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  • Hike at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park – Nix Nature Center

    Nix Nature Center Parking Lot 18751 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA, US

    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). […]

  • Intermediate Hike ~ Palo Comado / Cheseboro Loop via Ranch Center trail

    Trailhead Sunnycrest and Doubletree, Oak Park, CA, US

    This week we’ll do a loop around the northeastern regions of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and the Las Virgenes Open Space. This area traverses many ecosystems, including riparian, chaparral, and the rockscape from Galaxy Quest. The area is generally dry, but very nice! http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/3/0/c/event_255709932.jpeg The trailhead is where Sunnycrest turns into Doubletree, […]

  • 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 some real incline on this hike and a lot less trails coated with silt compared to the easier Happy Camp hike. Even though I have […]

  • 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 Oak Trail. This turns into Serrano Road which will take us to Serrano Cow Trail. At this part of the trail, we usually see a […]

  • Backbone Quickie – Encinal to “The Tree”

    Backbone Trail - Encinal Canyon Trailhead Encinal Canyon Rd, Malibu, CA, US

    Barbara and Sharon showed me this hike a couple of weeks ago, and it was delightful. If you're deep on the waitlist for Cheryl's hike, you may want to consider joining this one. We'll start at the Encinal Backbone trailhead parking lot, cross the road, and then take The Backbone Trail southeast for a couple […]

  • Wildwood to Santa Rosa Trail through Box Canyon Loop

    Wildwood Park, Thousand Oaks 998 W Avenida de Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Let's hike a loop through Wildwood. Wildwood's archetypal western look served as the set for Davy Crocket, The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, and Wagon Train back in the day, as well as the movie Spartacus. This hike takes us from the main parking lot up the Santa Rosa Trail to Mount Clef Ridge, providing sweeping views of […]

  • China Flats – Intermediate

    China Flat Trailhead 34.193558, -118.775137, Oak Park, ca, US

    3 miles, 1000' gain, Intermediate. The entire first half is an incline. Nothing super steep, but beginners may find this climb exhausting. Fit beginners can still complete this hike, as we'll be stopping at junctions to let everybody catch up. This is not a conditioning hike, it is a social hike. There are several routes […]

  • Hike at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park – Borrego Trail & Billy Goat Trail

    Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park 26701 Portola Parkway, Foothill Ranch, CA, US

    The total mileage for this hike is 5 miles with about 800 ft. of elevation gain. We will start at the trail head of the Borrego Trail, which is right off of the parking lot. This is where we will meet. We will head up the Borrego Trail until we get to Mustard Road. Here […]

 

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