The Moderate Hikers 🌞 🌝

I ❤️ Thanksgiving

I ❤️ hiking with my group on Thanksgiving

I ❤️ eating food after hiking with my group on Thanksgiving

I ❤️... okay, enough of that 😁

Let's bust out a great hike with friends and strangers who become friends!

We'll do a fantastic lil' hike that's got absolutely everything... except the turkey 🦃

This hike has tons of visual interest, like wind-sculpted sandstone outcroppings, expansive views, oak-covered groves, and me, your Fearless Leader 😁

This one is suitable for fit beginners on up. That means you can easily do five or more miles and get your booty up a good lil' climb that'll get your heart pumping. Don't worry, we all huff n' puff on those parts 😄

You can bring the doggos on this one (YAY) as long as they remain leashed and you pick up and pack out their 💩
Plus, you can bring a friend! YAY
Plus, you'll have plenty of time to bust this out and enjoy the rest of your day with whatever you have planned! YAY

Soooo... you IN?!!
Can't Wait!! 💋 💋 💋

DETAILS:
🟣 We leave on time. Please give yourselves plenty of time to park and check in with me.
🟣 Plenty of street parking in a residential neighborhood.
🟣 We'll do approximately 5 miles with an elevation gain of mashed potatoes with butter and a slice of pumpkin pie 🥧
🟣 Your Leader is Hot Stuff, especially on the uphill sections 😁

DIRECTIONS:
From the 23 freeway in Thousand Oaks exit Ave. De Los Arboles and head east. Drive all the way until it intersects with Westlake Blvd. and turn left. Drive approx. 1/2 a mile until it intersects with Autumn Ridge Drive and turn right to park on Autumn Ridge Dr. Look for me with a clipboard.

From the 101 freeway in Westlake, exit Westlake Blvd. and turn right. Drive approximately 4 miles to the very end and where it intersects with Autumn Ridge Drive. Turn right to park on Autumn Ridge Dr.

I've come to believe that going hiking on this day may be more crucial than hiking on Thanksgiving, and I think we all know why, but just in case you don't, I'll explain it in emojis:

🍽 🍗 🥔 🍠 🍞 🥗 🥧🍷🍺 🐷 🤢

😁

What better way to counteract all those ingested calories than to bust out a great hike with a bunch of friends, and strangers who become friends!

Let's do a pretty lil' trail that has tons of visual interest and enough of a workout where you'll feel better about overindulging the day before without killing yourself on a butt-kicking peak hike.

You'll be enchanted by the rolling grasslands dotted with giant oak trees, a wooden bridge that crosses a dry creek bed, gentle climbs that take you up to spectacular vistas with jagged mountain peaks framing the background... this is a feast for the heart, eyes and soul!
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We'll do about 5.5 miles or so with an elevation gain of about 600 ft., cumulative.

Sorry but you'll have to leave the doggos home for this one as it's part of a state park. Next time, doggos, next time!

So, you IN?!
Can't wait!! 💋 💋 💋

DETAILS:
❇️ We leave on time. Please give yourselves plenty of time to arrive, park, and check in with me.
❇️ Parking is in the park's lot or on adjacent residential streets. Please be aware of any parking restrictions.
❇️ Your Leader is Hot Stuff-ing.

DIRECTIONS:
From the 101 freeway in Agoura, exit Las Virgenes Rd. and head south (towards the ocean) for approximately 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Lost Hills Rd. and immediately turn into the park's parking lot on your left. Additional parking in adjacent residential neighborhoods. Please be aware of any parking restrictions.