This is a second hike for Thursday starting at 8:30. We will start at Santa Rosa parking lot, cross the bridge over the water and hike down to the new bridge. We will cross the new bridge and hike up to Lizards Rock. Maybe we will run into the other hikers who are going to […]
This is a second hike for Thursday starting at 8:30. We will start at Santa Rosa parking lot, cross the bridge over the water and hike down to the new bridge. We will cross the new bridge and hike up to Lizards Rock. Maybe we will run into the other hikers who are going to […]
The hike starts at the parking area on Hill Canyon Road and climbs Canyon Overlook Trail. The trail is a utility road and becomes a ridgeline trail with spectacular views into Hill Canyon and to Elliott Peak to the west, and Mt Clef Butte to the east, ending at Lizard Rock with its own amazing […]
This hike starts at the Hill Canyon Trail and continues to the Lichen Trail via the Western Plateau and Outlaw Trails. At the peak of the ridge that separates the Western Plateau from the Santa Rosa Valley, you'll have amazing views of a beautiful system of deeply eroded canyons, plateaus, and ridgelines in the northwest […]
I'm not sure I'd call this a "Gentler" given 1,200' of elevation gain and loss, but at least the climb is right at the beginning, and it's all downhill or flat from there. You can see the trail route here. The hike starts at the parking area on Hill Canyon Road and climbs Canyon Overlook […]
I pre-hiked this route on Friday as the weather is getting hot and I haven’t hiked the Canyon Overlook Trail for quite a while. It was pretty exposed, but the ocean breeze made it comfortable. The hike starts at the parking area on Hill Canyon Road and climbs Canyon Overlook Trail. The trail is a […]
Let's go to Wildwood Park through a new access route. After crossing the bridge from the parking lot, we will start the hike following Hill Canyon trail to the newly opened “Conejo Canyon Bridge” which connects trails on either side of the creek, Conejo Canyons and Wildwood Park. Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks is one […]
I pre-hiked this route on Friday as the weather is getting hot and I haven’t hiked the Canyon Overlook Trail for quite a while. It was pretty exposed, but the ocean breeze made it comfortable. The hike starts at the parking area on Hill Canyon Road and climbs Canyon Overlook Trail. The trail is a […]
Let's go to Wildwood Park through a new access route. After crossing the bridge from the parking lot, we will start the hike following Hill Canyon trail to the newly opened “Conejo Canyon Bridge” which connects trails on either side of the creek, Conejo Canyons and Wildwood Park. Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks is one […]
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