Hiking Calendar

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://wp.me/P9MbG4-hC BIKE RIDE ALONG THE RIO HONDO RIVER BIKE PATH - Celebrating Cecelia's birthday This will be the easier of […]

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:https://wp.me/P9MbG4-hC Please join me for a nice hike in the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve I […]

Beginner. 5 miles, 500' gain. This hike is entirely fire-road and is almost completely flat. That means it's wide enough for a vehicle. To make up for the lack of elevation, the distance will be about 5 miles round trip. When I hiked this, I never noticed any real gain but ended up measuring about […]

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://wp.me/P9MbG4-hC THE LAS VIRGENES RESERVOIR WESTLAKE VISTA PEAK (2445') - One of the loneliest peaks in The Santa Monica Mountains […]

A pre-Thanksgiving workout, this one is another HWD original! I put this one together back in 2009 after exploring some Westlake Village use trails, and they have gotten a lot more use since then. Blast from the past: Here are photos from the first group hike in December 2009: https://www.meetup.com/localhikers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=780881. Did you notice the ice […]

Distance: 9 miles round trip Level: 8/10 Moderate to strenuous, not for beginners Elevation gain: 3000 ft. The Hike:Hike up the Sam Merrill Trail at the north end of Lake Street which ends at Loma Alta in Pasadena first to Echo Mountain, and then up to Inspiration Point via the Castle Canyon Trail and return. […]

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://wp.me/P9MbG4-hC I'm starting up easy Friday hikes again for beginners and our WW (Walking Wounded). These hikes will be at […]

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/simi-peak-via-long-canyon Hello Fellow Hikers,Okay this hike takes place the day after Thanksgiving so if your like me you're gonna need to burn some calories. This is one of my favorite hikes in Simi Valley. This hike will start out at Long Canyon we're will start our climb on the Long Canyon Trail to Sunrise Trail […]

Want to walk off some of that Thanksgiving feast and not deal with the shopping mall crowds? Then let's do our annual after Thanksgiving Day Don's Rocky IV Not the Movie. This is about a five hour hike, so we should be back to our cars by 2:00pm or thereabouts. Distance: 9 miles Dual Rating: […]

Thanks to all members. HWD has passed the 11,000 members mark and continues to be the largest hiking group in America and 2nd largest in the world (on a per leader basis) I'll be posting a celebratory thanksgiving hike soon. In the meantime let's see if we can get 11,000 RSVPs 😃 Go ahead and […]

This is a short, but very sweet hike with lots of eye candy including fall colors, impressive boulder outcroppings and interesting historical significance. I am open to extending the distance in any direction to add more mileage (as an out and back), but due to trailhead closures still in effect, we cannot make this a […]

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/lyons-ranch-and-taylor-loop-trail Hello Fellow Hikers,Let's check out Taylor Trail Wilderness & Open Space Area. This trail will offer wide open views throughout the hike. Nice gradual climbs with a section of a more direct climb with level off sections to enjoy the views and relax. This is a lesser known trail for the area and as […]

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://wp.me/P9MbG4-hC Before the rain and snow hits this area and while it's nice and cool, I'm planning on taking on […]

My Bell Canyon Loop starts and ends at the mouth of Bell Canyon. Its a little-known loop and I haven't seen any other meetup group do it -- so you are in luck today! 👉 Hike is about 4 miles with 900' total ascent. Most of that is during a one-mile stretch, thus I am […]