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CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED GOOGLE CALENDAR OF LA MEETUP HIKES:

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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Hike Calendar for June 1-8, 2015

COLOR CODING:



ORANGE: SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS

GREEN: SAN GABRIEL AND VERDUGO MOUNTAINS

BLUE: THOUSAND OAKS AND SIMI HILLS

PURPLE: SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS

PINK: NORTH L.A. COUNTY



YELLOW: A HIKE I AM LEADING 


Monday, Jun 1

5:30PM The Weekday Trailblazers - Albertson Motorway to Simi Peak

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Tuesday, Jun 2

9:00AM The Weekday Trailblazers Hondo Canyon

10:00AM Calabasas Day Hikers

5:45PM Early Bird Hiking -- San Gabriel Mountains and beyond!
Brown Mountain via Eaton Saddle 8 miles, 2500' gain

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Wednesday, Jun 3

7:30AM Calabasas Day Hikers - BIT OF BACKBONE TRAIL - Sandstone, Chamberlain, Blue Cyn, and Sycamore Cyn Trails

6:30PM The PM Hikers PM Hump Day Hike: Hidden Valley Overlook

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Thursday, Jun 4

9:00AM The Weekday Trailblazers Wildwood Park Lollipop - a Gentler Hike

6:30PM Early Bird Hiking -- Beaudry Loop - night hike - 6 miles - 1500' gain

6:30PM The Los Angeles Hiking Group East Ballona Wetlands and City lights viewing and garlic-fest Dinner at Alejo's


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Friday, Jun 5

8:00AM Calabasas Day Hikers - LOS ROBLES TRAIL BITS via car shuttles (BIT 4)

12:00PM My Hiking Club -~3 Day Camping and Hiking~- stay at Buckhorn camp, Hike Mt Waterman, Pallett Mtn and Cooper Falls

2:00PM (OSS) Outdoor Singles & Socials Camping/PARTY In Angeles National Forest at Chilao, Camp on Friday and Sat. nights, Hike on Saturday

6:00PM Introverts in LA Cards Against Humanity (and a few other less horrible games) Grand Central Market, Downtown L.A.

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Saturday, Jun 6

7:00AM V H C Rush Creek Exploratory Ascent to Mount Wilson

8:00AM Puente Hills Preserve Hikers Trail Hike and Clean up

8:00AM US Hiking Bridge to Nowhere & Beyond (the Only Good Hke is a Wet Hike) + BBQ After Party
8:00AM US Hiking - San Gabriel Chapter - Bridge to Nowhere & Beyond - the Only Good Hike is a Wet Hike

8:00AM Hiking with the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council
Introduction to Geocaching Hike – Thousand Oaks

8:00AM THRIVE Los Angeles: Hiking, Biking, and Fitness Hike to Cooper Canyon Falls

8:00AM So Cal Hiking and Trekking Hike the beach trail near Trump National Golf course Palos Verdes , Ca.

8:00AM Hiking the Foothills Descanso Trail

8:15AM US Hiking Paradise Falls and Lizard Rock Loop Fun Hike with photo ops galore!

8:30AM Hike and Walk for Friendship, Fun, and Health
Christian Prayer and 9 mile hike at West Fork Trail on Hwy 39 (Azusa Ave.)

8:30AM Calabasas Day Hikers - Help With Backbone Trail Maintenance*

9:00AM Hiking With Dean Nat'l Trails Day - Buzzards Roost Loop (did I say loop?)

9:00AM Puente Hills Preserve Hikers National Trails Day - Kids Hike

9:15AM Stairs and Trails of Los Angeles -Echo Park Stairways of Pain

10:00AM Culver City Hiking Club Scenic Overlook Hike!

2:45PM (OSS) Outdoor Singles & Socials Walk along LA River

4:00PM Lazy Ass Hiking Claremont Hills Wilderness Trail, aka the Claremont Loop

5:00PM The PM Hikers Nike Missile Site & Potluck Party

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Sunday, Jun 7

5:30AM Calabasas Day Hikers - Hiking is what we do
REPEAT of ANF-PCT-3 The third of 12 PCT hikes in the Angeles National Forest

7:00AM Hiking the Foothills Eaton Canyon Hike To The Falls And More.

7:45AM THRIVE Los Angeles: Hiking, Biking, and Fitness
Hike For Mental Health – Placerita Canyon

8:00AM The San Gabriel Mountains Backpack and Hike Group
Sunday morning in Monrovia Canyon Park

8:30AM V H C Islip Saddle to South Fork CG/Manzanita Trail to Vincent Gap

9:00AM Burbank Hiking Club Eaton Canyon

4:45PM Stairs and Trails of Los Angeles at Debs Park

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Monday, Jun 8

5:00PM Early Bird Hiking -- Monday evenings at Chantry Flat

6:30PM Palos Verdes-South Bay Sierra Club Group
O: Conditioning Hike in Rancho Palos Verdes




Sunday, May 24, 2015

Hike Calendar for May 25 to June 1, 2015

COLOR CODING:

ORANGE: SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
GREEN: SAN GABRIEL AND VERDUGO MOUNTAINS
BLUE: THOUSAND OAKS AND SIMI HILLS
PURPLE: SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS
PINK: NORTH L.A. COUNTY

YELLOW: A HIKE I AM LEADING


Monday, May 25

5:30AM US Hiking Into the Danger Zone - Iron Mountain

6:30AM My Hiking Club Sturtevant Camp Hike

8:00AM US Hiking Memorial Day Eaton Canyon Falls Beginner Hike+FREE Backyard BBQ

8:30AM The Weekday Trailblazers Hidden Valley to Conejo Peak

9:30AM The Moderate Hikers ANNIVERSARY HIKE! EVENT FULL NO LAST MINUTE SHOW UPS – Thousand Oaks

4:00PM The Late Risers Hiking and Walking Group of South Bay
Hike Donald Trump Golf Course

5:00PM Early Bird Hiking -- Monday evenings at Chantry Flat

6:30PM Palos Verdes-South Bay Sierra Club Group O: Conditioning Hike in Rancho Palos Verdes

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Tuesday, May 26

9:00AM The Weekday Trailblazers Encinal Canyon to the Top of the World- Gentler Friendly!

10:00AM Calabasas Day Hikers – Anza Park in Calabasas

5:45PM Early Bird Hiking -- La Tuna Canyon Loop Faster paced 6.7 miles 2000' gain

5:45PM V H C Caballero Canyon to San Vicente mountain

6:00PM Stairs and Trails of Los Angeles Stairs and Trails at Griffith Park

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Wednesday, May 27

8:00AM Calabasas Day Hikers - BIT OF BACKBONE TRAIL - Ray Miller, Wood Canyon Vista and Sycamore Canyon Trails

6:00PM My Hiking Club ~JONES PEAK ~

6:00PM Burbank Hiking Club Burbank Stough Canyon

6:30PM The PM Hikers PM Hump Day Hike Mission Pointe-Granada Hills

6:30PM The Late Risers Hiking and Walking Group of South Bay
Malaga Cove Plaza Hike

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Thursday, May 28

5:00PM Puente Hills Preserve Hikers 10,000 Steps Evening Hike

5:45PM Early Bird Hiking -- Hike the Arroyo Seco 7 miles / 1400' gain

6:30PM The Los Angeles Hiking Group Cheviot Hills neighborhood hike-4 miles & Dinner at Pampas Grill

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Friday, May 29

8:00AM Calabasas Day Hikers - LOS ROBLES TRAIL BITS via car shuttles (BIT 3)

8:30AM SGV Hikers Hike Winter Creek Trail

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Saturday, May 30

6:00AM Santa Clarita Community Hiking Club "HIKE BEYOND NOWHERE" - East Fork of the San Gabriel River to Iron Fork Creek

8:00AM Rancho Simi Trail Blazers Wildwood Park – Arroyo Conejo Creek, Lynnmere Trail Loop HIKE (Thousand Oaks)

8:00AM US Hiking I'm a Rocket Man - Mt. Wilson Individual Time Trail
8:00AM US Hiking - San Gabriel Chapter Individual Time Trial - Mt. Wilson Cosmic Cafe

8:00AM My Hiking Club -~Waterfall Heaven Hike~- Switzer falls

8:45AM Los Angeles Extreme Hiking Hike up to the top - Verdugo Mtn - Microwave Station

9:00AM US Hiking Heart of the Ocean Hike in Palos Verdes

9:00AM The Los Angeles Hiking Group WILD/Pacific Crest Trail Soledad Canyon

9:00AM US Hiking - San Gabriel Chapter Heart of the Ocean Hike in Palos Verdes

9:00AM V H C Tripeaks & Boney Wilderness State Park from Rancho Sierra Vista

10:00AM Culver City Hiking Club – Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
10:00AM Greater LA Veggie Hikers Multi-Group Hike!


5:00PM Full Moon hike to Eagle Rock at Topanga State Park and performance of the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
http://www.meetup.com/hiking-196/events/222770655/

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Sunday, May 31

7:00AM Calabasas Day Hikers - ANF-PCT-8 The eighth of 12 PCT hikes in the Angeles National Forest

7:00AM Mt. San Jacinto Hiking Club Inspiration Point, Mt Lowe, San Gabriel Peak

7:30AM US Hiking Big Santa Anita Canyon - Sturtevant Falls, Mt Zion

7:30AM Calabasas Day Hikers - Easy Beginners Hike: Topanga Lookout Site

8:00AM The San Gabriel Mountains Hike Group Monrovia Canyon Park

8:30AM The Los Angeles Hiking Group Los Feliz and Hollywood Urban Hike

8:45AM Hiking with the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council
Fossil Trail Loop in Pt Mugu State Wilderness Area

2:00PM Greater LA Veggie Hikers Hike the Secret Trail (dog friendly)

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Monday, Jun 1

5:00PM Early Bird Hiking -- Monday evenings at Chantry Flat

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Hike Calendar for May 18-25, 2015

DEAR READERS: A change: I have excluded hikes in Griffith Park and Mount Baldy from this hand-built calendar as there are 1 or more group hikes nearly every day in those parks by one of our many Meetup groups. So please see the Google calendar below for those.


COLOR CODING:

ORANGE: SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
GREEN: SAN GABRIEL AND VERDUGO MOUNTAINS
BLUE: THOUSAND OAKS AND SIMI HILLS
PURPLE: SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS
PINK: NORTH L.A. COUNTY

YELLOW: A HIKE I AM LEADING

Monday, May 18

10:00AM Calabasas Day Hikers - MALIBU CREEK STATE PARK -Grasslands trail head




5:30PM The Weekday Trailblazers Mad Ken's Monday Hike/Three Peaks of Ladyface with a Brasserie finish



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Tuesday, May 19

9:00AM The Weekday Trailblazers Albertson Motorway to Simi Peak- Gentler Friendly!


5:45PM Early Bird Hiking -- Valley Forge Trail - out and back- faster paced - 6.4 miles ~1600' gain


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Wednesday, May 20

8:00AM Calabasas Day Hikers - BIT OF BACKBONE (Circle X Ranch)



5:30PM The San Gabriel Mountains Hike Group Deer Park/Ben Overturff Trail


5:30PM The Weekday Trailblazers Mad Ken's Humpday hike/ Boney Apetite


5:30PM Hiking the Foothills mid-week hike-- La Crescenta--Deukmejian Park




5:45PM Lazy Ass Hiking Evening Walk on the Thompson Creek Trail




6:00PM Burbank Hiking Club Wednesday evening hike to Burbank Stough Canyon



6:30PM The PM Hikers Hump Day Hike: New Loop on China Flat Trail

22 Sleepyheads going


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Thursday, May 21

9:00AM The Weekday Trailblazers Wingin' it Through Sycamore Canyon - a Gentler Hike


5:00PM Puente Hills Preserve Hikers 10,000 Steps Evening Hike

5:45PM Lazy Ass Hiking 3-5 Mile Introduction To The Claremont Hills Wilderness Trail




5:45PM Early Bird Hiking -- Crescenta View Trail to Mt Lukens Road fast paced - 7.2 miles rt / 2400 gain




6:30PM The Los Angeles Hiking Group WILDWOOD CANYON BURBANK/STOUGH CANYON


6:30PM The Los Angeles Hiking Group Ballona Lagoon and Venice Canals--& dinner at Lemonade


6:45PM Wilderness Travel Course Conditioning Hike to Henninger Flats


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Friday, May 22

8:00AM Calabasas Day Hikers - LOS ROBLES TRAIL BITS via car shuttles (BIT 2)



10:30AM Calabasas Day Hikers - HONDO CANYON Limited


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Saturday, May 23

6:00AM The San Gabriel Mountains Hike Group Mt Wilson via Upper Winter Creek Trail




7:15AM Mt. San Jacinto Hiking Club Mt. Waterman and Twin Peaks


8:00AM Rancho Simi Trail Blazers Upper Zuma Canyon and Zuma Ridge to Buzzards Roost (Santa Monica Mountains)



8:00AM Santa Clarita Community Hiking Club MEMORIAL WEEKEND INTERPRETIVE VISIT TO THE ST. FRANCIS DAM DISASTER SITE + HIKE


8:00AM Puente Hills Preserve Hikers Geology Hike

8:00AM My Hiking Club -~Red Box Hike~-




8:30AM Hike and Walk for Friendship, Fun, and Health

9 mile scenic round trip hike at West Fork Trail on Hwy 39 (Azusa Ave.)




8:30AM San Gabriel Valley Casual Outdoor Adventures

Monrovia Canyon Park - Easy Hike to Waterfall (3.7 miles round trip)


8:30AM The Thousand Oaks Hikers-Hike your own hike with us!
Mt. Pinos to Mt. Abel-14 Miler Out and Back near Frazier Park

8:30AM ADVENTURERS UNLIMITED! Mt. Waterman 8038'and the Twin Peaks 7596' 12 mile 4300' g/l hike San Gabriels




8:45AM Los Angeles Extreme Hiking Hike up to the top - Verdugo Mtn - Microwave Station


9:00AM Puente Hills Preserve Hikers Capturing the Majesty of Nature Art Hike

10:00AM Culver City Hiking Club Scenic Overlook Hike!

12:30PM SGV Hikers Twin Peaks Backpack and Triplet Rocks Exploratory -- Meet at Newcomb's ranch


1:30PM Cave of the Munits and Castle Peak
http://www.meetup.com/hiking-196/events/222643542/

3:00PM (OSS) Outdoor Singles & Socials Los Pinetos Trailhead Hike


5:30PM Mount Rexmore in Chatsworth--rocks to explore!
http://www.meetup.com/hiking-196/events/222643238/

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Sunday, May 24

7:00AM Calabasas Day Hikers - REPEAT of ANF-PCT-1 - Hwy 138 and Ridge Route to the south



8:00AM Calabasas Day Hikers - Sandstone Peak / Balanced Rock - Experienced Beginners/Intermediate Hikers


8:00AM The San Gabriel Mountains Hike Group Sunday morning in Monrovia Canyon Park




8:30AM Burbank Hiking Club Let's hike Sunday. In Deer Park Monrovia




8:30AM Lazy Ass Hiking Throop Peak Mt Baden Powell Traverse


3:30PM Vasquez Rocks safe and looney rock scrambling
http://www.meetup.com/hiking-196/events/222643973/

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Monday, May 25

6:30PM
Palos Verdes-South Bay Sierra Club Group
O: Conditioning Hike in Rancho Palos Verdes


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