Zim Zim Falls

Photos from a previous hike on this loop: Zim Zim Falls 2019

Don't forget about Daylight Savings Time this weekend and please change your RSVP to "not going" if you change your mind about coming.

We are a faster moving group than most and often spread out during the hike, so I prefer smaller groups so that I can keep track of how many are behind me. I will stop periodically to regroup if I haven't seen the people behind me for a while, especially at intersections and any place people might get lost. People who get ahead of me should do the same.

Go here for the Ten Essentials. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Essentials) Not everyone brings all ten for every hike, but everyone should at least bring extra water, extra food, extra clothing, and a head lamp or flashlight on every hike.

Facilities on the hike: None. However, we will stop at a parking lot at 8899 Berryesssa Knoxville Road with vault toilets just before we finish driving to the trailhead.

Click here for a map and elevation profile of the hike at MapMyHike. (http://www.mapmyhike.com/routes/view/1519731502)It'll be 7-8 miles round trip with 500+ elevation gain. Be prepared for wet feet because there are about nine creek crossings in both directions. The water will probably be ankle deep or higher. We'll descend a steep hillside to reach the base of the waterfall, which for some people means sliding on their butts for a short distance.

Click here for directions to the trailhead. (https://goo.gl/maps/Lqi9mR7fK3S2) The drive is about 1 hour and 40 minutes from Davis to the trailhead north of Lake Berryessa. We will stop and regroup at a parking area at 8899 Berryessa Knoxville Road before we proceed to the trailhead about six miles away, about 100 feet before mile marker 24. The parking area is across from a green gate.