• FALL BACKBONE TRAIL 2024 #2 – Lois Ewen to Latigo Canyon

    Latigo Canyon Trailhead Latigo Canyon Road & Backbone Trail, Malibu, CA, US

    Our second Fall Backbone Trail hike in the Santa Monica Mountains will be a 17 mile, 3100 gain outing going from Lois Ewen Overlook to the Latigo Canyon Backbone Trailhead. […]

  • 🆓Intro to Pickle Ball. Free Pickleball Lesson from Mark E!

    Club Osa Erwin Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Get your Pickleball game on! Come learn the game everyone is either already playing or wanting to learn to play. Pickleball is not just a game, it's a community. HWD's […]

  • Angel Vista – Potluck hike

    Rosewood Trailhead 305 Regal Oak Ct, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    3.0 miles, 800' gain, easy-intermediate. Photo by Helen Let's enjoy the gorgeous sunset and fun loaded potluck picnic at the beautiful Angel Vista! This is a potluck hike. Please bring […]

  • Los Robles EAST/Moorpark Trail

    Los Robles Trail 351 S Moorpark Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    NOTE: IF YOU SIGN-UP FOR THIS HIKE, BE SURE TO TAKE YOURSELF OFF THE OTHER TUESDAY HIKE. This is an alternative hike for Tuesday and in place of Jaesoon's hike. […]

  • Intermediate Hike ~ Palo Comado / Cheseboro Loop via Ranch Center trail

    Palo Comado Canyon - Doubletree trailhead Doubletree Road, Oak Park, CA, United States

    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 […]

  • Happy Camp – Suitable for beginners

    Happy Camp 15100 Happy Camp Canyon Road, Moorpark, CA, US

    Beginner, 5 miles, 500' gain. Bug spray recommended. This hike is entirely fire-road and is almost completely flat. Some of this trail is sandy, so walking it at times can […]

  • Doin’ the Big, Fig Newton Canyon

    BBT - Kanan Dume 1720 Kanan Dume Rd, Malibu, CA, US

    http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/a/2/4/event_99467652.jpeg From the Kanan Rd trailhead, we'll jump on the Backbone Trail for a cruise down into Newton Canyon. On our way there, we'll cross the creek, pass under an […]

  • Banff Film Fest Screening at OCC

    Sycamore Canyon Trailhead Sycamore Canyon Road, Malibu, CA, United States

    Join adventure seeking, nature loving, and arts supporting community as the Friends of the Library at Orange Coast College present a screening of the Banff Film Festival. $16 tickets can […]

  • All Aboarddddd the Southern Pacific Express – Gentler Friendly

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

    http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/9/6/event_99896982.jpeg Don’t be left behind for this hike or we will giggle when you come racing down the street to catch up! We are starting this Wildwood hike from Wildwood […]

 

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