Hanging Valley Loop from Borges Ranch

Greeting all! I’m back in town and ready to hike. Here is my description from the last time we hiked here. I hope you can join me.

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I love to take naps in my hammock and I've napped many times at Hanging Valley which is essentially a grassy hammock suspended among the hills in the Diablo Foodhills Regional Park.

This moderate to difficult 4.78 mile loop with cumulative 912 ft elevation gain, like a hammock, definitely has it's ups and downs and comes with excellent views of Mount Diablo and the surrounding hills. Here is a map for your reference.

Dogs are allowed, see this link for details.

Let's meet at the Old Borges Ranch House parking area at 1035 Castle Rock Rd in Walnut Creek at 9:00 am. This is the first parking area you come to on the right before the ranch (see location map). Alternatively, you can meet me for carpooling from the Walnut Creek Friends Church back parking lot at 8:15 am. Please confirm to coordinate timing.

Be sure to bring layers, sturdy boots/shoes, water to drink, a snack to eat, and as usual, an attitude for making friends.

See you soon!

Doug