North Ranch – Windmill Canyon Trail Highlights Easy 1.6-mile route with ~200' of elevation gain. Scenic, meandering through grassy meadows and oak groves. Part of the 2026 Conejo Open Space Challenge. We will be adding part of Saddle Pass Trail for additional mileage and incline for those looking for a bit more challenge. Description Windmill...
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...
We will meet near the bathrooms in the parking lot. We will hike down Sycamore Canyon and then take Ranch Center Road to the Hidden Pond trail. From there, we will take Hidden Pond trail and hopefully we will see a little water in the pond. After stopping at the pond for a brief break...
This is a moderate 4-mile hike in the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains, with an elevation gain of 650’, suitable for fit beginners. The Hike My hikes are slow paced (1.5-2 mph) and the listed end time is only an estimate. We take breaks, we explore, and we don't leave anyone behind. If this...
5.75 miles, 700' gain. Easy Intermediate. Do not park on Potrero else risk getting a ticket. You need a permit to park on this street. Side streets such as Pinehill or Greenwood are good to park. This hike is a great trail when it might be muddy because almost the entire hike is on an...
5:45 PM START TIME - WEDNESDAY NIGHT - This might be the last time for this event before Kim resumes her weekly hike schedule 🙂 I've been get too much couch time lately and need to get my tuckus moving, so here we go... This is kind of my "go to" hike, it's on my...
This week: Montecito Multi-Trail. Parking between Wiman and San Ysidro Trailheads on E Mtn Drive OR meeting at Big 5 for carpool. This route ascends Wiman trail to the intersection of Old Pueblo trail where we turn left and head West to San Ysidro trail. We turn right and head North along San Ysidro for...
Nancy and Patricia are scheduling another trip to Santa Cruz Island. It's becoming a yearly thing. Buy your own ticket from Island Packers for Ventura Harbor to the Scorpion Cove landing. For now 9:00 is the only option but sometimes they add another boat if it fills up (OUTBOUND), We will return on the 4:30...
This will be a figure 8 loop throughout the upper mesa of Rancho Sierra Vista. We will enjoy green vistas and hopefully some flowers. Bring plenty of water, wide hat, sturdy shoes or boots and hiking poles if you favor them. Total distance is roughly 6 miles, with about 1000' of elevation gain. There is...
Join me on a moderate five mile loop with a total elevation gain/loss of about 800 ft. Please meet at the Dos Vientos Community Park Tennis Courts near the corner of Rancho Dos Vientos and Borchard Rd. This hike explores some of the neighborhood trails in the Dos Vientos area of the southwestern Conejo Valley....
Gaining a little daylight on the Chumash Feb 6.2026. Thank you Jimbo WhereAmEye (Tall Mark) has been doing this hike up the Chumash Trail in Simi Valley every Thursday night since the Jurassic Period, and he'll be leading this event until the Ice Age, i.e. this hike always happens, even when it rains, snows, hails,...
4 mi, 500' gain, beginner Easier option: 1.5 mi, 125' gain, beginner. This is a beginner hike on the beautiful Limekiln trail. This hike is a slight lollipop, (the shape of the route). There are no extended inclines, however there are about 5 bumps in the trail with 25-40' gains, about 35-65 steps each. This...