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Walks from Tracey Bahlo -- all
walks start/end at United Methodist Church in Los Altos Hills, on the
corner of Foothill and Magdalena |
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6.5 Miles
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Leave church Parking lot, cross over Magdalena to Arbor. |
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Stay on Arbor to Loyola. Turn right onto Loyola. |
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Follow Loyola Dr., which turns into Fairway Dr. along the
golf course. |
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Turn left on Hillview Dr. |
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Turn left on Magdalena. |
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Follow Magdalena until it ends. Turn right onto Camino
Hermosa. |
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As you cross Ravensbury, the road turns into W. Loyola. |
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Follow Loyola to Sunhills, turn right. |
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Left on Mora down the hill. |
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Follow Mora (Mora turns into Terrace) to Loyola. Cross
over Loyola to Arbor. |
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Turn left on Arbor. Follow Arbor, crossing over Magdalena
at Foothill Expressway to return to the church parking lot. |
10.5 Miles
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Leave church, cross over Foothill Expressway to Arbor. |
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Stay on Arbor to Loyola. Turn right onto Loyola. |
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Follow Loyola Dr., which turns into Fairway Dr. along the
golf course. |
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Turn left on Hillview Dr. |
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Cross Magdalena at Hillview, turning right on Magdalena,
follow footpath. |
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Turn left on Summerhill. |
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Cross El Monte at Summerhill, turning right on El Monte,
stay on sidewalk. |
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Turn left on University. There are restrooms at Shoup Park
at 400 University (on the left). **We will regroup here. |
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Turn Left on Burke. At the intersection of Burke and
Fremont there is a footpath that begins. As Burke continues, cross to the
left side of Burke to get on the footpath. |
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Turn right on Chapin. Chapin turns into Robleda at the
stop sign. Continue on Robleda, crossing under I-280. |
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At the stop sign, turn left on Elena. **We will regroup
where Elena intersects Moody. |
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Turn Right on Moody. Stay single file here until Tepa. |
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Turn Left on Tepa. Stay on Tepa, begin up the hill. |
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Turn Right on Summitwood. (there is a sign that says
private road) |
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You will come to an intersection of La Loma Dr. and La Loma
Dr. Turn left on La Loma Dr. |
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Turn Right on Prospect. |
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Turn Right on Stonebrook. We’ll be walking through the new
Quarry Lake Estates. |
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Stonebrook turns into Teresa as you turn left. |
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Turn Right on Kate |
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Turn Left at the T-intersection (the road is not marked)
and walk through the gate. |
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Continue straight, following the road to Magdalena. |
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Turn Left on Magdalena, stay on footpath on the left side
of Magdalena. |
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Cross Magdalena and turn right on Hillview towards the golf
course. |
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Turn Left on Fairway. |
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Turn Left on Arbor (Fairway ends into Arbor). Crossing
over Foothill Expressway to return to the church. |
9+ Miles
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Leave church, cross over Foothill Expressway to Arbor |
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Stay on Arbor to Country Club, turn right |
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Turn right on Villa |
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Turn left on Fairway |
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Turn right on Hillview. |
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Cross Magdalena at Hillview, turning right on Magdalena,
follow footpath. |
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Turn left on Summerhill. |
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Cross El Monte at Summerhill, turning right on El Monte,
stay on sidewalk. |
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Turn left on University. There are restrooms at Shoup Park
at 400 University (on the left). **We will regroup here.
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Turn left on Burke. |
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Turn right on Fremont. At the stop sign (Edith) continue
on Fremont. Walk on the right hand side here. |
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Turn left on La Paloma (this is right after Bullis
Elementary School) |
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Turn left on Purissima |
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Turn right on Robleda. |
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At the stop sign, turn left on Elena. **We will regroup
where Elena intersects Moody. |
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Turn left into Foothill College. There is a fire station
on the left as we enter the college. |
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Turn right at the first stop sign. There is a sign that
says “Lot 7”. This puts us on the loop around the college.
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Veer to the right on the road that exits the college to El
Monte. We will walk through the parking lot to El Monte. Stay on the
shoulder to the crosswalk. |
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Cross El Monte at the crosswalk. |
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Turn left on Stonebrook. We’ll be walking through
the new Quarry Lake Estates. (there are lots of port-a-potties here) |
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Stonebrook turns into Teresa as you turn left. |
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Turn Right on Kate |
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Turn Left at the T-intersection (the road is not marked)
and walk through the gate. Continue straight, following the road to
Magdalena. |
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Turn Left on Magdalena, stay on footpath |
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Cross Magdalena and turn right on Hillview towards the golf
course. |
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Turn Left on Fairway. |
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Turn Left on Arbor (Fairway ends into Arbor). Crossing
over Foothill Expressway to return to the church. |
8+ Miles
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Leave church and start down Magdalena. |
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Turn right on Summerhill. |
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Cross El Monte at Summerhill, turning right on El Monte,
stay on sidewalk. |
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Turn left on University. There are restrooms at Shoup Park
at 400 University (on the left). **We will regroup here.
We’re at about 2.5 miles here. |
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Turn left on Burke. |
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Turn right on Fremont. At the stop sign (Edith) continue
on Fremont. Walk on the right hand side here. |
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Turn left on La Paloma (this is right after Bullis
Elementary School) |
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Turn left on Purissima (We’re at about 5 miles here) |
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Turn right on Robleda. |
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At the stop sign, turn left on Elena. **We will regroup
where Elena intersects Moody. |
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Turn left into Foothill College. There is a fire station
on the left as we enter the college. |
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Turn right at the first stop sign. There is a sign that
says “Lot 7”. This puts us on the loop around the college.
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Veer to the right on the road that exits the college to El
Monte. We will walk through the parking lot to El Monte. Stay on the
shoulder to the crosswalk. |
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Cross El Monte at the crosswalk. |
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Turn left on Stonebrook. We’ll be walking through
the new Quarry Lake Estates. (there are lots of port-a-potties here) |
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Stonebrook turns into Teresa as you turn left. |
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Turn Right on Kate |
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Turn Left at the T-intersection (the road is not marked)
and walk through the gate. Continue straight, following the road to
Magdalena. |
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Turn Left on Magdalena, stay on footpath on the left side
of Magdalena. |
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Continue on Magdalena, returning to the church parking lot. |
8.5 - 9.0 Miles
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Leave Church, cross over Foothill Expressway to Arbor. |
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Stay on Arbor. Cross the intersection of Country Club and
stay on Arbor. |
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We will come to a multi-intersection. Cross over Loyola to
Terrace. |
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Terrace Turns into Mora. Stay on Mora. |
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Cross over I-280, stay on Mora. |
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As we cross Eastbrook, stay on Mora up the hill. This is a
steep hill (but not too long). Take it slow. |
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Mora dead-ends into Rancho San Antonio. We will gather at
the entrance to Rancho before we start on the trail. |
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Start down the trial; turn left on the Ravensbury Trail.
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We will pick up the Wildcat Canyon trail off the Ravensbury
trail. |
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Follow the Wildcat Canyon trail. We will gather at all
trail intersections and stay together in Rancho. |
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We will leave Rancho onto Mora. |
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Follow Mora down the hill. |
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Mora turns into Terrace, which will take you back to the
multi-intersection. |
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Cross over Loyola to Arbor. |
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Continue on Arbor as you cross Country Club.
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Follow Arbor, crossing over Magdalena at Foothill
Expressway to return to Church. |
16.1 Miles
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Leave church, cross over Foothill Expressway to Arbor |
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Stay on Arbor to Country Club, turn right |
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Turn right on Villa |
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Turn left on Fairway |
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Turn right on Hillview. |
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Cross Magdalena at Hillview, turning right on Magdalena,
follow footpath. |
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Turn left on Summerhill. |
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Cross El Monte at Summerhill, turning right on El Monte,
stay on sidewalk. |
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Turn left on University. There are restrooms at Shoup Park
at 400 University (on the left, down the hill). **We will regroup
here. (about 3.3 miles). |
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Turn Left on Burke. At the intersection of Burke and
Fremont there is a footpath that begins, cross to the left side of Burke
to get on the footpath. |
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Turn right on Chapin (there is a house on the right side on
Chapin under construction, there is a port-a-potty here). Chapin turns
into Robleda at the stop sign. Continue on Robleda to Purissima. Turn
right on Purissima. Continue on Purissima to Concepcion.
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Turn right on Concepion. Follow Concepion down the hill. |
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At the intersection of Concepion and Fremont, continue
straight on Fremont. The Los Altos Hills town hall will be on your left. |
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Continue on Fremont to Arastradero. Cross over Arastradero,
turn left and pick up the paved path. |
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Continue on the path until it ends at the intersection of
Arastradero and Purissima. This will be just before Arastradero crosses
under I-280. **We will regroup here. |
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Turn left on Purissima. |
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Turn right on Elena. There is a footpath on the left side
of Elena. |
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Turn right on Natoma at the stop sign. |
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Turn right on Black Mountain. There is a footpath on the
left side on Black Mountain |
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Turn left on Altamont. We’ll go downhill here. Stay on
Altamont to Moody. (At the stop sign at the bottom of the hill, cross
Moody at Altamont, turning right on Moody. **We will regroup where
Altamont intersects Moody. |
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We are on Moody a short distance. Turn Left on Tepa. Stay
on Tepa, begin up the hill. |
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Turn Right on Summitwood. (there is a sign that says
private road) |
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You will come to an intersection of La Loma Dr. and La Loma
Dr. (this is not a typo) Turn left on La Loma Dr.
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Turn Right on Prospect. |
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Turn Right on Stonebrook (about 13.9 miles). We’ll be
walking through the new Quarry Lake Estates (there are lots of
port-a-potties here). |
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Stonebrook turns into Teresa towards the bottom of the
hill. |
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Turn Right on Kate (Stonebrook ends, the lake is directly
in front of you) |
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Turn Left at the T-intersection (Laura) and walk through
the gate. Continue straight, following the road to Magdalena. |
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Turn Left on Magdalena. At Ravensbury, you can cross
Magdalena and get on the footpath. Stay on footpath on the left side of
Magdalena. |
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Cross Magdalena and turn right on Hillview towards the golf
course. |
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Turn Left on Fairway. |
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Turn Left on Arbor (Fairway ends into Arbor). Crossing
over Magdalena at Foothill Expressway to return to the church. |
20.1 Miles
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Leave church. Cross Foothill at Magdalena to Rancho
Shopping Center. Walk through shopping center. |
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Right on Riverside |
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Right on Berry. Continue on Berry to Miramonte. |
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Right on Miramonte, stay on the right hand side to the
crosswalk at Portland. |
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Left on Portland |
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Right on Oakhurst |
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Left on Fremont, stay on the left-hand side to Grant Rd.
(There are restrooms at Marymeade Park). At the intersection of Grant and
Fremont, cross Fremont to walk with the direction of traffic. |
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Right on Newcastle. Continue on Newcastle until it ends at
Grant. |
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Turn right on Grant. Grant ends at Grant (this is not a
typo). |
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Turn left on Grant Road. This is a busy intersection. We
will be crossing Grant Rd. and Foothill Expressway. On the other side of
Foothill, Grant becomes St. Joseph. Cross Foothill and then Cross Grant
at the cross walks. |
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Turn Right on Granger. |
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Follow Granger to Loyola Corners. Turn left on Lundy.
This will be kind of a sharp left. (Time to
stretch, we will regroup here) |
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Lundy ends at Terrace. Turn left on Terrace. |
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Right on Esberg. |
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Left on Loyola. Follow Loyola Dr., which turns into
Fairway Dr. along the golf course. |
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Turn left on Hillview Dr. (Right before Magdalena there is
a construction site, there is a port-a-potty here) |
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Turn right on Magdalena to Summerhill. Cross Magdalena at
Summerhill at the traffic light. |
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Continue on Summerhill. |
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Cross El Monte at Summerhill, turning right on El Monte,
stay on sidewalk. |
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Turn left on University. There are restrooms at Shoup Park
at 400 University (on the left). **We will regroup here. (8.0 miles). |
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Continue on University, crossing over Burke. Turn left on
W. Edith |
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Left on Fremont |
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Right on Robleda |
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Right on Elena |
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Left on Taaffee, there is a footpath on the left hand side
of the road. |
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Right on Altamont, there is a footpath on the left hand
side of the road. (11.1 miles) |
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Left on Page Mill. Walk a short distance on Page Mill,
with the traffic. There is a footpath starting at the park sign. Get on
the footpath to Foothill Park. (Quick lunch,
regroup, there are restrooms and water, 12.6 miles) |
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Leave Foothill Park and continue back down Page Mill on the
footpath to Altamont. |
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Right on Altamont |
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Left on Black Mountain |
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Left on Natoma |
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Left on Elena (14.5 miles) |
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Right on Purissima |
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Left on Concepcion. Down the hill to Fremont. At the
intersection of Fremont and Concepcion, Concepcion turns into Fremont and
Fremont also continues to the right. (regroup and stretch)
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Turn right on Fremont |
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Left on W. Edith and cross over Foothill Expressway at the
intersection. Stay on the right hand side of W. Edith. |
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Turn right on 2nd St. to Main St.. Jamba Juice
is on the corner of 2nd and Main
(Regroup, stretch, restrooms and about 2 miles to go!). |
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Continue on 2nd St. to San Antonio Rd. Cross
San Antonio to Lyell St. (2nd kind of continues as Lyell as you
Cross San Antonio) |
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Right on Gabilan |
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Left on Giffin to El Monte. Cross El Monte at the
intersection |
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Turn left on Covington |
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Follow Covington to Riverside |
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Right on Riverside and left back into Rancho Shopping
Center. Walk through shopping center. |
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Cross Foothill at Magdalena to return
to church |
14.1 Miles
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Leave Church, cross over Magdalena at Foothill Expressway
to Arbor (this first sign says Fairway. Then at the intersection of
Fairway and Arbor, the road is Arbor). |
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Stay on Arbor, crossing over Country Club, to Loyola. Turn
right onto Loyola. |
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Follow Loyola Dr., which turns into Fairway Dr. along the
golf course. |
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Turn left on Hillview Dr. (Right before Magdalena there is
a construction site, there is a port-a-potty here) |
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Cross Magdalena at Hillview, turning right on Magdalena,
follow footpath. |
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Turn left on Summerhill. |
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Cross El Monte at Summerhill, turning right on El Monte,
stay on sidewalk. |
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Turn left on University. There are restrooms at Shoup Park
at 400 University (on the left). **We will regroup here. (4.3 miles). |
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Turn Left on Burke. At the intersection of Burke and
Fremont there is a footpath that begins. As Burke continues, cross to the
left side of Burke to get on the footpath. |
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Turn right on Chapin (there is a house on the right side on
Chapin under construction, there is a port-a-potty here). Chapin turns
into Robleda at the stop sign. Continue on Robleda to Purissima. Turn
right on Purissima. Continue on Purissima, pass Concepcion. |
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Turn left on La Barranca. Cross under I-280. |
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Turn right on Elena. |
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Turn left on Natoma at the stop sign. |
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Turn right on Black Mountain. There is a footpath on the
left side on Black Mountain |
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Turn left on Altamont (8.4 miles). We’ll go downhill
here. Stay on Altamont to Moody. |
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At the stop sign at the bottom of the hill, cross Moody at
Altamont, turning right on Moody. **We will regroup where Altamont
intersects Moody. |
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We are on Moody a short distance. Please walk single file
here. Turn Left on Tepa. Stay on Tepa, begin up the hill. |
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Turn Right on Summitwood. (there is a sign that says
private road) |
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You will come to an intersection of La Loma Dr. and La Loma
Dr. Turn left on La Loma Dr. |
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Turn Right on Prospect. |
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Turn Right on Stonebrook (11.4 miles). We’ll be walking
through the new Quarry Lake Estates (there are port-a-potties here). |
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Stay on Stonebrook until it ends. The lake is right in
front of you. Turn right. |
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Turn Left at the T-intersection (this is the next turn you
can make) and walk straight to the wooden gate/barricade. Continue
straight, following the road to Magdalena. |
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Turn Left on Magdalena. At Ravensbury, you can cross
Magdalena and get on the footpath. Stay on footpath on the left side of
Magdalena. |
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Cross Magdalena and turn right on Hillview towards the golf
course (this is where we came out when we started). |
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Turn Left on Fairway. |
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Turn Left on Arbor (Fairway ends into Arbor). Crossing
over Magdalena at Foothill to return to the church. |
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