Pleasanton Ridge 6.4 Mile Moderate Hike

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Distance: 6.4 miles, Loop.

Hiking Time: 3.5 hours

Elevation Gain: 1600 feet

Difficulty: Moderate

Official Trail Use: Dogs allowed

Facilities: Restrooms and water at trailhead.

PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GO BEFORE YOU ARRIVE SO WE CAN START ON TIME. THE GROUP IS TOO LARGE TO WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO USE THE RESTROOM IN THE PARK.

Please read our tutorial for hiking in the sun:
https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials/how-to-hike-in-the-sun/

RECOMMENDED MAP:

https://www.ebparks.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=24388

MEETING PLACE: Parking lot at trailhead.

• 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°36'53.1"N 121°52'54.0"W

(Google Maps) GPS Degrees Decimal Format:

37.614761, -121.881671

The Waze App will route around "restricted access" roads, unlike the Google Maps app, using the same map data as Google Maps. Therefore, Waze also owned by Google, is recommended over the Google Maps app.

If you have the Waze app installed on your phone, copy and paste this URL into your phone's browser:

http://waze.to/?ll=37.614761,-121.881671&navigate=yes

Just click on it. It will open Waze and start navigating to the trail head.

• 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 are approximate, and may be up to a couple of miles from the hike location. Use GPS coordinates when driving, if possible.

Parking:

Parking at trailhead.

Plan to arrive 30 minutes early to find parking, and walk to the trailhead.

Carpooling: We will use this link for carpooling:

https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/3m5f9t

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:

This beautiful 5,271-acre parkland is on the oak-covered ridge overlooking Pleasanton and the Livermore Valley from the west. It is planned as the core of a Ridgelands Regional Park to be acquired over a period of many years. Parkland development has been intentionally limited to preserve the pastoral atmosphere. The park occupies Pleasanton Ridge and beyond. To the northwest it spills down off Pleasanton Ridge into upper Kilkare Canyon, where it continues up onto Sunol Ridge.

HIKING DIRECTIONS:

We will use these mile markers:

1 2 5 10 11 14 16 18 18 20 17 15 13 12 11 10 5 3 2 1

Starting at the parking lot (1), continue onto Woodland Trail (2, 5) for 1.02 miles.
At mile market 10 take the right fork to get onto Ridgeline Trail for .43 miles to arrive at marker 14, and then .53 miles to arrive at marker 16, staying to the right to arrive at marker 18 after 0.26 miles. Staying to the right for .41 miles to arrive marker 19 and a steel gate on your right. Take the steel gate down into the woods for 0.33 miles at a junction, turning left to start on Thermalito Trail starting your return back for .95 miles to pass marker 17 on your left, and .14 miles to pass marker 15 on your left, and .71 miles to arrive at marker 13.
At marker 13, turn to your left for .08 miles to arrive at marker 12 and Grove Trail, staying to the right for .17 miles to arrive at marker 11, and .08 miles to arrive back at marker 10.
Take marker 10 .26 miles to marker 5, staying to the left on the road known as Oak Tree Trail for .18 miles to pass Meadow Pond trail on your left, and Sycamore Grove Trail after .40 miles at marker 3, and .49 miles to pass marker 2 on your right, and .15 miles to arrive back at marker 1.

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