The southern edge of the Santa Monica Mountains runs along the Pacific coast. To get the best of both worlds and enjoy mountain and ocean views at the same time, check out Ray Miller Trail. Ray Miller Trail is the westernmost section of the Backbone Trail, a 67-mile-long path that runs the length of the Santa Monica Mountains from Will […]
The Trail Less Traveled
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Hike travels through former ranch
ACORN SERIES /// A Trail Less Traveled Before Lang Ranch was an upscale residential development in the northeast corner of Thousand Oaks, it was the Lang Ranch, a 3,000-acre expanse of picturesque rolling grasslands, oak woodlands and riparian corridors. The Lang family purchased the land in 1941, more than 20 years before the City of Thousand Oaks incorporated. Newspaper reports […]
Hikers can follow in footsteps of de Anza
Expect 1,000-foot elevation gainACORN SERIES /// A Trail Less Traveled In 1776, Juan Bautista de Anza passed through the Conejo Valley with a band of 198 settlers and 1,000 head of livestock while traveling from Mexico to San Francisco. The route de Anza’s group took followed along the presentday course of the 101 Freeway, but the National Park Service designated the Los Robles […]
Trail features giant oaks, Chumash village
Hikers can see pictographs, mortarsACORN SERIES /// A Trail Less Traveled Connect with the Conejo Valley’s indigenous roots along the family-friendly trails that encircle the grounds of the Chumash Indian Museum. The museum is within the boundaries of Oakbrook Regional Park, a 428-acre expanse of open space in central Thousand Oaks that contains 11 archaeological sites clustered along the streambed of a narrow oak-wooded […]
Hike passes historic ranch house
ACORN SERIES /// A Trail Less Traveled For more than 150 years, ranchers called Cheeseboro Canyon home. Pablo Reyes, a descendant of one of Spanish California’s founding families, lived there in the late 1800s before John Morrison moved into the historic house in 1904. For nearly 60 years, the Morrison family worked to clear the land to grow hay for […]
Hike passes Two Ponds
ACORN SERIES /// A Trail Less TraveledIn landlocked Conejo Valley, it’s easy to forget the Pacific Ocean lies just on the other side of the Santa Monica Mountains. The Vista del Mar Trail in Dos Vientos is the perfect reminder that the coastline is just a mountain range away. Starting at the trailhead on Rancho Dos Vientos across from Via El Cerro, follow the path for […]
Trail travels under shady oak grove
ACORN SERIES /// A Trail Less Traveled Looking for one new hike? How about 10? The 2018 Conejo Open Space Challenge invites local hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders to complete 10 lesserknown local trails between March 1 and May 31. Go at your own pace and share pictures from your adventures on Twitter or Instagram and tag @coschallenge. You […]
Hike travels through black walnut groves
Bowfield Trail has views from Simi to seaACORN SERIES /// A Trail Less Traveled Everyone knows Thousand Oaks is fiercely protective of its namesake oaks—but they’re not the only trees that get special treatment. Larger-sized California sycamore, bay laurel, toyon and black walnut species also enjoy protected status as landmark trees in the Conejo Valley’s largest city. Black walnut trees historically supplied the dye the Chumash used […]
Trek takes adventure seekers from canyon to coastline
Trail cuts through Cameron Nature PreserveACORN SERIES /// A Trail Less Traveled The Santa Monica Mountains boast more than 500 miles of hiking paths, and for adventurers who are up to the challenge, they can journey from canyon to coast on the Puerco Canyon Trail. The 8-mile trek from Calabasas to Malibu offers panoramic views of mountains to the north and ocean to the south. […]
Find passage up Conejo Mountain in Dos Vientos
Route delivers unbelievable viewsACORN SERIES /// A Trail Less Traveled To grab a bird’s-eye view of the western Conejo Valley and beyond, take the Vista Del Mar Trail to climb Conejo Mountain. A short 3-mile hike connects to the Powerline Trail as it rises above the westernmost reaches of Thousand Oaks to reveal the fertile green fields of the Oxnard Plain below, as […]
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