STATS Difficulty: 5/10, Moderate but steep uphill, fire road return Length: 4.2 miles, 2.5 hours plus breaks Elevation gain and loss: 1,630 Ft View: Mountains & City Lights Details: Steep uphill, great view from midpoint & optional easy downhill on road TRAILHEAD INFO S La Tuna Canyon Rd, Sun Valley, CA 91352 Getting there might […]
BEFORE YOU WILL BE MOVED TO THE GOING LIST, YOU WILL NEED TO UPDATE YOUR CDH PROFILE (The three questions must be answered with a "yes") IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. NEED HELP: (go to: https:/ THE QUEST: My pursuit of taking on Mount Baden Powell the hard way, via The Big Horn […]
**(https://www.meetup.com/Hiking-Plus/messages/boards/thread/50879781)** This hike is a great trail for beginners because all the elevation gain is distributed. It is a walk down a rolling fire road through a really cool canyon, and you will find no difficult or extended elevation climbs. This is one of my favorite trails for people new to hiking. It is an […]
BEFORE YOU WILL BE MOVED TO THE GOING LIST, YOU WILL NEED TO UPDATE YOUR CDH PROFILE (The three questions must be answered with a "yes") IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. NEED HELP: (go">https://wp.me/P9MbG4-hC](go to: https://wp.me/P9MbG4-hC) Join me on a short but challenging trek that is in our local Santa Monica Mountains. After […]
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/three-points-to-pacifico-mountain-campground/photos Hello Fellow Hikers, Time to get in a long endurance hike. This is gonna be a long day but worth the trek. This time of year we will probably see a lot of thru hikers on the PCT trail. This trail will be both exposed and shaded. This will be a great conditioning hike […]
Needed an easy-ish hike to stretch the legs and get some fresh air. The weather should be a bit cooler and the trail is partially shaded. Water crossings may or may not be avoidable and we may or may not make a bushwhacky detour to a likely dry waterfall. IF the parking lot is closed, […]
FIREWORKS - HIKE and PARTY!!!!! (GREAT view of the fireworks at Bel Aire Beach Club and across the entire west-side) Pot-Luck / BRING FOOD and DRINK TO SHARE!! Pretty EASY 4 miles R/T (half way up to Parker Mesa on a BLUFF overlooking the ocean) leaving the parking lot at 6:50-ish IF YOU'RE RUNNING LATE […]
BEFORE YOU WILL BE MOVED TO THE GOING LIST, YOU WILL NEED TO UPDATE YOUR CDH PROFILE (The three questions must be answered with a "yes") IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO HOW TO UPDATE YOUR PROFILE: THIS HAS TO BE DONE ON A LAPTOP. https://wp.me/P9MbG4-hC Let's get out and hike before the festivities […]
BEFORE YOU WILL BE MOVED TO THE GOING LIST, YOU WILL NEED TO UPDATE YOUR CDH PROFILE (The three questions must be answered with a "yes") IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. NEED HELP: (go">https://wp.me/P9MbG4-hC](go to: https://wp.me/P9MbG4-hC](go to: https://wp.me/P9MbG4-hC)) EBIKE RIDE ALONG PAVED, UNPAVED ROADS AND TRAILS IN THE DOS VIENTOS OPEN SPACE Here's […]
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