Hikers in Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve / photo by Lanette Otvos

Trail Trek Thursday

November 30, 2023
9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve
Approximate Total Miles
6

Trail Treks provide exercise-focused hikes and opportunities to discover Midpen's beautiful preserves. Note this is on the 5th Thursday this month due to Thanksgiving.

Join Docent Naturalists Nick Yatsko, Nancy Weintraub, and Bobbie Riedel for a moderately-paced visit with 1,000-feet of elevation gain. Enjoy wonderful vistas and a second-growth redwood forest. Bring a snack to enjoy on the trail.

Where to Meet

Meet at the Alma Parking Area.  From Highway 17 take the Bear Creek Road exit, opposite Lexington Reservoir. (From southbound Hwy. 17, exit the highway and go under an overpass; road will curve right to a stop sign at Bear Creek Rd., turn left. From northbound Hwy. 17 exit highway and cross the highway via the overpass on to Bear Creek Rd.) Travel 1.0 mile from Hwy. 17 on Bear Creek Rd., as road curves left there will be a pedestrian crosswalk, turn left into the parking lot immediately after the crosswalk.

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