• 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 […]

  • Ride the Two Winds (Dos Vientos) – Gentler Friendly

    Dos Vientos Community Park 4801 Borchard Rd, Newbury Park, CA, US

    Let's see if we can find any wildflowers out in Dos Vientos yet? This hike will loop around the periphery of Dos Vientos Open Space, passing Twin Ponds, overlooking Potrero Road and the Oxnard Plain with the Channel Islands in the background. We will cross 2 streets along the way. This hike is about 5.0 […]

  • Mint Canyon Pacific Coast Trail (PCT)

    Backbone Trail Backbone Trail, Malibu, CA, US

    DESCRIPTION: SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT FROM YOUR FAVORITE HIKING CLUB – WEEKDAY HIKES! This is one of those lesser-known local hikes you hear about from a from a friend who has trekked the trail a few times. This is a beautiful section of the Pacific Coast Trail (PCT) to explore - hope you join us! […]

  • Chivo Tar Pits lollipop – Easy Intermediate with beginner option

    5079 Westwood St 5079 Westwood St, Simi Valley, CA, US

    4.75 miles, 700' gain, easy-intermediate Option for 3 miles, 300' gain, easy. 30 minute wait while group completes the loop back to this spot. This is a link to the route: LINK We start with a 1/4 mile walk from where we park along Cottonwood Dr, to the trail head. There we make a left […]

  • I: Winter Bus Trip to Mammoth Mountain with Wilderness Adventures, OCSS

    Wildwood Avenue Trail head 936 Wildwood Avenue, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Ski downhill or snowboard on Mammoth Mtn. Daily backcountry ski tours and snowshoe tours with the leaders. XC Ski or snowshoe on your own at Tamarack Nordic Center. Newcomers & non-skiers welcome. Tons of stuff to do in Mammoth in Winter. Quality Inn lodging, two per room, 2 beds/private bath, close to shopping, night life, […]

  • Mentryville: Pico Canyon Trail

    27201 Pico Canyon Rd 27201 Pico Canyon Rd, Stevenson Ranch, CA, US

    DESCRIPTION: We'll start from Mentryville (a historic SCV site) located at the base of Pico Canyon’s slopes, Mentryville was an 1880’s oil boom town built around its oil well, Pico No. 4. Named for Charles Mentry, historic buildings still stand including a thirteen-room mansion, a one-room schoolhouse, and a barn. Mentryville and Pico No. 4 […]

  • West Fork National Scenic Bikeway

    Azusa Canyon West Parking Lot Azusa, CA, US

    https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/west-fork-national-scenic-bikeway Hello Fellow Hikers, Okay y'all the rain is back for the weekend. So time to hit the best hike to do in the rain! Why you ask? This is a 14.5 mile hike in the San Gabriel Mountains. This little unknown gem will follow water throughout our whole hike. But we will never have […]

  • Saturdays in the Santa Monica Mountains 2024 #3 – Danielson Monument

    Parking Lot for Sycamore Canyon Via Goleta, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Join us for our third hike in the Wilderness Adventures Section 2024 Saturdays in the Santa Monica Mountains, a moderate 9 mile, 1900 gain loop hike in the Boney Mountain Wilderness on the Upper Sycamore Canyon, Fossil, and Old Boney trails with a side trip with brunch at the Danielson Monument. Bring water, snacks, sunscreen, […]

  • 💫 Powers Peak 💫

    Shell CA-178, Bakersfield, CA, US

    Hey hikernation: Click on the link to see the details of the hike Powers Peak on AllTrails https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/powers-peak?sh=qfndye It’s fun a hike , if your coming from Bakersfield and would like to carpool we can meet at the shell on 178… if not then the start time for the hike will be at 7:30 at […]

 

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