Outings

Visit the Schedule of Activities to see all upcoming activities sponsored by the Santa Monica Mountains Task Force.

All Sierra Club outings are open to the public. Please join us!

Tuesday hikes

Every Tuesday, the Santa Monica Mountains Task Force sponsors outings with two long-running Sierra Club hiking groups: the Tuesday Moderate Hikers (TMH), and the Tuesday Conditioned Hikers (TCH).

We typically have 10-20 people on each hike, everyone there to enjoy the outdoors and be with like-minded people. The hikes range all over the Santa Monica Mountains, from Topanga State Park to Point Mugu State Park and everywhere in between. We also hike on adjacent parkland such as Ahmanson Ranch and Cheeseboro Canyon.

The moderate hikes are usually about 8 miles with close to 1,000 ft gain, and the conditioned hikes are usually about 12 miles with about 2,000 ft gain. Of course, that varies from week to week. The moderate hikes usually end in the early afternoon, the conditioned hikes somewhat later. Our hikes are all “O” rated. Most are on very well-established trails; some, not so much!

Tuesday Conditioned Hikers, December 2018 | Image: Craig Percy

Become a hike leader!

Are you interested in leading hikes for the Santa Monica Mountains Task Force? Contact our Outings Chair. Information is also available on the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Leadership Training Program page.

SMMTF members hiking the newly-completed Garapito Trail, June 1987 | Image: Sue Palmer