Fit Beginner - 4 miles, 600' gain The gain is well distributed, with half being on the return. We start at the Las Flores trailhead where Las Flores dead-ends at Wildwood Park, and head west. After 1/3 mile, the trail becomes Wildwood Canyon Trail. We continue for another 2/3 mile and cross a bridge just […]
"Satwiwa" is Chumashan and directly translates to "the bluffs," which can also translate to "higher places," and is the Chumashan name used for a former village near the current culture center. The Ranch Overlook Trail extends from just west of the culture center to the Palomino Trail in the Rancho Potrero Open Space. https://www.conejovalleyguide.com/dosomethingblog/ranch-overlook-trail-in-rancho-sierra-vistasatwiwa-in-newbury-park This […]
Just off the ocean, Sycamore Canyon is a wide, seemingly flat stroll among grasses, wildflower, and sycamore trees, surrounded by mountains on both sides. Rather than letting that lull you into a false sense of complacency, we'll take a left turn just after we start, and hike up the southern fork of Overlook Trail to […]
Here's a cooler ride in Camarillo that we can do which consist mostly of paved streets. We will be on some paved bike paths as well as a bit of a very easy dirt road. Make sure you have Tannus inserts, green slime or FlatOut in your inner tubes to avoid flats. MEETUP LOCATION AND […]
3 miles. 560' gain, fit beginner This is a special hike that we typically do just once or twice about this time of year during the week, because of the late sunset time. Free parking is limited. Carpooling recommended. As of June 2024, the first part of the clockwise loop was closed, but we found […]
Although this ride is a loop around Bard Lake, you'll never be close enough to see the lake. We'll get some dirt roads in before finishing most of the ride on streets. Make sure you have Tannus inserts, green slime or FlatOut in your inner tubes to avoid flats. MEETUP LOCATION AND TIME: At Lang […]
NOTE: This hike has lots of trees. We will start at 8:30. We will begin in the parking lot at the end of Moorpark and walk down the street to the Las Padres trail. From there we will loop around and come back to the Moorpark trailhead via the Los Robles trail. Some hikers may […]
We will start on Kanan at Newton Canyon and hike to Latigo Canyon Rd. It is a little steep at the beginning but then turns into a nice hike. This hike is about 6 miles with about 1000’ gain and will take us on a less-traveled but quite beautiful part of the 67-mile Backbone trail. […]
