• 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 […]

  • Gentler / Beginner: Kanan Dume to Latigo – 5 miles

    Newton Canyon Trailhead 1600 South Kanan Dume Road, Malibu, CA, US

    This is an easier hike for Tuesday, another has also been posted close by, please only sign up for one hike. This hike is 5 miles and will take us […]

  • Encinal Canyon to Top of the World ~ Intermediate Hike

    Encinal Canyon Road Backbone Trail 1097 Encinal Canyon Road, malibu, CA, US

    Encinal Canyon is named for encina, the Spanish word for the holm oak, a lovely Mediterranean tree with holly characteristics. Holm oaks are one of the main trees used to […]

  • Wendy Lollipop

    4128 Potrero Rd 4128 Potrero Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    4.6 miles, 1000' gain, Easy Intermediate Easier Option - 2.7 miles, 320' gain Many have gotten lost relying on GPS. This is the Wendy Trailhead, where S. Wendy Dr. ends […]

  • Books, WTC Buddies, and Beer

    Radiant Beer Co. 1566 W Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, CA, US

    Grab a copy or download the audiobook then join us on Nov. 14, at Radiant Beer Co for a fun discussion of: Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums The book concerns […]

  • Hike Bommer Ridge into Laguna Coast Wilderness – Loop

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

    The total distance for this hike is 4.5 miles with about 650 ft. of elevation gain. There are great mountain and ocean views along the ridge. We are going to […]

  • Rancho Sierra Vista, Peace, Love, and Joy

    Rancho Sierra Vista Rancho Sierra Vista/Point Mugu, Newbury Park, CA, US

    This is an alternative (and probably slower) hike than Steve Johnson posted for Thursday. We will start in the parking lot of SMMNRA and can go up to the monument […]

  • It Never Rains in Southern California #1

    Silver Lake Meadows 2300 Silver Lake Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, US

    Come explore the East side, where it never rains until it pours. This urban hike is 5 miles and winds through stairs, streets, sidewalks, and dirt paths over three Silver […]

 

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