
After 3 exploratories I believe I have come up with one of best hikes in the Santa Monica Mountains (and beyond). We'll be using a combination of park trails and secret trails to connect CircleX Ranch with the Boney Mountain State Wilderness and bag 7 peaks, (or less depending how we feel 😲) . A […]
Come hike along the Kern River Trail (Flower Trail 🌷🌺🌼) to Democrat Dam. The hike is about 11 miles total to the Dam and back. It is moderate in difficulty, but subtable for new hikers. We will hike to the Dam and have a long lunch break. Then return hike to the trailhead. More specifics […]
Zuma Canyon is distinguished for being one of the deepest gorges in the Santa Monica Mountains and, unlike Topanga or Malibu Canyons, has never suffered incursion by a major road. We'll start at Lower Zuma Canyon and take the Zuma Loop trail west to the Zuma Ridge trail. The views improve as the trail climbs, […]
***** RAIN OR SNOW FALLING AT TRAILHEAD CANCELS THIS HIKE ****** About the hike: Conditioning Hike. Moderate (for the Gain and distance) Kagel Mountain is a small mountain located in the San Fernando Valley above Sylmar. It is know as a great place to hang glide and we will be hiking out and back to […]
This hike is so cool! It's a good distance with little elevation gain and it is beautiful. This hike will take us to the Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall. The hike is an out and back at around 8.7 miles total with 650 ft. of elevation gain, so not steep! This area of the Angeles National […]
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/fri-17-nov-2017-18-49--3?p=-1&sh=aoxfvb Hello Fellow Hikers! Cindysue asked me if I wanted to lead a hike since she can't hike this day. Please take note of the earlier start time. This is a route that I created on my own back when I hiked this area every week. I have attached my AllTrails recording from the last […]
Danielson Monument Trail on AllTrails https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/danielson-monument-trail--125?p=-1&sh=aoxfvb Length 5.97 miles Elevation gain 1152 ft Out and back No dogs allowed Free parking This is the alternate hike since Santa Rosa/Wildwood trails are closed. Meet in front of the bathroom at the end of the parking lot. There is overflow parking. Please allow extra time to get […]
Our hike will consist of traveling along the Dean's Cut trail connecting the underbelly of Las Virgenes and Cheseboro Canyons. The star of this hike is Mt Basura, known for its year-round snow-less skiing. We'll take or break here. Note: this hike was a VIP hike. Now my overgrown secret trail is wide open and […]
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