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  • Top of the Santa Monicas- Sandstone Peak! (Intermediate Hike)

    Sandstone Peak Trailhead Parking Yerba Buena Rd, Malibu, CA

    We'll be looping around the Backbone and Mishe Mokwa Trails for 6.5 miles, moving up approximately 1500' as we go. We'll pass Echo Cliffs, where rock climbers ascend sheer cliffs, a house sized boulder delicately balanced on a small rock beneath, a giant split rock, stunning giant sandstone formations, and breathtaking views. Directions: Directions to […]

  • Mt. McCoy

    Clinicas Del Camino Real Inc - Madera 1424 Madera Road, Simi Valley, US

    Easy Intermediate, 3 miles, 700' gain Easier Option: 2.4 mi, 530' gain. (1343 Los Amigos Ave, Simi Valley, CA 93065, or 89 La Paz Ct, Simi Valley, CA 93065 to save another 500' distance). We'll meet in the parking lot at the northeast corner of Madera and Royal, just south of the Donut Delite, on […]

  • 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 a short distance on Lynn road to the lower Rosewood Trail, then take the dirt trail up a shaded ravine and continue on the Rosewood […]

  • Agua Chignon and the Sinks Exploration ***Must register on LetsGoOutside.org

    Portola Staging Area Portola Staging Area, Trabuco Canyon, CA, US

    **Must also register here: https://letsgooutside.org/activities/2024/05/09/thursday-morning-trek-agua-chinon-and-the-sinks-33/ We will be hiking around 8 miles with about 1,500 ft. of elevation gain. This is an out and back. Come out and join us on a breathtaking hike from the Irvine Open Space Preserve into OC Parks’ Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve. This week’s docent-led hike begins in the Agua […]

  • Towsley Canyon Loop Trail

    24255 The Old Rd 24255 The Old Rd, Newhall, CA, US

    DESCRIPTION: WEEKDAY HIKE! This hike has an amazing variety of sites and smells including strange geologic formations, frothy streambeds, tar pits, and many different plant communities. The Tataviam people used the naturally occurring asphalt for healing purposes and to seal their basketry. At about the 0.9 mile you will encounter a slot-like canyon called the […]

  • Malibu Creek State Park (MCSP) Grand Tour including MASH

    Las Virgenes Road & Park Entrance Road California, CA, US

    This week I will be working with the MCSP docents and CA State Parks to reinstall the bridge over Malibu Creek to MASH. We will likely be the first large group to take advantage of the "dry" crossing (assuming all goes well on the install). We will start this hike from MCSP's Lower/Main Trailhead parking […]

  • Sycamore Canyon Hike from the Ocean

    Sycamore Canyon Campground Sycamore Canyon Road, Malibu, CA, US

    HIKE DETAILS: This is a gentler hike for Thursday, hopefully there will be a marine layer at the beach since we are starting at 9:00. This hike will go from the beach up to the picnic table on the fire road, approximately 5.5 miles. Most of the hike is exposed, but hopefully we will have […]

  • Grasslands Trail and Century Lake to the MASH Site – First Bridge Crossing

    Grasslands Trailhead - MCSP 27000 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA, US

    I will be helping to install the bridge to M*A*S*H* site Wednesday. This will be the first Meetup hike to the MASH site, via the Grasslands Trail, since removal of bridge last November. We'll stop by Century Lake along the way. Bring a sack lunch for our break at the MASH site Hike is about […]

  • Long Canyon – Easy CC Loop – Suitable for Fit Beginners

    Long Canyon Trail Simi Valley, CA, US

    3 miles, 650' gain, Fit Beginner Easy option, 1.4 miles, 450' gain, Fit Beginner The address given, is not the address of the hike. It is a nearby address that may cause your GPS to drive past the trailhead. Those that prefer the Easy Option, should head UP from the trail head, waiting when they […]

 

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