October Trail Run
Monthly Trail Run
Ed R. Levin County Park
Sunday, October 1, 2006
In October we head back to the East Bay foothills for great Bay and hill views. And its a quite reasonable drive from Palo Alto.
When   Sunday October 1, 2006. Meet at 8:15am for an 8:30am start.
Those who want to carpool meet at the Mountain View Costco (Rengstorff Ave near 101). Find us in the parking lot on the Rengstorff side near Krispy Kreme. This month, the carpool leaves at 7:45am.
Where   Ed R. Levin County Park, 3100 Calaveras Rd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Bring $5 per vehicle for park entrance fee. More park info.
Take 237 East to Milpitas. After crossing 880, 237 splits. Take the slight left turn onto East Calaveras Blvd. East Calaveras Blvd. becomes Calaveras Rd. Follow Calaveras Rd. to Downing Rd., where the Park entrance is. Follow Downing Rd. to the Sandy Wool Lake Parking area.
What   A long (about 12.9 miles, 1,900 feet vertical) and a short run (about 6.8 miles, 1600 feet vertical).
This is a remote trail run and each runner must carry at least one water bottle. To avoid having to search for lost runners we ask every runner to find other runners of approximately the same running ability to form a group. The runners in each group must be able to account for their partners to make sure nobody is lost.
As usual, there will be a potluck after the run, so please bring food or drink to share.
Why   If the weather cooperates, we'll have a nice view of the Bay Area from both Monument and Mission Peaks.
Trail Directions
These directions use the trail names and distances from the online Ed Levin pdf map and the online Mission Peak pdf map. All distances are approximate.
Short Run: 6.8 miles
SEGMENTMILESTOTAL
Tularcitos Trail0.3 0.3  
L on Agua Caliente Trail1.7 2.0  
R on Monument Peak Trail1.4 3.4  
R on Sierra Trail (or optionally run to the top of the peak and back)0.5 3.9  
R on Monument Peak Road1.0 4.9  
R on Agua Caliente Trail1.6 6.5  
R on Tularcitos Trail0.3 6.8  
Long Run: 12.9 miles
SEGMENTMILESTOTAL
Tularcitos Trail0.3 0.3  
L on Agua Caliente Trail1.7 2.0  
R on Monument Peak Trail to top1.7 3.7  
Continue to Bay Area Ridge Trail0.6 4.3  
Bay Area Ridge Trail to Mission Peak Trail2.0 6.3  
Turnaround at Mission Peak*0.0 6.3  
Bay Area Ridge Trail to Park Boundary4.4 10.7  
Continue on Agua Caliente Trail0.5 11.2  
R on Calera Creek Trail1.7 12.9  
*water available just about 50' below the peak. look for the picnic table to the East