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Enjoy a variety of outings and events offered by the ex-leaders, as well as current certified leaders, from SF Bay Area Sierra Club Chapters.
Leaders: 3 questions to participants:
- Is there any medical reason known to you that indicates you can't do this hike?
- Do you suffer from diabetes or anaphylaxis or allergies?
- What was the last time you did a hike of 10 miles or more?
### Alt-Sierra Club Mission Statement
To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth;
To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources;
To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
We encourage our members to join the Sierra Club and support the Loma Prieta Chapter,
which is responsible for local outings, conservation, environmental education,
leadership development and political activism.
See "Who We Are" on our website: http://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta
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Henry Coe - China Hole Loop Hike
Henry Coe Park, 9100 East Dunne Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA, US***NOTE: This is NOT a Sierra Club sponsored hike. To join, you must sign the waiver at our meeting point.
DESCRIPTION:
Join us for a fairly strenuous hike at Henry Coe Park. This approximately 10.5-mile loop (1800 ft) will take us thorough open grasslands and oak woodlands before reaching China Hole for lunch and beginning our return. On our return we'll pass by what remains of the Madrone Soda Springs, an old mineral springs resort built in 1880.We’ll take the Corral Trail, Manzanita Point Road, China Hole Trail to China Hole, where we’ll take a break by the park’s "famous" swimming hole. Our route back to the visitor center will follow Canyon Mile trail to the site of the old resort. After that, we’ll follow Madrone Springs Trail, Manzanita Point Road, Springs Trail, and Corral Trail back to our starting point. There is steady climbing for a couple miles on the return.
There are 12 creek crossings through Soda Springs Canyon. Please be prepared for potential wet feet, though it has been relatively dry recently.
We will hike at a moderate pace with a few stops to enjoy the surroundings. Adverse weather or trail conditions may shorten or cancel the hike. We practice "leave no trace" and carry out everything we carry in.
Cold drinks and light snacks after the hike (optional).
DIRECTIONS: Take 101 South to Morgan Hill and then take the E. Dunne Ave exit. Go left (east) 13 miles on E. Dunne to the Henry Coe park, but please take into account that it’s a narrow winding road that about 35 minutes to travel. (Parking GPS coordinates: 37.187289, -121.547166). For full directions please visit: http://www.coepark.net.
CARPOOL LOCATION:
9:15am at Morgan Hill Caltrain Parking lot
Address: 17295 Butterfield Blvd, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
GPS: 37.130391869964015, -121.64985215547833
It takes about 40 minutes from this location to reach Henry Coe Visitor Center
Please consider carpooling as parking at the headquarters tends to fill up.START: We’ll meet at the picnic table just outside the visitor’s center. There is a Day Use Fee of $8.00 per vehicle ($7.00 for Seniors). Please bring exact change for the Iron Ranger (located at the entrance near the Visitor's Center, before you get to the parking spots).
WHAT TO BRING: Water (1.5 - 2 L); layered clothing; lunch & snacks; sun protection (hat, sunglasses, sunscreen); sturdy hiking shoes/boots; hiking poles (optional).
RESTROOMS: At the Visitor's Center (start and finish) and at a couple of camping locations along the route.
QUESTIONS? Contact Diana Hall - dianahall39 (at) yahoo.com or Van Nguyen - ntbvan11 (at) gmail.com
CANCELLATION POLICY: steady rain, excessive heat, poor air quality
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Rancho Canada del Oro Day Hike
Rancho Canada Del Oro OSP, 4289 Casa Loma Rd,Morgan Hill , CA 95037, Morgan Hill, CA, USDay hike 8.5 miles, 1645 feet elevation
THIS IS NOT A SIERRA CLUB SPONSORED HIKE.
You are responsible for your own safety, equipment, and medical supplies.
Directions:
From Page Mill ParknRide: 50 min, 37 mi total
Take Hwy 280 South 7mi to Hwy 85 South toward Gilroy.
Take 85 south for 19mi then merge onto 101 south
Take exit 373 right onto Bailey Avenue
Turn left after 3mi onto McKean Rd
Continue on McKean for 2.4mi
Turn right onto Casa Loma Rd then continue 1.7mi to the Rancho Canada del Oro Parking lot:
Here: https://goo.gl/maps/wywVGJhHPF3vjngk8
Hike Description:
Rancho Canada del Oro is a wonderful local hike in the springtime. Rolling hills, ridges, creeks, and spectacular vistas to enjoy. While the hike is somewhat strenuous, and you need to be in good shape, it is a pleasant day hike for experienced hikers.
This is a nice (but strenuous) hike along the Llagas Creek Canyon up Mayfair Ranch Ridge, with canyon and valley views, in a mixed forest of Bay, Madrone, Manzanita, Toyon, Fir, Maple, Nutmeg, Blue Oak, and Live Oak.
We will hike up the Mayfair trail to the junction with the Longwall Canyon trail (3mi). (Early out option to return down the Longwall Canyon trail back to the parking lot). Go left up the hill on Longwall Canyon trail to the junction of Bald Peaks trail, (1.6mi). Continue right onto Bald Peaks trail to Bald Peak, (0.5mi). Head downhill (steeply!) to the junction of Longwall Canyon trail (2.4mi). Return to the parking lot on Longwall Canyon trail (0.9mi).
Great vistas of the Almaden Valley and Calero Reservoir drainage along the way. Hawks are often seen soaring.
Bring poles if you use them, the trail is narrow in some spots, but mostly wide and navigable, however there is a steep downhill from Bald Peak, with some muddy spots.
There are some steady climbs, uphill in the morning, downhill after lunch.
Link to the park info and map: https://www.openspaceauthority.org/preserve/rancho-canada-del-oro
Bathrooms at the trailhead, but no water. Bring plenty. Bring a lunch.
Flowers:
The wildflowers should be starting, we may see: Buttercups, Lupine, Larkspur, Warrior Plume, Ceanothus, Filaree, Shooting Stars, Poppies, and Blue Dicks.
Photos:
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