
Lynmere Loop from Wildwood Park (Fast Paced)
PLEASE READ BELOW IN ITS ENTIRETY. Kindly review the guidelines (link to the guidelines) to join our hikes. Restrictions apply for your attendance. Don't show up unless you're shown on […]

PLEASE READ BELOW IN ITS ENTIRETY. Kindly review the guidelines (link to the guidelines) to join our hikes. Restrictions apply for your attendance. Don't show up unless you're shown on […]

This is not a guided hike. Hike your own hike. I hope to share times I'll be conditioning to offer others the opportunity to come out and do the same. […]

NOTE: It is awfully hot out there folks, the only hike I will do is this one because we did it last week and there was lots of shade. This will be a gentler hike for Thursday. We will go slower and with less elevation gain and less miles. Some hikers may want to go […]

This is a 4-5 mile out-and-back trip from Lynn Road to the Rosewood Trail to Angel Vista. We’ll park at the playfield near Stagecoach Inn and walk from Lynn Road on the lower Rosewood Trail, to the usual trailhead and then on up the trail. The elevation gain/loss is about 875’ - 1000’. It is […]

This popular trail near the Irvine Turtle Rock neighborhood is a fantastic hike, featuring a 4.2-mile loop with a 900-foot elevation gain. It's typically completed in about 2 hours at a moderate pace, and street parking is available near Turtle Rock Preschool. The hike begins with a steep climb, gaining 264 feet in just 0.38 […]

Fit Beginner, 4.1 miles, 720' gain. Easier route: 3.9 miles, 500' gain. Is it Talepop or Talopop? Maps and signs that I have seen, use the 2nd spelling, but a lot of references use the other. We'll meet in front of the facilities building at the center of the park. This is a lollipop hike. […]

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/tapo-canyon-trail?u=i Hello Fellow Hikers, ( please read liability disclaimer at the bottom )  Join me on a easier moderate hike at Tapo Canyon Trail in Simi Valley. This hike has a nice gradual walk until we start a gradual climb were we will start our loop. We should encounter wildflowers and mountain views. Our […]

Join us for this up and back hike in Tehachapi Park. This hike doesn’t include the very steep last three quarter mile to the peak. Once we arrive at the junction for the turnoff to the peak there will be the option to go back or continue down the trail for another 1 to 2 […]

The hike we will be doing is approximately 5 miles with 870 ft. of elevation gain. We will begin at the Live Oak Trail trailhead. This is where you will see on the map that the Live Oak Trail hits the paved road. This is the parking lot closest to the Edna Spaulding Trail. (There […]
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August 22, 2026
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