Let's head out to Hidden Valley Overlook via Rancho Sierra Vista. This double-lollipop out and back hike wanders through wildflowers, grasslands and chaparral from the Rancho Sierra Vista trailhead, then climbs up a foothill of Boney Mountain for some fantastic views east into Hidden Valley and Lake Sherwood, north to Port Hueneme and Oxnard and west toward the Pacific Ocean. If it’s a clear day we’ll easily be able to see Santa Cruz Island as well as the Los Padres Mountain range. If it's really clear, we'll catch a glimpse of Mount Baldy in the distance to our east.
There will likely be other WTB hikes on Thursday; please sign up for only one, and take your name off the Attending list as soon as you know you won't make it.
The hike will stay in SMMNRA and barely touch Point Mugu State Park. It’s mostly single track with short stretches of fire road.
This out and back hike is just over 5 miles, but with 800 feet of elevation gain.
Note: We will meet at the Rancho Sierra Vista paved parking lot. Meet near the bathrooms.
