Community Hiking Club Schedule-AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
September 11-Today will be an easy day! We will be doing the 6.1 mile loop at Towsley. If it is not beastly hot, we can add the shorter loop too, an additional 2 miles. Meet at Towsley Canyon, inside the gate at the first parking lot on the right, which is free. Meet at 8:00 AM! Bring water, snacks, and sun protection.
September 18-Big Santa Anita Canyon Loop through lush, shady woods including a stop to see 50ft high Sturdevant Falls. This hike will be a 9.5 mile loop that includes shallow stream crossings and a 2100 ft gain. Wear sturdy shoes and bring poles, water, and lunch. A Forrest Adventure Pass is also required for parking. Meet at Towsley Cyn at 5:45 AM for a 6 AM departure to the trailhead. This is a strenuous hike on a well-maintained trail, that will be difficult for beginners.
To drive to the trailhead directly, take I-210 to Arcadia, exit on Santa Anita Ave and head north. Continue to the edge of the city, pass a sturdy gate (open 6AM to 10PM) and ascend along a curling asphalt rode to the road's end, Chantry Flat (apx 6 miles), where you pass the trailhead and enter the first parking lot. Parking at the trailhead fills up quickly as this is a very popular hiking location. If the parking lots below the pack station are already full, you have to park along the side of the road down the hill from the first lot. We will meet in front of the bathroom prior to the first parking lot, next to the trailhead, to begin the hike by 7:30 AM.
September 25-Today will be another easy, local hike in Pico Canyon. This 8 mile trail is all on a fire road which terminates at the oldest oil well site in California, Odeen #! Bring water, snacks and sun protection. Lunch is optional. Meet at Mentryville at 8:00 AM. You can park outside and walk in or drive into Mentryville and pay the $7.00 parking fee at the iron ranger.
Rain cancels all hikes!!!
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Welcome to the Community Hiking Club |
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Welcome to the Community Hiking Club!
The Community Hiking Club is based in Santa Clarita, California. We organize hikes for all fitness levels, conduct ecn-hikes for kids, offer presentations about condors, wildlife corridors and African animals to the public, and work to preserve open space and wilderness in the SCV and throughout California. We also work to improve habitat in the forest and our open space, do clean ups, graffiti removals, Tamarisk removals, trail maintenance, and much more. All ages are welcome to join us. Although many of our hikes are listed as moderate to difficult, we can accomodate everyone on every hike.
We look forward to seeing you on the trail with us soon!
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The Community Hikng Club is now a non-profit charity. That means that any donations you make are tax deductible. The CHC depends solely upon your donations and grants to survive. Please consider making a donation to CHC today.
Make checks payable to CHC and send them to Community Hiking Club, c/o: Dianne Erskine-Hellrigel at 24820 Fourl Rd, Newhall, Ca. 91321.
You can also make payments via paypal.com online. Payments may be made directly to the Community Hiking Club.
Please include your return address or email so we can send you your tax deductible form. THANK YOU!
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