💚Green Exercise 5 miles 🥾Hike Castle Rock State Park 🏞️

Hello Nature Enthusiasts! Ready to lace up those hiking boots and tackle the great outdoors? 🥾 Join us for a "green exercise" adventure at Castle Rock State Park, where the mountains aren’t just majestic—they’re healing! Let’s soak up the beauty of nature, make new friends, and give our physical and mental health the TLC it deserves. After all, who needs a gym when you’ve got mountain therapy? 🌲😇

Castle Rock State Park is a 5,242-acre state park of California, United States, located along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains and almost entirely in Santa Cruz County, with parts extending into Santa Clara County and San Mateo County.

Meet: 12:30pm Trailhead Castle Rock State Main Parking lot
Hike time: 1pm *No internet connection service in park
Castle Rock State Park. 15000 Skyline Blvd. Los Gatos, CA 95033
Google Map of Meeting Location: https://goo.gl/maps/tfzaMwYe2WHRGyjo8

Saratoga Gap Trail and Ridge Trail Loop is a lightly trafficked loop trail located near Los Gatos, CA that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate.

Level: Upper Intermediate Challenge at climbing rocks trails
Distance: 5 mile+ loop
Hike Time estimate: 2.5-3 hours
Elevation: 1,000 ft+
​​​*Some narrow rocky trails, please make sure you are physically​ able to handle this hike
Views: Incredible & Beautiful!
Parking $10 Fee
FYI: *Free State Park car parking pass available to pick up at any city Library
*On along the road: Free

*Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in a private message, NOT on the message board, Thanks! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/t3g06i

After hike optional dinner???
We'll decide after the hike Place TBD...

*Requested contribution suggested amount of $5-$20 keep the club going!
​*Note: Thanks for joining our wellness club event, it does take time and money to make it happen. To support/keep our group alive and active, You can help! Dr.Heidi kindly asks for a contribution, accepting in person.
Your contribution will help us cover our costs and make our Meetups going even better.

Our meetup events have a very positive impact on people's lives, people meet, fall in love💘 meet new friends, HAPPY, better health, less stress, anxiety, depression, isolate being alone and got extra bonus for LOVE ​💞

Wear Hiking Shoes
Bring Smiles for Miles, Water, Jacket, Snacks, Hiking Poles...

*DO NOT ATTEND if you're experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, have a compromised immune system.

We are an intermediate hike group. Please be ready to keep up hiking with us from 5 miles to 8 miles without any health issues. If you don't workout, hiking a minimum of 5 miles regularly, this hiking event may not be a good fit for you.

*LIABILITY WAIVER: The event host/organizer is not for everyone's emergency or medical services. By signing up for the wellness hiking event, you hereby release its organizers, hosts, and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for illness, injuries, damages, and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein. You agree to full responsibility for your own health issues.

*Hike at YOUR OWN RISK. Open trails aren't necessarily free of hazards--by entering the wilderness, you assume responsibility for your safety and must use good judgment.

*Participation in this event is strictly voluntary! The event host/organizer assumes no responsibility for any injury, damage, or loss you may incur. You join and hike entirely at your own risk.

*DISCLAIMER: By participating in this wellness hiking event, you understand that Meetup event Host/Organizer assumes ABSOLUTELY NO responsibility and you have to assume all at your own risk of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release host/Organizer of all liability.

If anyone wishes to join our hike team, please answer the RSVP question every time for everyone's safety in the group. If you are unable to send me a message confirming that you are in good health and you are able to hike 5-8 miles without health issues we CANNOT approve you come to the hiking event.
*Please don't just walk in Thank you for your cooperation!

I'm looking forward to meeting, hiking with you and making good memories together.
Yours in good health! Dr. Heidi💝

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