Space Mountain to the Picnic Table
Description: Space Mountain (Los Robles Trail) to the picnic table, then return the same way, with a detour through the Whoop De Doo Trail on the way back to the start.
Ride Statistics |
Explanation of technical ratings |
Ratings: E3, T3 |
T3 means 'Predominately uneven surfaces & somewhat rocky' |
Directions to the Trailhead (Space Mountain): Take the 101 Freeway to the Moorpark Road exit in Thousand Oaks. At the end of the off-ramp proceed south toward the ocean. Take Moorpark till it dead-ends at Greenmeadow Avenue and park in the dirt lot on the right.
Step |
Trail Name |
Instructions |
Leg Details |
Total Miles |
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Dist (miles) |
Climb (feet) |
Desc (feet) |
1 |
Los Robles Trail [1] |
From the Green Meadow trailhead, go through the gate and bear right at the fork about 0.1 miles in |
0.3 |
40 |
10 |
0.3 |
2 |
Los Robles Trail [1] |
At Oak Creek Loop Connector continue straight on the Los Robles Trail [1] |
0.06 |
30 |
0 |
0.4 |
3 |
Los Robles Trail [1] |
At Los Robles East/West Split bear right, up and then downhill, on Los Robles Trail [1] |
0.14 |
20 |
20 |
0.5 |
4 |
Los Robles Trail [1] |
At the Bottom of Space Mountain, turn left up the hill. Los Robles Trail [1] turns into a single track at this point |
1.65 |
690 |
100 |
2.2 |
5 |
Los Robles Trail [1] |
At the Top of Space Mountain, take a break to enjoy the view, then continue on |
0.9 |
100 |
190 |
3.1 |
6 |
Los Robles Trail [1] |
Cross the Ventu Park Fire Road and continue on Los Robles Trail [1] single track on the other side |
0.5 |
150 |
10 |
3.6 |
7 |
Los Robles - Rosewood Connector |
Turn right onto the Los Robles - Rosewood Connector for a very short distance |
0.04 |
15 |
0 |
3.6 |
8 |
Picnic Table Spur [10] |
Turn left onto the Picnic Table Spur [10] |
0.07 |
20 |
0 |
3.7 |
9 |
Picnic Table Spur [10] |
At the Picnic Table, have a snack and enjoy the view. On a clear day you can see the Channel Islands. Then turn around and go back towards Rosewood Trail |
0.07 |
0 |
20 |
3.7 |
10 |
Los Robles - Rosewood Connector |
Turn right on the Los Robles - Rosewood Connector towards Los Robles Trail for a very short distance |
0.04 |
0 |
15 |
3.8 |
11 |
Los Robles Trail [1] |
Turn left onto the Los Robles Trail [1] to head back to the starting point |
0.5 |
10 |
150 |
4.3 |
12 |
Los Robles Trail [1] |
Cross Ventu Park Fire Road and continue up Los Robles Trail [1] single track on the other side |
0.9 |
190 |
100 |
5.2 |
13 |
Los Robles Trail [1] |
Continue down the Space Mountain section of Los Robles Trail [1] |
1.65 |
100 |
690 |
6.8 |
14 |
Los Robles Trail [1] |
At the Bottom of Space Mountain, turn right onto the Los Robles Trail [1] fire road |
0.14 |
20 |
20 |
7.0 |
15 |
Los Robles Trail [1] |
At the Los Robles East/West Split, go straight down the hill and continue straight |
0.06 |
0 |
30 |
7.0 |
16 |
Los Robles - Oak Creek Loop Connector |
At the Los Robles - Oak Creek Loop Connector, turn left downhill for a very very short distance to Oak Creek Loop |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 |
17 |
Oak Creek Loop [4, 5] |
At Oak Creek Loop [4, 5], turn right onto the Whoop-De-Doo section |
0.35 |
20 |
110 |
7.4 |
18 |
Greenmeadow Avenue [S1] |
At the paved Greenmeadow Avenue [S1], turn right to get to Moorpark Rd and Los Robles Trail trailhead |
0.3 |
60 |
0 |
7.7 |
This page was generated on January 22, 2006