Sleep Late and Hike

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Level: Difficult
Total Distance: 10.0 miles round-trip (loop)
Hiking Time: 5 hours
Elevation Change: 2633 feet
Facilities: Portable toilets at trailhead/parking lot
Sleep Late and Hike Dog Policy: No Dogs Learn More

Breaks: We will take a break at China Hole, and short breaks as needed

Please read our tutorial for hiking in the sun:
https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials/how-to-hike-in-the-sun/

Recommended Map:
https://coepark.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Hunting-Hollow-Entrance.pdf

GPS Coordinates for meeting place

Degrees Minutes Seconds Format (Most cars):

37°11'12.1"N 121°32'48.8"W

Degrees Decimal Format for Google Maps:

37.186680, -121.546880

Nearest street address:
Please take the time to click on the map link on your phone the day before to familiarize yourself with the google maps app. Street addresses for parks do NOT work.

Getting there:

Please use the Google maps link at the top to plan your own route from your home. And, download the PDF map below onto your phone before you start, or print it out.

NOTE: If possible, use the GPS coordinates when driving as the nearest street address may be a couple of miles away on some of our trips in some GPS maps.

Meeting place
Coe Headquarters Park Entrance/Visitor Center, Henry Coe State Park

Parking: $6 per vehicle ($5 for seniors 65+). BRING EXACT CHANGE AND BRING PEN OR PENCIL. Go to the display area. Fill out envelope, tear off parking stub, put money in envelope and seal, and place envelope in the unattended payment box.

Carpooling
We will use this link for carpooling:
https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/wu3s0q

Hiking Map:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/china-hole-trail-loop

Hiking Directions:
Start your hike from the Visitor's Center.
Cross E. Dunne Ave to join Corral Trail
Corral Trail -> Right on to Springs Trail
Springs Trail -> Right on to Manzanita Point Road
Cross the junction with China Hole trail on the left and Mandrone Soda Springs trail on the right for an out and back to Mazanita Point.
Return to China Hole, turning left to start a counter-clockwise loop on Mandrone Soda Springs Trail as it turns into Mile Trail.
Stay to the left enter Creekside trail to arrive at China Hole.
Staying to the left leave China Hole on Creekside Trail to enter Poverty Flat Road turning left.
Leave Poverty Flat Road, turning left to enter Cougar Trail.
Stay to the right to enter China Hole Trail to complete the loop.
Turn right to take Manzanita Road all the way back to Corral Trail to arrive at your starting point.

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SIGN WAIVER HERE: https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/waiver-signing-form/
For us to hold our large events at local parks, the local parks require us to carry insurance for our events. To participate in our events, please sign this waiver (required by our insurance underwriter) for each event. Please do so online prior to arriving (works on mobile)
CARPOOL REQUEST COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE GROUP. Please read below how to carpool.

Distance: 7.8 miles
Hiking Time: 4 hours
Elevation Gain/ Loss ±: 2176 feet
Difficulty: Moderate
Sleep Late and Hike Dog Policy: No Dogs Learn More

Please read our tutorial for hiking in the sun:
https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials/how-to-hike-in-the-sun/

Facilities: Toilets at trail head
Park Entry Fee: $6 - CASH ONLY

PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GO BEFORE YOU ARRIVE SO WE CAN START ON TIME. THE GROUP IS TOO LARGE TO WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO USE THE RESTROOM IN THE PARK

RECOMMENDED MAP:

https://parks.smcgov.org/sites/parks.smcgov.org/file/San_Pedro_v032215.pdf

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

Please use the Google Maps link above to familiarize yourself with the trip and explore various route options from your home. Zoom in all the way.

The GPS locations below and the map link above are accurate enough to find us by looking around with your eyes when you get there.

(Most Cars) GPS Degrees Minutes Seconds Format:

37°34'40.6"N 122°28'31.6"W

(Waze/Google Maps) GPS Degrees Decimal Format:

37.577943,-122.475454

• Most street addresses provided are approximate, and may be up to a couple of miles from the hike location, therefore you must study the google map link at the top. Use GPS coordinates when driving, if possible.

The Waze App will route around "restricted access" roads, unlike the Google Maps app, using the same map data as Google Maps. Therefore, Waze also owned by Google, is recommended over the Google Maps app.

If you have the Waze app installed on your phone, click on this URL in your phone's browser/Meetup app:

http://waze.to/?ll=37.577943,-122.475454&navigate=yes

It will open Waze and start navigating to the trail head.

• As always, it is good practice to confirm the night before that any app you use takes you to where you expect by comparing the destination with what is posted above on your PC/Mac.

PARKING DIRECTIONS:

Parking lot in the park. Larger parking lot on the left, immediately after the entrance. Walk to the parking lot on the right to meet us.

MEETING LOCATION:

The end of the parking lot on the right as you come in.

CARPOOLING:

Please use this link to sign up for carpooling:

https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/zkj7ny

CARPOOLING MANNERS:

Please refrain from trying to negotiate your carpool in the comments, as it is equivalent to sending multiple "Reply All" emails to everyone.

Please start your carpool quest, by first adding yourself to the carpool link above. Then, use the contact info provided by the driver or rider in the link above to contact them directly and privately.

Please be considerate of others and resist the urge to "Reply All".
Thank you for understanding.

SUMMARY:

By hiking the Brooks Creek Trail, you have a chance to see one of the Bay Area’s prettiest waterfalls: Brooks Falls, a tall, narrow cascade of water that plunges 175 feet in three tiers.

HIKING DIRECTIONS:

Locate the trailhead for Montara Mountain Trail by the restrooms in San Pedro Valley County Park. A few feet beyond the trailhead, the trail splits: Montara Mountain Trail heads right, and Old Trout Farm Trail heads left. Go left and gently uphill through a dense grove of eucalyptus. At trail junctions, small signs direct you to Waterfall Viewing Area. Bear right at two forks, now following Brooks Creek Trail, and keep heading uphill. The well-graded path soon emerges from the trees to open views of the canyon amid coastal sage scrub, ceanothus, and monkeyflower.

Twenty minutes of well-graded climbing deliver your first glimpse of the waterfall, far off in the canyon on your left. Look for a narrow plume of water cascading down the mountainside. Unfortunately, no trails lead to the base of the waterfall; you can only view it from a distance. The best viewpoint is at a conveniently placed bench right along the trail. After a hard rain, you can hear and see the water crashing down the canyon slopes 0.25 mile away.

Continue uphill on Brooks Creek Trail, gaining more views of Brooks Falls.

The trail tops out on a ridge with an overlook of Pacifica and the ocean to the west and the Marin Headlands to the north. On the clearest days, even the Farallon Islands show up.

Montara Mountain Trail takes off from here. Turn left and head up 1.1 miles to the North Peak Access Road. Turn left on the road and head up 1 mile to the summit of Montara Mountain.

On the way down, turn right on to Montara Mountain Trail.
Stay to the left at 1.1 miles, passing Brooks Creek Trail on your right for another 1.3 miles to return to your starting point.

PLEASE READ THE EVENT DESCRIPTION ABOVE BEFORE POSTING A MESSAGE.

Distance: 10.4 miles, loop.
Hiking Time: 5 hours
Elevation Gain/ Loss: ± 1,705 feet
Difficulty: Moderate
Sleep Late and Hike Dog Policy: No Dogs Learn More

Please read our tutorial for hiking in the sun:
https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials/how-to-hike-in-the-sun/

Facilities: Pit Toilets

PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GO BEFORE YOU ARRIVE SO WE CAN START ON TIME.

MROSD Permit: 38442

Permit limit is 49 people. Therefore, please be considerate and update your RSVPs at least 24 hours before the event start time, to give someone else a reasonable amount of time to make it. I have limited the RSVPs to 80, as I expect some individuals not to show up.

RECOMMENDED MAP:

http://openspace.org/preserves/maps/pr_ecdm.pdf

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgJSXrkwshg)

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

https://goo.gl/maps/qpBcr9zVwmk

Please use the Google Maps link above to familiarize yourself with the trip and explore various route options from your home. Zoom in all the way.

The GPS locations below and the map link above are accurate enough to find us by looking around with your eyes when you get there.

(Most Cars) GPS Degrees Minutes Seconds Format:

37°23'58.0"N 122°17'43.2"W

(Google Maps) GPS Degrees Decimal Format:

37.399441,-122.295332

Nearest street address:

16040 Skyline Boulevard, Redwood City, CA

PARKING DIRECTIONS:

At south parking lot - Gate CM00. See the recommended map.

Plan to arrive 15 minutes early to find parking, and walk to the trail head.

CARPOOLING:

We will use this link for carpooling:

https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/5z4qnr

Please sign up here.

CARPOOLING MANNERS:

Please refrain from trying to negotiate your carpool in the comments, as it is equivalent to sending multiple "Reply All" emails to everyone.

Please start your carpool quest, by first adding yourself to the carpool link above.

Then, use the contact info provided by the driver or rider in the link above to contact them directly and privately.

Please be considerate of others and resist the urge to "Reply All".

Thank you for understanding.

SUMMARY:

Hidden amid a dense forest of redwoods and Douglas firs are the unique sandstone formations of El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve.

HIKING DIRECTIONS:

Start on Sierra Morena trail for 0.3 miles to arrive at a four way junction. Take sharp left on to Gordon Mill trail for 0.6 miles, and stay on the trail as you see Steam Donkey Trail on your left. Stay on Gordon Mill for another 0.7 miles to arrive at fork with Crossover Trail. Take the right fork to enter Crossover Trail.

Take the switchbacks on Crossover trail to arrive at Crosscut Trail. Take a sharp left, to enter Crosscut trail for 0.4 miles to arrive at Timberview Trail. Head straight onto Timberview. After 0.2 more miles we will arrive at the Old Growth Redwood area on the left.

Continue for 0.3 miles to the junction with Giant Salamander trail turning right onto Giant Salamander for 1.1 miles to arrive at a junction with Methuselah trail. Turn right onto Methuselah for 0.3 miles to arrive at a junction with Fir trail on the left. Take Fir trail for 0.6 miles for a junction with Resolution trail. Stay to the right on Fir for 0.1 miles to arrive at Vista Point on the left.

Here you will see the BCPA Flight 304 Memorial.

After enjoying the view at Vista Point continue on Fir trail for 0.2 miles to arrive back at the first junction, and take Resolution Trail on your right for 2.7 miles to arrive at junction with Tafoni Trail. Take the sharp right to enter Tafoni Trail for 0.8 miles to arrive at a junction where the trail you are on and the two forks are all called Tafoni Trail. Take the left fork and head down 0.1 miles to the Sandstone Formation.

Retrace your steps back up 0.1 miles to the previous junction and take the other fork which is now on your left. Take it for 450 ft to arrive at a four way junction with Fir Trail. Head straight across to enter Fir trail for 0.2 miles, take a right for 0.1 miles to arrive at Methuselah trail. Take a left onto Methuselah trail for 0.4 miles, to arrive at a junction with Timberview trail on your right. Stay to the left on Methuselah Trail for 0.4 miles for a junction with Sierra Morena Trail. Head straight on to Sierra Morena Trail. Pass two junctions on the right to arrive at a junction with Molder Trail on the left.

After 0.4 miles, you arrive back at the first four way junction. This time go straight to arrive at your starting point after 0.2 miles.

PLEASE READ THE EVENT DESCRIPTION ABOVE BEFORE POSTING A MESSAGE.