Hike #8 in the 2025 Saturday in the Santa Monica Mountains series is a strenuous 14 miles, 2500 gain hike from Sycamore Canyon through Serrano Valley to lunch at Chamberlain Split Rock Memorial and return. Meet at the Lower Sycamore Canyon fee parking lot on the in-land side of the PCH (PCH West 19 miles […]
This is a 7 day cross country trip. Only members who have done high Sierra cross country hiking with me will be added. 66mi 20,000ft mostly off trail. Skurka's Description GAIA track I made from route description Proposed itinerary (definitely subject to change) Day 0 (Saturday August 2nd): San Diego to Tuolumne Meadows to Leavitt […]
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 Nature Center. As you will see on the map, this is at the main park entrance off of the 133 (Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area). […]
ROUTE < This is the route we will be riding This is a cool loop ride taking us through two coastal towns (Summerland & Carpinteria) with some beautiful scenery along the way. There will be some dirt riding and we'll be on Hwy 192 which will have light traffic Sunday morning. Make sure your inner […]
We will start to hike the Zuma Loop trail and continue on to Ocean View trail. Then, we descend down the Canyon View trail to the parking lot. The name “Zuma” is derived from the Chumash language and means “abundance.” Ocean and Canyon View Loop Trail is self-evident. Both offer an absolute abundance of breathtaking […]
Encinal Canyon is named for encina, the Spanish word for the holm oak, a lovely Mediterranean tree with holly characteristics. Holm oaks are one of the main trees used to establish truffle orchards, but we'll be nosing around the canyon strictly for its beauty. The trail from Encinal is a smooth, firm, and well-traveled single […]
ROUTE < This is the route we will be riding We can have a cool ride along the coast between Ventura and Oxnard versus an inland route where the temps are soaring. The route takes us from the Ventura Harbor to Qxnard Channel Islands. Almost half of this route will be on paved bike paths. […]
Multi WTC class reunion. Bring friends, family, and/or kids. You'll also want a lawn or camp chair and food to share. If you're up for exercise, we'll do 30 min stairs.
4 miles, 700' gain, easy-intermediate Easy option: 2.5 miles, 500' gain Parking on the south side of the CA-118 at the Rocky Peak exit. We'll walk west along the Santa Susana Pass Rd. for about 500 feet, and directly across from Lilac Ln, we'll enter a trail. We'll move along a relatively flat section for […]
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