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Mount Baden Powell

El Gavilan 1900 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA, US

Mount Baden Powell DESCRIPTION: This hike is part of our BKS series (Butt Kicker) The Mount Baden-Powell Trail is a strenuous and hard hike up to the 9400-foot peak of […]

Hike at Crystal Cove/Moro Canyon – Ridge Park Entrance/Bommer Ridge

Crystal Cove SP/Laguna Coast - Ridge Park Entrance (map) Ridge Park Rd & E Coastal Peak, Newport Beach, CA, US

This hike will be at Crystal Cove State Park. We will be doing part of the Moro Canyon trails. This hike will be about 6.6 miles with approximately 1,000 ft. […]

Goleta Coastal View loop

⛵Coastal Gateway Multi-Purpose Room at Port San Luis 3900 Avila Beach Dr, San Luis Obispo, CA, US

Enjoy Goleta coastal views! We start at Tuckers Grove Park in Santa Barbara and head counterclockwise through Goleta backroads out to Sandpiper Golf Club. We check out Ellwood Mesa, Devereux […]

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 […]

Doin’ the Big, Fig Newton Canyon

BBT - Kanan Dume 1720 Kanan Dume Rd, Malibu, CA, US

http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/a/2/4/event_99467652.jpeg From the Kanan Rd trailhead, we'll jump on the Backbone Trail for a cruise down into Newton Canyon. On our way there, we'll cross the creek, pass under an […]

Learn Climbing Knots, Anchors, Belay, and Rappel Techniques

Sasse Museum of Art 300 South Thomas Street, Pomona, CA, US

AMP (Advanced Mountaineering Program) registration for fall 2025 is now open. Prospective WTC and SC leaders get priority registration and the fee is waved!! For more details about program schedule, […]

Banff Film Fest Screening at OCC

Robert B. Moore Theater Orange Coast College 2701, Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, CA, US

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2025 is an international film festival that brings the best adventure and outdoor films to audiences around the world. Friends of the Library […]

Western Plateau Loop – 8:30 am Start

Conejo Canyons Trail Head 2010 Conejo Center Dr, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

Meet at the Conejo Canyons trailhead next to the Thousand Oaks Recycling Center on Conejo Center Drive, near the end of Rancho Conejo. We'll walk down the fire road to […]

Ride the Two Winds (Dos Vientos) – Gentler Friendly Hike

Dos Vientos Community Park 4801 Borchard Rd, Newbury Park, CA, US

Note 9:00 am start time! This hike will start at 9:00 because it looks like the weather is cooling off a bit. We will probably go slower than Peter's hike. […]

 

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