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
Distance: 7.6 miles
Climb: 1460 feet
Descent: 1460 feet

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
[Trail Number]

Instructions

Leg Details

Total Miles

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