 

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