• INFORMATIONAL POSTING -35th Annual Beginning Backpack Class

    La Crescenta-Montrose La Crescenta-Montrose, CA, US

    INFORMATIONAL POSTING -35th Annual Beginning Backpack Class Have you ever wanted to learn to backpack and get away from the crowds of people? Learn how to backpack in 3 Saturday courses (4/27, 5/4, 5/11) culminating in a backpack 6/1-2. Course times are 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Learn what to take, latest in equipment, what […]

  • Hike at Whiting Ranch (Dreaded Hill!) – Wahoo’s Parking Lot

    Wahoo's Fish Taco 27412 Portola Parkway, Foothill Ranch, CA, US

    This hike will be about 5 miles total with 840 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 Dreaded Hill. We will take a short break at Four Corners. Then we […]

  • Rancho Sierra Vista, Peace, Love, and Joy

    Rancho Sierra Vista Rancho Sierra Vista/Point Mugu, Newbury Park, CA, US

    We will start in the parking lot of SMMNRA and go up to the monument. We will take this hike at a gentler pace and we will take some breaks to let slower hikers catch up. It is an out and back, however, and you can go at your own pace. This out and back […]

  • Palo Comado to the Edge of China Flat – Gentler Friendly

    Palo Comado Canyon - Doubletree Trailhead Aspen Ridge Ct, Oak Park, CA, US

    This will be a second Thursday hike and we will go a little slower than the other hike. Palo Comado ("Burnt Stick" in Spanish) tells you a lot about the environs - frequently burned over by wildfires, this was directly in the line of the Woolsey Fire but much of the vegetation has re-grown. This […]

  • Three Sisters Rock Via Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)

    9001 Soledad Canyon Rd 9001 Soledad Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA, US

    Three Sisters Rock Via Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) DESCRIPTION: SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT FROM YOUR FAVORITE HIKING CLUB – WEEKDAY HIKES! This is a great Spring hike and yes Springtime is already - more or less - here in SCA (not that we really get too much winter weather). This fun out and back trail […]

  • Los Padres – Easy Intermediate

    Los Padres Trailhead 15 Los Padres Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    3.5 miles, 600' gain, Easy Intermediate Easy Option: 2.4 miles, 285' gain, Fit Beginner We enter the Los Padres trail through a spooky oak covered section, then move through until we come to a dead end. We'll turn right, and continue climbing up. We'll come to another junction, where we'll turn right onto the Los […]

  • Wilderness Access Day – Bommer Canyon

    Bommer Canyon Community Park 11 Bommer Canyon, Irvine, CA, US

    We will be playing it by ear a bit, but we will be doing a hike that will be around 5 miles with roughly 800-900 ft. of elevation gain. **You do not need to register on LetsGoOutside.org, but if is optional and you will be emailed extra details and a map. https://letsgooutside.org/activities/2024/03/16/wilderness-access-day-bommer-canyon-117/ Enjoy self-guided access […]

  • Undetermined Anza Borrego Trip

    Backbone Trail Backbone Trail, Malibu, CA, US

    Putting this up to gather interest for an Anza Borrego Trip. I'm thinking about redoing one of my previous trips. All have water at camp. All are tough and have cross country travel (no trail). Bushwhacking Hellhole - Better than it sounds! (tracks from previous trip to camp and waterfall Afternoon hike up to Hellhole […]

  • Kern Gateway Trail site visit and exploration (Across from Upper Richbar)

    Shell CA-178, Bakersfield, CA, US

    Kern Gateway Trail Proposal The Kern Gateway Trail team is a group of community members who love the Kern River Canyon and are working to create a connected trail in the Kern River Canyon. Join us to hear about and explore a spectacular section of the proposed Kern Gateway Trail. We will do a brief […]

 

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