The May trail run will take us to a popular park close to Palo Alto. Running in dense forests that sheild us from the heat (should the sun finally come out) and on soft trails with moderate inclines provide an opportunity for enjoyable running.
The park was the site of extensive logging operations during the time of the California gold rush providing the lumber to build San Francisco. There were 15 sawmills within 5 miles of the nearby Woodside Store. One of them was Richard's sawmill after which today's Richard's Road trail is named. New trees in the park have grown for about 100 years.
Run descriptions refer to the Huddart Park
Huddart Park map. There seems to be no usable online map for Phleger Estate.
| Short Run, about 6.7 miles, 1200 feet of elevation gain |
| SEGMENT | MILES | TOTAL |
| Crystal Springs Trail to Dean Trail | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| L on Dean Trail | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| L on Chinquapin Trail | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| R on Summit Ridge (Skyline) Trail | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| R on Crystal Springs Trail back to Zwierlein area* | 2.9 | 6.7 |
| (on the way back follow signs to Zwierlein Picnic area) | | . |
| *Short and long run split here. |
| Long Run, about 9.9 miles, 1400 feet of elevation gain |
| SEGMENT | MILES | TOTAL |
| Crystal Springs Trail to Dean Trail | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| L on Dean Trail | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| L on Chinquapin Trail | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| R on Summit Ridge (Skyline) Trail | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| R on Lonely Trail (trail begins below the firestation and is easy to miss) | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| L on Raymundo Trail | 1.6 | 7.3 |
| L on Miramontes Trail | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| L on Richard's Road Trail to Meadow area | 0.7 | 9.4 |
| R Bay Tree Trail to Zwierlein area | 0.5 | 9.9 |
