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
(etc)
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
(etc)
For example, a 4C hike would be up to 20 miles and up to 3000' gain.
Nov 3 - Double Hike - Saturday 4C
Two hikes for the price of one. In the morning, explore Garland Ranch in Carmel Valley. After lunch
drive to Garrapata State Park for a second hike with cactus, redwoods, and great views of the ocean.
Optional dinner afterward. Suggested carpool at Cottle Road and Highway 85 Park & Ride at 7:30 a.m.
Leader: Nov 5 - Hike Leaders Meeting - Monday 7:30 pm
Meet in the Raptor Suite at the Peninsula Conservation Center, 3921 Bayshore Rd, Palo Alto. Tonight is
election night for a new DHS chairperson. Remember you can’t vote if you don’t show up. There will
be hike sign up sheets for February and beyond.This meeting is open to all Sierra Club members.
Please bring goodies to share.
Nov 10 - Redwood Park (East Bay) - Saturday 4C
We will start from the admin building on Skyline Blvd. (just south of Joaquin Miller Rd.) and head up
to Sibley through Huckleberry. Suggested carpool from Ex-Cubberley High (Middlefield Road and
Montrose Road in Palo Alto) at 8:00 am. Hike starts at 9:00 am.
Leader: Nov 17 - Henry Coe Park - Sunday 4D
17-20 miles and 4000 ft. in Henry Coe Park. Possible stream crossings if there has been recent rain.
Heavy rain cancels. Meet the leader at 7:30 am at Cottle and Highway 85 or no host carpool from
Page Mill and 280 Park and Ride at 7:00 am. Bring a flashlight in case we take longer than expected.
Leader: Nov 17 - San Francisco City - Saturday 3/4C
Come join us on a hike with lots of hills, staircases, and sights. Meet at Edgewood Road and Highway
280 at 8:15 am or at The Flynn Elementary school at 9:00 a.m (3125 Cesar Chavez aka Army -
exit Cesar Chavez and go west on Cesar Chavez for about 3 blocks. Park near the school or the Park.)
We'll meet at the Mural behind the school. Bring lunch or money for lunch in an unique San Francisco
restaurant. Call hike leaders for more specific directions.
Leaders: Nov 24 - Windy Hill - Saturday 4C
Starting from the trailhead at Windy Hill we will hike over to the Nursery off of Skyline Blvd for
lunch and tea, if you please, and return. Hike will be about 16 miles. Suggested carpool at 8:00 am
at Page Mill Road and Highway 280 Park & Ride, or meet at the Windy Hill parking lot at 8:20 am. Must
call leader if you have not hiked with the DHS before.
Leader: Dec 1 - Mission Peak to Sunol - Saturday 4C
Meet at 7.30 am at the Stanford Ave parking lot and trailhead. We will hike to the top of Mission Peak
and then drop down and hike to Sunol Park. The strenuous part is hiking back from Sunol towards
Mission Peak which is mainly uphill. Rain cancels.
Leaders: Dec 2 - Castle Rock Park - Sunday 3C
Hike through forests, along ridges, and around rocks in this picturesque section of the Santa Cruz
Mountains. Heavy rain cancels. No host carpool Page Mill Road and Highway 280 Park & Ride at 8:00 am,
suggested carpool at Los Gatos at 8:30 am, or meet at Saratoga Gap parking lot at 9:00 am.
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