• Hike at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park – Willow Staging Area

    Willow Staging Area 20101 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA, US

    The hike we will be doing is a loop at about 5.5 miles with 725 ft. of elevation gain. We will meet at the Willow Staging Area that is right off of the 133. We will begin at the trail head of the Laurel Canyon Trail. We will take this to Lizard Trail, then we […]

  • Lower Sycamore Canyon on a Hot Day

    Sycamore Canyon Campground 9000 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA, US

    While the heat is once again with us, we will stay fairly close to the coast and keep our elevation gain to a minimum. Temps are forecast to reach 89 at the furthest interior point of the hike, which we should get to by 9:30-10:00 a.m., before the heat of the day. We will start […]

  • Potrero – All paved – Easy Intermediate

    4161 Potrero Rd 4161 Potrero Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    5.75 miles, 700' gain. Easy Intermediate. Do not park on Potrero else risk getting a ticket. You need a permit to park on this street. This hike is a great trail when it might be muddy because almost the entire hike is on an asphalt path through a huge state park (> 20 sq miles). […]

  • 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 Oak Trail. This turns into Serrano Road which will take us to Serrano Cow Trail. At this part of the trail, we usually see a […]

  • Los Robles via Los Padres Dr EARLIER START

    Los Padres Drive & Woodlet Way Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    NOTE: EARLY START at 8:15 at Los Padres Drive With any luck we will encounter the faster hikers of Nancy's 8:30 group. It is still very hot, so we will take this Los Robles trail with lots of trees and begin at 8:15 and hopefully finish by 10:17. This is a loop of about 4.5 […]

  • Los Robles/Moorpark Trail

    Los Robles Trail 351 S Moorpark Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    NOTE: Starting at 8:30 It is still very hot, so we will take this Los Robles trail with lots of trees and begin at 8:30 and hopefully finish by 10:30. This is a loop of about 4.5 miles with about 800' of total elevation gain, spread out nicely, with a little bonus loop through Oak […]

  • Corriganville the Back Way Double Loop Lollipop

    Rocky Peak Trail 7900 Santa Susana Pass Rd, Simi Valley, CA, US

    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 […]

  • Sage,Ranch Center,Wood Canyon Fire Road and Guadalasca Loop

    Sage Trail Sage Trail, California, CA, US

    https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/sage-ranch-center-wood-canyon-fire-road-and-guadalasca-loop Hello Fellow Hikers, This is a trail that is comprised of several trails into a loop. Will be hiking throughout the Point Mugu State Park. This route is rated hard but all the incline shows moderate and will be throughout the hike with most beginning in the middle. This trail is also rated 4.7 […]

  • Hike to the Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall – Gabrieleno Trail

    JPL Riparian Zone Explorer Rd, Altadena, CA, US

    This hike is so cool! It's a good distance with little elevation gain and it is beautiful. This hike will take us to the Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall. The hike is an out and back at around 8 miles total with 750 ft. of elevation gain, so not steep! This area of the Angeles National […]

 

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