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Cheerios Training Walk -- Sunday May 5, 2002 |
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Details
 | Meet at 7:00 a.m., start walking at
7:15 a.m. |
| Meeting place: Memorial Park in
Cupertino, which is at the corner of Stevens Creek Blvd. & Mary Ave
(across from De Anza College).
Although there is parking at Memorial
Park, we encourage you to carpool, and/or park on adjacent side streets
(to leave room for other families going to the park later in the day). |
| We will bring copies of the map. |
| Total mileage: 18 miles |
| This is a 3-segment walk, with each segment being 6
miles. We will have sweep vehicles available to get you back to the
start, if you don't want to walk the whole route (or if you have a time
constraint). |
| Bring a bottle of water. At both 6 and
12 miles, we will have a
"real" pit-stop sponsored by the
Cheerios, so snacks and water will be available mid-walk (fruit, Luna
bars, Grandma Cheerio's famous oatmeal cookies, 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 will be bathrooms
available on this
route. |
| REMINDERS: Sorry, but the rules
say we can't allow dogs, strollers or children under age 17. Thanks
for understanding! |
| Cheerio Marcia is our contact point for this
walk, so PLEASE RSVP to her, either by e-mail (marcia_babiak@yahoo.com)
or call 650-537-0054
. 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. |
Route
Segment 1
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[0.0] Stand in front of
Memorial Park facing Stevens Creek (at the Mary traffic light) |
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Cross over Stevens Creek
and turn right [walk on the same side of the street as De Anza
College] |
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Cross over Hwy 85
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[0.4] Cross Bubb and stay
on Stevens Creek [bathrooms at 76 station] |
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[1.2] Turn right onto
Foothill |
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At Starling Ave, walk
behind the sound barrier |
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[2.3] At Homestead, right
into Chevron station
[bathrooms at Chevron station] |
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Turn left out of the
Chevron Station onto Homestead, cross over Foothill onto Vineyard.
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Start climbing and turn
right onto Redwood |
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Turn left on Cedar
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Turn left on Deodara
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Stay on Deodara to St.
Joseph/Grant. Turn right onto Grant. Use "pedestrian crossing"
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Stay on Grant |
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[4.5] Cross Fremont
[bathrooms at Marymeade Park, which is to the left as you cross
Fremont] |
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Stay on Grant |
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[6.3] Turn left on Cuesta |
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Left on Nilda into
parking lot |
* Pit stop at Cuesta Park * [if
you want to stop here, we will provide a sweep back to the start]
Segment 2
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Back out of the park, Left on
Cuesta |
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[7.1] Right on Miramonte
[bathrooms at Car Spa before turning on El Camino] |
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[8.0] Left on El Camino
[bathrooms at Starbucks] |
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[8.3] Stay on El Camino, cross El
Monte and then turn left [bathrooms at McDonalds] |
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[8.9] El Monte splits off to the
right; stay on it |
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[9.9] Left on Cuesta |
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[10.6] Right on Springer |
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[11.2] Left on Covington |
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[11.7] Left on Miramonte |
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[12.2] Right on Cuesta |
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[12.7] Right on Nilda |
* Pit stop at
Cuesta Park * [if you want to stop here, we will
provide a sweep back to the start]
Segment 3
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[12.8] Right on Grant |
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[14.1] Cross Fremont [bathrooms at
Marymeade Park] |
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[14.5] Grant splits off to the left
just before Foothill Expressway, stay on it (sign: Woodland Library) |
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[14.9] Cross Arboretum |
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[15.3] Left on Homestead [bathrooms at
Chevron station] |
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[15.7] Stay on Homestead, cross
Bernardo [bathrooms at 76 station, Starbucks] |
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[16.7] Cross over Stelling, then turn
right [bathrooms at McDonalds] |
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Stay on Stelling |
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[17.8] Right on Stevens Creek |
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[18.0] Right on Mary, and we’re back
to Memorial Park |
Directions
to the Meeting Point
85 to Stevens
Creek Blvd (follow signs to De Anza College). If you are coming from the
south, you will turn right onto Stevens Creek. If you are coming from the
north, you will turn left onto Stevens Creek. The park is across the
street from De Anza. From Stevens Creek, turn left at Mary (traffic light,
Shane Co. on your left). Then there is a parking lot entrance immediately
on your right. There is some parking in this lot, but we would hate to
fill it up entirely with walkers, and have people unable to park when they
come later in the day. You can also park on the street, or in the shopping
center -- we'll be out there directing traffic. As always,
carpooling is advised!
Map
Starting point
is at the red star. We will actually meet in the parking lot which is just
above the second "v" in "Stevens Creek Blvd."
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