My Quest for 1000 Hikes: Days 6-8: Various Hikes in Thousand Oaks/Newbury Park

Thousand Oaks, CA

Day #6: Prickly Pear Trail
Prickly Pear Trail
Del Prado Park- Newbury Park, CA
Wednesday, July 1st 2015
Time: 54 minutes
Pace: 42:21/mile
Distance: 1.29 miles
Elevation Gain: 49 feet

Directions:
From the 101 Freeway in Thousand Oaks:
Exit Lynn Road and head west for 5.3 miles to Via Las Brisas
Turn Right onto Via Las Brisas and continue 0.7 miles to Calle Del Prado
Turn Right onto Calle Del Prado and continue 0.1 miles to Del Prado Park, on right
Park in the main parking lot for Del Prado Park and trail will be at the southwest corner

Just a short hike around this little trail and then circling back through the park to grab a few geocaches. Easy trail with very little elevation gain and some nice views of Dos Vientos and the park below. I followed the entire trail, heading from the parking lot up the hills and looping back down to where it ends in the park. From here I simply walked back across the park to my car in the parkiing lot.

A view of the park from the highpoint of the trail

Day #7: Spring Canyon Trail
Spring Canyon Trail
Newbury Park, CA
Thursday, July 2nd 2015
Time: 24 minutes
Pace: 21:07/mile
Distance: 1.15 miles
Elevation Gain: 137 feet

Directions:
From the 101 Freeway in Thousand Oaks:
Exit Lynn Road and head West for 0.7 miles to Capitan St.
Turn Left onto Capitan St and continue 0.2 miles to the park on the right.
Park on the street and walk through the park to the trail starting between the chain link fences.

Just a quick hike after work near my house. Nothing much to write about here and no pictures taken, just an easy walk on a trail that you can continue further on to connect to the Los Robles Trail system that traverses the entire length of Thousand Oaks.
Today was just a quick hike to continue my journey to 1000 days.

Day #8: White Sage Trail
White Sage Trail/Hillcrest All Sun Trail
Hillcrest Open Space- Thousand Oaks, CA
Friday, July 3rd 2015
Time: 2 hours, 52 minutes
Pace: 39:13/mile
Distance: 4.39 miles
Elevation Gain: 714 feet

Directions:
From the 23 Freeway in Thousand Oaks:
Take the Janss Rd exit and head east on E. Janss Rd for 0.7 miles
Janss Road turns into La Granada Dr, continue for another 0.3 miles to Sapra St.
Turn Left onto Sapra St. and continue for 0.4 miles to Carpenter St.
Turn Right onto Carpenter St. and continue 348 feet to Grissom St.
Turn Left onto Grissom St and continue 0.2 miles to the dead end.
Park on the street, trail starts at the dead end.

Today I was after more geocaches, so I set out to do a loop counterclockwise through this area. Starting at the trailhead, I headed on the trail that heads downhill to the right and heads south on the side of the hill. Along the way you may spot this old abandoned car on the hillside.

Free parking?

After the old car, continue on the trail until it turns east and heads uphill. From here the going is steep, all the way to the top of the hill, where it rollercoasters back down and up again on very steep terrain. Not a hike for a hot sunny day or for the little ones.