1 = Less than 5 miles of total distance
2 = 5 to 10 miles
3 = 10 to 15 miles
4 = 15 to 20 miles
5 = 20 to 25 miles
A = Less than 1000 feet of total elevation gain
B = 1000 to 2000 feet
C = 2000 to 3000 feet
D = 3000 to 4000 feet
E = 4000 to 5000 feet
Thus a typical Saturday 4D outing encompasses 15-20 miles of distance and 3000-4000' of elevation gain.
Sept 6 Big Basin State Park, Sat, 4C (18 mi).
Hike the northern area via
Skyline-to-the-Sea-Trail, Basin Trail, Johansen Rd, then over Sunset Trail back
to HQ. No water available on trails. Carpool: 8am at Argonaut Shopping Center,
12960 Saratoga/Sunnyvale Rd (next to Starbucks), or, at Big Basin HQ, 8:45am.
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Sept 13 Redwood Regional Park, Sat, 4C+.
Join us for a hike with wonderful
views in this East Bay park. Carpool: 7:50am at Cubberley Auditorium (Montrose
& Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto) or meet at the EBMUD Admin Bldg on Skyline Blvd
8:50am. Must call leader if you have not hiked with DHS before.
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Sept 20 Wilder Ranch, Sat, 4C.
Climb a hillside in the morning, enjoy lunch in
a eucalyptus grove, then walk back along the coast. Must call leaders if you
have not hiked with DHS before. Carpool: 8:30AM at Los Gatos Park&Ride, corner
of Hwy 9 and University Ave.
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Sept 27 Mt Tamalpais State Park, Sat, 3C (15 mi).
Join us for a moderately
paced hike on Tam's north side. See the dramatic and seasonally dry Cascade
Falls; climb Bald Hill; learn what 'Five Corners' and 'Six Points Junction'
mean! Carpool: 7:30am at Edgewood Rd and Hwy 280 Park&Ride, or, meet at
Phoenix Lake Trailhead 8:30am. Directions to trailhead: Hwy 101 (N) to Sir
Francis Drake Blvd (San Anselmo exit) - west; go to the town of Ross and turn
Left onto Lagunitas Rd; follow to the end at Natalie Coffin Greene Park.
LIMITED PARKING; about 20 spaces.
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