• Wilderness Access Day – Limestone Canyon – **Must sign up on LetsGoOutside.org

    Augustine Staging Area Santiago Cyn Rd, Orange, CA, US

    I'm excited for another Wilderness Open Access Day at Limestone Canyon. We will be doing the out and back trail to the Sinks. The hike will be about 8 miles with roughly 630 ft. of elevation gain. **You must sign up here: https://letsgooutside.org/activities/2025/08/02/wilderness-access-day-limestone-canyon-63/ At the time of posting, there are 255 spots left of 400. […]

  • Saturdays in the Santa Monica Mountains 2025 #8 – Sycamore Serrano Chamberlin

    sycamore canyon campgrounds NATURE CENTER 9000 West Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA, Los Angeles, CA, US

    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 […]

  • Andrew Skurka’s Yosemite High Route (North Section)

    2300 Silver Lake Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90039 United States Silver Lake Boulevard 2300, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    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 […]

  • Hike at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park – Nix Nature Center

    Nix Nature Center Parking Lot 18751 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA, US

    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). […]

  • SUMMERLAND/CARPINTERIA LOOP – STREET & DIRT

    Lookout Park Lookout Park Rd, Summerland, CA, US

    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 […]

 

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