Hacienda Hills Trail to Turnbull Canyon Water Tower

Organizer: Joe Richards

Location: Hacienda Hills Trail Head

Hike difficulty: Level 4-5

Distance: 5 miles

Elevation Gain: 1000'

Time: 2.5 hours

Trail condition: Mainly wide trail, some single file trail on the way up.

Water: You must carry a minimum of 2-3 liters.

Guest: yes

Dog: yes, on leash

Toilette: At the trail head.

Liability Wavier: Required. This is the link. (https://www.hellosign.com/s/a89f5789)

Weather Forecast: Hacienda Heights Weather (https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS544US544&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=hacienda%20heights%20ca%20weather%20forecast).

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What to Bring and Wear: Please review US Hiking Day Hike Equipment List (https://www.meetup.com/USHiking/pages/Day_Hike_Equipment_List/) for what you should bring and wear.

Direction: From the 60 Freeway take the 7th Avenue exit south. Continue South on 7th Avenue about a mile down the trail head is where 7th Avenue dead ends at Orange Grove Ave.

Parking: Parking is off of 7th, on the right, just before the trail head. Also some additional parking off Orange Grove West of 7th Avenue (right).

Carpool: Please sign up here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkpcvSyTJ48eY1JZX1XHYh8ZUpJgFLPWwxwQQg771TM/edit?usp=sharing).

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Please Chip In:

US Hiking is a social group for hikers. Our events are organized like house parties. Like a regular house party, it costs money to host one. It is customary for guests to help out any way they can to lessen burden on the host. That is the same for hikes. You can bring food, provide carpool or chip in to help out.

Suggested Event Contribution: $ 5 (Chip in) (https://secure.meetup.com/USHiking/contribute/)

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Venue Overview:

This will be a short easy hike with some elevation gain at the beginning. From the trail head we will start on Ahwingha trail up to the first water tower stopping on the way up for a couple of photo ops. From there we will head over the the popular Turnbull Canyon Water tower and hang out for a few minutes. Depending on the group we can continue the hike a short bit, but then find our way back to the Ahwingha trail and back to the parking lot.

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Our Policy:

All volunteers: Your hike leaders receive no compensation for organizing this event or any other event.

Profile photo: Anyone interested in joining US Hiking must have a profile photo showing his/her face. This is a requirement of our group. Without it, you will not be allowed to sign up for an event.

Waiting list priority: People who hike with with US Hiking regularly will be given priority when they are on the waiting list.

Advanced hikes: Anyone interested in participating in advanced hikes (>3,000' elevation gain or distance > 10 miles or Difficulty Level > = 7) will be subject to prescreening before his/her name will be added to the list. Therefore, interested hiker must share with the event host his/her recent hiking background to establish proficiency before his/her name will be added to the list. Guests are not allowed on advanced hikes.

Early departure: If a hiker needs to be separated from the group for any reason, he/she must inform the event host. Not knowing a hiker's where about may prompt the event host to report a hiker's missing to proper authority for further actions.

No show: If you sign up for an event but did not show up, you will be removed from the next event you sign up.

No minor: Meetup user agreement can not be agreed to by a minor. Therefore, you and your guest must be over 18 to participate in our events.

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Warning:

If you have prior medical condition or a family history of illnesses pertaining to heart, lungs, brain, etc. that can be aggravated by heat and physical exertion, this is not the hike for you.

If you have never done a hike of this distance or difficulty before, this hike will be very difficult for you. It may well be your death march. The mountain is not going anywhere. We will schedule this event again in the future. Do it when your mind and body are ready.

Hiking is a recreation, not a suicide mission.

Release of Liability:

The organizer (me) of this trip is a volunteer and is not a professional guide. The function of the organizer is only to organize this trip. Each person who signs up for a trip/hike/or outing is responsible for his or her own safety and the safety of his or her guests.

By signing up for this trip, or any other event organized by me, you are acknowledging that you are aware and have made your guests aware of the risks, dangers and hazards associated with any outdoor activity and freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers and hazards, and further agree to release and discharge the organizer (me) of this hike from and against any and all liability arising from your and your guest's participation in the group activities.

US Hiking, its organizer, assistant organizers, event organizers are not responsible for any injuries or accidents that may occur carpooling to and from this event, or for any injuries or accidents incurred before, during, and after this event. If you sign up or participate in an event you acknowledge that you freely and voluntarily agree to assume all risks of injuries and damages arising from, as a result of and associated with this event.

In addition, you and your guests are acknowledging that you agree to the Meetup terms of service especially paragraph 6.2: https://www.meetup.com/terms/