• Intermediate 7 mile ~ Ray Miller Trail and Overlook Trail in Malibu

    La Jolla Canyon 8588 Pacific Coast Hwy, 2 mi North of Sycamore Canyon, Ventura, CA, US

    Join us on an out and back hike up the Ray Miller Trail and the Overlook Trail. We’ll enjoy beautiful ocean views as we descend. We'll pick up about 1300’ gain on this 7 mile adventure. Lying along the brilliant blue Pacific Ocean at the west end of Malibu (just shy of Port Hueneme), the […]

  • Chumash – Intermediate, with Easy option

    Chumash Park 3200 Flanagan Dr., Simi Valley, CA, US

    4 miles, 950' gain, Intermediate Easy Option: 1.6 miles, 400' gain, Fit Beginner Hardest option: 5 miles, 1200' gain, Intermediate The entire hike outbound is a steady incline. Nothing super steep, just continuous and quite strenuous for many. There are virtually no junctions where one can get lost. This is one of the more famous […]

  • Eat Well, Meat Great People, and Discuss an Awesome Book

    4th Street Market 201 E 4th St, Santa Ana, CA, US

    The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses - on a coastal island, in a Western mountain range, and on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The four men portrayed here have different relationships to their environment, and they encounter each other on mountain trails, in forests and rapids, sometimes […]

  • Los Robles/Moorpark Trail

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

    NOTE: IF YOU SIGN-UP FOR THIS HIKE, BE SURE TO TAKE YOURSELF OFF THE WAITLIST FOR THE OTHER ONE. This is an alternative hike for Thursday, same area, same time, but different meeting place and a different direction. We will meet at the end of Moorpark (the other group is meeting on Las Padres) and […]

  • Las Padres Trailhead~Sherwood Forest ~ Gentler Friendly

    Los Padres Trailhead 55 Los Padres Drive, Thousand Oaks, ca, US

    This loop hike is about 5 miles with about 800' of total elevation gain, spread out nicely, with a little bonus loop through Oak Creek Canyon. "Robles" is Spanish for oaks, and we'll see plenty of them on this beautiful, hike. Trailhead Directions: From the 101 in Thousand Oaks, turn south on Moorpark Road. Drive […]

  • Long Canyon – Easy cc lollipop – the back way

    572 Bannister Way 572 Bannister Way, Simi Valley, CA, US

    4.3 miles, 800' gain, Easy Intermediate. Easier Option: 3.2 miles, 400' gain, Fit Beginner. The address is not the address of the hike, but a nearby address that should get you to pass by the trailhead. The "cc" in the title means counter clockwise. We'll be stopping at various points to regroup. We will start […]

  • Los Pinetos Trail to the Tower out and back

    9HH4+6W Santa Clarita, CA, United States

    DESCRIPTION: This trek is all uphill to the peak (especially the adrenaline-pumping first mile), and then it's downhill on the return. Our journey begins by navigating a single-track trail through stunning chaparral, enveloped by Toyon, California Bay, yuccas, and, oaks. Along the path, we'll seize the chance to hike up to the Communications tower, injecting […]

  • Hike to the Abandoned Old LA Zoo – Loop

    Travel Town Railroad Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    I'm so excited to do this hike again! Come join us for this cool, historic hike! We will be doing a 7.5-8 mile loop with only about 600 ft. of elevation gain. There are a lot of trail options here. We will do some extra trais to get some mileage and then we will get […]

  • Hilton Creek Lakes

    Blvd 3200 Buck Owens Blvd, Bakersfield, CA, US

    RSVPs WILL OPEN MARCH 1 (6 permits) Hilton Creek Trail to Hilton Lakes via the Rock Creek approach, Inyo National Forest AllTrails: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/hilton-lakes-trail?sh=fzrxlq Trail stats: Mileage: ~ 11.5 - 17 miles round trip Elevation gain: 2,000’ + Snow may still be on the trail ❄️ WARNING: MOSQUITOES WILL LIKELY BE BAD 🦟🦟🦟 but the views […]

 

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