Instead of our usual starting point at the Conejo Playfields, this shorter, gentler hike will start at the top of Camino Magenta, in the beautiful unincorporated Lynn Ranch neighborhood surrounded by Thousand Oaks. We'll do a loop around the gated Lynnmere community and wind up back at our starting point about 5 miles and about […]
3 miles, 650' gain, Fit Beginner Easy option, 1.4 miles, 450' gain, Fit Beginner Those that prefer the Easy Option, should head UP from the trail head, waiting when they get to the bench at the top. For the rest of us: Starting from the trailhead parking lot, we head west on the Woodridge Connector […]
The hike will be about 4.5 miles with about 500 ft. of elevation gain. We will start on Peters Canyon Trail and take this to East Ridge View Trail. This is where we will go up Big Red. Then we will continue on this trail until we get to Eucalyptus to loop back. We will […]
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). […]
Hike #6 in the 2023 highest and most interesting peaks in the Santa Monica Mountains series is a moderate 10-mile, 2000’ gain out and bqck hike along the Secret Trail to the Calabasas Peak Motorway, stopping at the peak before heading into Red Rock Canyon. Meet at 8:00 AM at the Oak Ridge Trail - […]
San Gorgonio Mountain is the tallest peak in Southern California (11,502 feet) We will be taking the South Fork Trail to Dry Lake. We will be camping near Dry Lake. Depending on weather conditions, we might need mircro spikes or crampons. Possibly snow at higher elevation. So San Gorgonio Peak will be optional. Miles: 22 […]
This epic tour of Agoura and Calabasas departs from Agoura at the Kanan Park and Ride, then drops into the La Sierra Preserve via Kanan Road. From here we head east on Mulholland across the Triunfo Creek Bridge, and ride one of the most famous stretches of highway in the country: "The Snake" (currently closed […]
Join my other group for an epic loop around Agoura and Calabasas. See https://www.meetup.com/socal-ebike-riders/events/293747173/ for more info and RSVP
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/the-pianobox-prospect-via-fish-canyon-trail?search=true Hello Fellow Hikers, A bit of history to the area. It's said these hills were once inhabited by the Allikliks a branch of the Shoshonean tribe. There is also a lot of lore surrounding this place that includes talk of Indian burial grounds, gold mines, spanish gold, and even ghosts. Pianobox was named for […]
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