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Late Morning Hike at Newport Back Bay

Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve 2301 University Dr, Newport Beach, CA, US

Let's hike at the Back Bay in Newport. The plan is to do 4-5 miles. It will be an out and back. A lot of the trail is asphalt. You […]

Happy Camp 2 – Intermediate

Happy Camp Rustic Canyon 13650 Broadway Road, Moorpark, US

5.7 Miles, 1000' gain, Intermediate The starting point is NOT at the golf course entrance. It is at a dirt lot that can hold at least 50 cars. There is […]

Sycamore Canyon Evening Hike

4153 Potrero Road 4153 Potrero Road, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

PLEASE NOTE THE PARKING/MEETUP LOCATION ABOVE (IT'S NOT WENDY & POTRERO). Do not park on Potrero Road as it is for residents only. Take a right at the stop sign […]

Wolf Moonlight hike

Sheriff's Shooting Range Alfred Harrell Highway and Mirror Drive, Bakersfield, CA, US

Full moon hike

Wilderness Travel Course

Long Beach City College 5000 E Lew Davis St, Long Beach, CA 90808, Long Beach, CA, US

www.wildernesstravelcourse.org We have a few spaces left in our Long Beach Class for the Wilderness Travel Course. Learn new skills like hiking, backpacking, navigation, bouldering, snow travel, and everything in […]

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 […]

On the Road Again: an earlier, gentler Sycamore Canyon road hike

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

We're On the Road Again to avoid the mud. This is an earlier, shorter and probably slower hike than the 9 AM one, heading towards the Danielson Ranch Multi-use Area. […]

Paradise Falls – Moonridge – Easy Intermediate

Tennis Court parking lot 635 W Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

3.3 miles, 800' gain, fit beginner A hike to Paradise Falls is one of the most popular things to do for those visiting Simi Valley, yet a lot of people […]

 

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