Tilden RP: 7.6 Mi Moderate Hike

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CARPOOL REQUEST COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE GROUP. Please read below how to carpool.

Distance 7.6 miles, loop.

Hiking Time 3.5 hours

Elevation Gain/ Loss ± 1000 feet

Difficulty Moderate and Shaded

Official Trail Use No Dogs

Facilities: Toilets at trail head.

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.

THE GROUP IS TOO LARGE TO WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO USE THE RESTROOM IN THE PARK

RECOMMENDED MAP:

hhttps://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/maps/Tilden_20190521-web.pdf

MEETING PLACE:

Parking lot at trail head.

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°54'31.4"N 122°15'52.7"W

(Waze/Google Maps) GPS Degrees Decimal Format:

37.908722, -122.264632

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.

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:

waze://?ll=37.908722, -122.264632&navigate=yes

It will open Waze and start navigating to the trail head. Clicking on it does not work. You must copy and paste.

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.

Parking:

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

Carpooling: We will use this link for carpooling:

https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/swev2f

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:

One of the District's three oldest parks, Tilden has been called the jewel of the system, and its recreational activities have become a happy tradition for generations.

HIKING DIRECTIONS:

0.34 miles Lower Packrat to a junction with Upper Packrat Trail. Stay to the right on Lower Packrat for 0.10 miles for a junction with Wildcat Creek, and turn left. Look for the right branch a few feet up to get onto Wildcat Peak.

0.05 miles Wildcat Peak to reach a junction with Jewel Lake, stay to the left for 0.27 miles to arrive at a junction with Sylvan. Again staying to the left on Wildcat Peak for 0.97 miles to arrive at the peak. After visiting, the peak continue for 0.20 miles with Rotary Peace Grove staying on the right for another 0.05 miles, turning right for 0.21 miles to arrive at Laurel Canyon Road. Turn left for 0.10 miles and stay left for 0.13 miles to arrive at the Bay Area Ridge Trail.

Take the Bay Area Ridge 0.72 miles to a junction staying to the right to continue for 0.62 miles on Nimitz Way arriving at Inspiration Point.

Take Meadows Canyon on the right for 0.13 miles to arrive at a four way junction. Cross the junction to enter Curran for 0.62 miles to arrive at a junction with Wildcat Gorge, turning left for 0.15 miles to arrive at Lake Anza Trail.

Stay to the right for 0.07 miles to arrive Selby to take a sharp right for 0.36 miles staying on the right. Stay on left bypassing a branch on the right at 0.4 miles. For a junction with Memory at after 1.01 miles.

Take Memory for 0.22 miles to cross Canon Drive, continuing on Memory for 0.30 miles for a junction with Upper Packrat. Take a right onto Upper Packrat for 0.14 miles to return to the starting point.

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