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Details
 | Meet at 7:45 a.m., start walking at
8:00 a.m. |
| Meeting place: Heritage Oaks Park in
Los Altos, which is at the corner of Portland Avenue & McKenzie. There
is limited parking, so please try to carpool. |
| We will bring copies of the map. |
| This is a figure-8 walk, so you can walk the first
6.5-mile loop and get back to our starting point - and your car - if you
choose to stop there, or have a time constraint. Those who wish to
continue will go on a different 8.3-mile loop, and return to the
starting point. The total walk will be 14.8 miles. |
| Bring a bottle of water. We will have a
"real" pit-stop (a la the actual 3-Day!), sponsored by the
Cheerios, so snacks and water will be available mid-walk (fruit, luna
bars, stuff like that). |
| Be prepared for whatever the weather may bring: hat,
sunglasses, sunscreen, gloves, a windbreaker or jacket or poncho if
it's raining. |
| Bring identification, including an emergency contact
phone number, your medical insurance card, and something with your
blood type noted on it. |
| NO, we don't cancel if it's raining. |
| YES, there are bathrooms on this
route. |
| REMINDERS: Sorry, but the rules
say we can't allow dogs, strollers or children under age 17. Thanks
for understanding! |
| Lisa is our contact point for this
walk, so PLEASE RSVP to her, either by e-mail (lisastambaugh@hotmail.com)
or call 510-604-5717. It's important that we know how many people will
be attending, so that we can be prepared. Also, if there is a
last-minute change, we would like to be able to contact you.
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Directions
to the Meeting Point
From 237, going toward Mountain View, stay on 237 after
it crosses El Camino and becomes Grant Ave. Turn right on Portland, and make
a left on McKenzie.
From 85, you can get off at El Camino, go west on El
Camino, turn left on Grant Ave. and follow as above.
From Foothill Expressway, any exit between
Magdalena and Grant Avenue will get you there (see map below for relative
positioning).
Map
of the Meeting Point (at the star)
Route Details
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Begin at Heritage
Oaks Park at Portland & McKenzie off of Miramonte (bathrooms) |
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Leave
park on Portland and cross Miramonte |
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Right
on Miramonte to Berry, left on Berry
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Follow
Berry across Springer, then bear right on Riverside
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At
3-way intersection, bear left on Covington [1 mile]
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Follow
Covington to El Monte, cross El Monte
[2 miles]
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Turn
left on El Monte, cross Foothill Expressway
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Turn right on University,
Follow
University to Shoup Park (bathrooms)
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Exit
Shoup Park on University and turn left
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Follow
University to Edith (ends there), turn left on Edith
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Edith
to Fremont, turn left
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Fremont
to Burke, turn left
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Burke
to University, cross University and turn right
[4 miles]
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Bear
left on Lincoln, Follow
Lincoln to Orange (bear right)
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Orange to Lee and turn right
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Lee
to University and turn left, University to El Monte and turn left
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Cross
Foothill Expressway, cross El Monte at Covington
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Stay to the right on
Fremont
[5 miles]
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Follow
Fremont to end, turn left onto Riverside Drive, bear right onto Berry
[6 miles]
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Follow
Berry to Miramonte (ends there), turn right
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Miramonte
to Portland, turn left and then right on McKenzie
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Half
way point (pit stop and restrooms)… [6.5 miles] |
Now,
on to the second half….The HILLS!
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Leave
park on Portland and cross Miramonte, turn left on Miramonte
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Miramonte
to A Street, turn right, cross Fremont and Foothill Expressway.
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At
5-way intersection bear left to Terrace
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Follow
Terrace (which becomes Mora) to the Rancho San Antonio entrance [8.8
miles] |
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Enter
Rancho San Antonio and take the trail to the right, down the hill
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At the bottom of
the hill turn left, then take the right hand fork and cross the Rogue
Valley Trail to the Wildcat Loop Trail |
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are 7 switch-backs on the Wildcat Trail, we will meet at the open area
at the top |
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Descend
down the back side of the hill, at trail intersection, turn left.
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Regroup
at the bathrooms by the barn at the Farm
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Turn
left onto Rogue Valley Trail, then right on Ravensbury Trail, and
right to get back up the hill to the Mora entrance
[12.8 miles]
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Follow
Mora down the hill the same way we came up
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Follow
Mora (which becomes Terrace) to 5-way intersection
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At
intersection bear right onto Loyola, cross Foothill Expressway and
Fremont
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Go
straight on A Street to Miramonte and turn left on Miramonte
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Miramonte
to Portland, turn right – right on McKenzie, and back to the park
[14.8 miles total]
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