Mugu This is one of my favorite spots for full day rides. You can do a good long workout ride, or a lazy ride with family and friends to the beach and back. It's amazing how the ride and the scenery are always different from season to season. The rains change the trails every winter, the fire turned it black and now green again, and the flowers in the spring are usually amazing. I've seen several rattlesnakes on this ride, including one large one on the paved road near the top end.
Ticks can also be a real problem in the spring.
Since it is gradually downhill and part of it is paved, it is very tempting to see how fast you can make it to the beach. So try not to get too crazy. I have several rides that I like to do and since I live in the Conejo Valley, all of my rides start at the Newbury Park end. I've written up three example rides but there are many other combinations that are worth trying. Even reversing the direction of some of the rides is worth doing.