Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park 6.8 Mi Moderate Hike
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Level: Moderate
Total Distance: 6.8 miles
Hiking Time: 3.5 hours
Elevation Change: 1237 feet
Parking fee: $5
Trail Use: No dogs.
Shade: Don't forget your sunhat for your own personal shade. Shade does not matter if you have your sunhat. I never leave home without it.
Facilities: Toilet in the trailhead parking lot and 4.7 miles into the hike.
Please read our tutorial for hiking in the sun:
https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials-how-to-hike-in-the-sun/
PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GO BEFORE YOU ARRIVE SO WE CAN START ON TIME.
Recommended Map:
https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/Garin-DryCreek-Web-023-10.pdf
AllTrails Map:
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/dry-creek-6-8-miles-cb1b3f5?u=i&sh=pyl4xm
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°36'26.4"N 122°01'21.5"W
(Google Maps) GPS Degrees Decimal Format:
37.6073365,-122.0226318
Nearest street address:
100 May Road, Union City, CA 94587
The Google Waze app will route around "restricted access" roads, unlike the Google Maps app, using the same map data as Google Maps. Therefore, Waze is recommended over the Google Maps app for your phone.
If you have the Waze app installed on your phone, click this URL:
http://waze.to/?ll=37.6073365,-122.0226318&navigate=yes
• 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.
• Most street addresses provided away from civilization are approximate, and may be up to a couple of miles from the hike location. Use GPS coordinates when driving, if possible.
PARKING DIRECTIONS:
Park and meet us in the Dry Creek Staging Area.
Plan to arrive 10 minutes early to find parking, and walk to the trail head.
CARPOOLING DIRECTIONS:
We will use this link for carpooling:
https://groupcarpool.com/t/86d0bc
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:
HIKING DIRECTIONS:
-> From the parking lot, take May Trail for 0.2 miles.
-> Turn right onto High Ridge Loop Trail for 0.4 miles.
-> Continue straight onto Tolman Peak Trail for a short distance then turn left onto FD-143 Trail for 0.7 miles.
-> Continue straight onto High Ridge Loop Trail for 0.5 miles.
-> Turn Right onto Gossip Rock Trail, loop counterclockwise around Gossip Rock, and return to the High Ridge Loop Trail junction.
-> Turn Right onto High Ridge Loop Trail for 1.9 miles.
-> Turn left at the 3-way intersection onto Carol Severin Loop Trail for 0.4 miles.
-> At the far end of Jordan Pond, continue straight onto Dry Creek Trail for 0.3 miles.
-> Turn left at the first junction to stay on Dry Creek Trail for 0.5 miles.
-> Continue straight onto Meyers Ranch Trail for 0.6 miles.
-> Turn Left at the 3-way intersection onto High Ridge Loop Trail for 0.3 miles.
-> Turn Left onto May Trail for 0.2 miles to return to the parking lot.
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