Hike Ventura County

The Trailmaster says, "Take a Hike!"

From Buenaventura to Ojai Valley to the Simi Hills, Hiking Expert John McKinney shares his favorite trails to the county's captivating and diverse terrain.

Find Shangri-La in Ojai's foothills and backcountry with hikes to Piedra Blanca, Pine Mountain and The Punchbowl.
Work-out on Nordhoff Peak, Simi Peak and Sulphur Mountain; chill-out at Sespe Creek, Matilija Creek and Rose Valley Falls.
Enjoy easy-to-access nature hikes in Ventura's parklands, and the superb trail system crossing the Conejo Valley and Simi Hills.

Complete with The Trailmaster's colorful stories, proven trail accounts and easy-to-follow maps. 

John McKinney is the author of 25 books about hiking, parklands and nature, including The Hiker's Way and A Walk Along Land's End: Dispatches from the Edge of California on a 1,600-mile hike from Mexico to Oregon.

HIKE Smart and HIKE for Health & Fitness are among the titles in The Trailmaster's Minibuk series, designed to give hikers the information they need in an engaging and easily accessible way.

For 18 years, he wrote a weekly hiking column for the Los Angeles Times, and has hiked and enthusiastically described more than ten thousand miles of trail across America and around the world. John, a.k.a.The Trailmaster, has written more than a thousand articles about hiking plus numerous trail guidebooks, including Southern California: A Day Hiker's Guide and Day Hiker's Guide to California's State Parks.

A passionate advocate for hiking and our need to reconnect with nature, John McKinney shares his expertise on radio, TV, online, and as a public speaker.