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  • Happy New Year! Red Rock Canyon Potluck Hike

    1699 Stunt Rd 1699 Stunt Rd, Calabasas, CA, US

    Happy New Year 2024! Let's start our new year on the trail!! Easy-Intermediate, 4 miles, 800' gain. Option not to hike: If for some reason you don't want to hike but still want to come, the social event can be driven to, and the main group of hikers should get there about an hour after […]

  • Hike Bommer Ridge into Laguna Coast Wilderness – Loop

    Crystal Cove SP/Laguna Coast - Ridge Park Entrance (map) Ridge Park Rd & E Coastal Peak, Newport Beach, CA, US

    The total distance for this hike is 4.5 miles with about 650 ft. of elevation gain. There are great mountain and ocean views along the ridge. We are going to start on Bommer Ridge Trail and take this to Lizard Trail. We will go down that and loop back up to Bommer via Upper Laurel. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • Hill Canyon Santa Rosa Regional Park

    Hill Canyon Trailhead 10241 Hill Canyon Road, Camarillo, CA, US

    A second hike for Tuesday, this will be a bit slower. We will start at the parking area in Hill Canyon, cross the bridge over the runoff creek, and stroll a mile before turning onto the fire road up the Western Plateau. We will go straight at the crest of the fire road and then […]

  • Hike at Newport Back Bay

    Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve 2301 University Dr, Newport Beach, CA, US

    Let's hike at the Back Bay in Newport. The plan is to do 4-5 miles. It will be an out and back. A lot of the trail is asphalt. You can wear hiking or running shoes. There is a Upper Newport Back Bay Nature Preserve parking lot right off University Dr. and Irvine Ave. (See […]

  • Lynnmere Loop from Camino Magenta – a Gentler (not Beginner) Hike

    Camino Magenta Lynnmere Trailhead 1553 Camino Magenta, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Instead of our usual starting point at the Conejo Playfields, this shorter, gentler hike will start at the top of Camino Magenta, in the beautiful unincorporated Lynn Ranch neighborhood surrounded by Thousand Oaks. We'll do a clockwise loop around the gated Lynnmere community and wind up back at our starting point about 5 miles and […]

  • Rancho Sierra Vista, Peace, Love, and Joy

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

    This is an alternative, and probably slower hike for Thursday, a gentler hike. We will start in the parking lot of SMMNRA and can go up to the monument if it is dry (it's not suppose to rain). We will take this hike at a gentler pace and we will take some breaks to let […]

 

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