SUNDAY ~9mile moderate hike at El Corte De Madera Creek Park & LUNCH at Alice's

830AM START. BE ON TIME.

Organizer: Abid

START AT DIFFERENT LOCATION THAN ALLTRAILS. DO NOT FOLLOW ALLTRAILS.

DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED

PARKING
Park and Meet at the El Corte De Madera Creek Preserve Parking Area off Skyline (GPS location 37.39970158929401, -122.29511017624999). Reasonable amount of parking there but come early to secure your spot. This is NOT the same starting point as AllTrails

DETAILS
Discover this ~9-mile loop trail near Redwood City, California. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 30 min to complete. This is a popular trail for birding, hiking, and mountain biking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The best times to visit this trail are February through October.

WHAT TO EXPECT
We will catch the Sierra Morena trail from the parking lot to catch the loop. The first ~4,5 miles we will descend ~1,100ft after slight initial ascent. Next ~1.5 miles we will ascend continuously ~700ft . Then level of for about a mile then descend again ~200ft before ascending back again continuously another ~300ft back to our cars. Total elevation gain of 1,673ft over little over 9 miles. The terrain is very variable and the hike is 90% shaded. Perfect for a warm day. It is expected to be a nice day in low 70s by the time we finish. So be prepared, wear layers, bring hat, water and sunscreen if needed

Details of the trail are available here:
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/manzanita-and-gordon-mills-loop

IMPORTANT
Please read reviews to ensure you are physically fit to do the trail.

HOW TO GET THERE
Use GPS to find coordinates of meeting point below. Park and Meet at the El Corte De Madera Creek Preserve Parking Area off Skyline (GPS location 37.39970158929401, -122.29511017624999). This is NOT the same starting point as AllTrails

BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS ACTVITY (EITHER AS MEMBER OR AS GUEST) YOU ASSUME ALL RISK & DISCHARGE ORANIZERS OF ANY & ALL LIABILITY
Please read up on rules on our main club page, be on time at meeting point, meet at the meeting point shown below, wear hiking shoes and bring walking sticks (as needed). By attending/ responding to this event you agree to all the disclaimers on our main club page and discharge organizers of all liability. Note that this is a CASUAL/ SOCIAL hiking group (not for either competitive hikers or weekend strollers)- as such the group accommodates to conditions and skill levels of participants to maintain reasonable pace (~2 - 2.5 miles/ hr) with stops.

NOW TRADITIONAL AFTER HIKE SOCIAL HOUR
We will gather at Alice's Restaurant for lunch and drinks after the hike at 17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside, CA 94062.