January Trail Run
Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
Saturday, January 6, 2007
We will have our traditional New Year's location again for the January trail run.
When   Saturday, January 6, 2007. Meet at 8:15am for an 8:30am start. Carpool will leave at 7:45am from the Park & Ride Lot at Page Mill Road and Highway 280.
Where   Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, Skyline Blvd., Palo Alto, CA. There is no parking fee. More park info can be found here.
How to get there   Go west on Page Mill Road to Skyline Boulevard. Turn left onto Skyline Boulevard and drive approximately 1 mile south to the entrance of Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve parking lot, which will be on the right side of Skyline Boulevard. The drive time from Lucie Stern Community Center to the Preserve is estimated to be 36 minutes by Google Maps.
What   A long (about 10.9 miles) and a short run (about 6.6 miles). 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   Skyline Ridge offers a remarkably varied landscape that includes Ridge vistas from the Valley to the Ocean and expansive meadows. This is the traditional New Year's venue for the PARC monthly trail run.
Trail Directions
The first and last part of the run are in Skyline Ridge OSP. Most of the run is held in Russian Ridge OSP. We will have a copy of the maps available for the run. All distances are approximate.
Short Run: 6.6 miles
SEGMENTMILESTOTAL
Bay Area Ridge Trail to Alpine Pond1.41.4
Through Tunnel across Russian Ridge Parking Lot0.21.6
Continue on Ridge Trail to Borel Hill0.72.3
Continue on Ridge Trail0.52.8
L on connector to Alder Spring / Mindengo Trail *0.33.1
L on Mindengo Trail0.33.4
L on Ancient Oaks Trail0.84.2
L on ? Trail (just before Alpine Road)0.34.5
R on Bay Area Ridge Trail0.55.0
Across Russian Ridge Parking Lot through Tunnel0.25.2
Ridge Trail from Alpine Pond to Skyline Parking1.46.6
*long and short runs split here
Long Run: 10.9 miles
SEGMENTMILESTOTAL
Bay Area Ridge Trail to Alpine Pond1.41.4
Through Tunnel across Russian Ridge Parking Lot0.21.6
Continue on Ridge Trail to Borel Hill0.72.3
Continue on Ridge Trail1.13.4
Ridge trail continues right @ Hawk Trail1.44.8
R on Rapley Ranch Rd to Skyline Blvd.0.14.9
Turnaround at Skyline Blvd 0.15.0
L on to Ridge Trail, back to Hawk Trail1.46.4
Straight on to Hawk Trail0.67.0
Continue on Alder Spring Trail0.47.4
Continue on Mindengo Trail0.37.7
L on Ancient Oaks Trail0.88.5
L on ? Trail (just before Alpine Road)0.38.8
R on Bay Area Ridge Trail0.59.3
Across Russian Ridge Parking Lot through Tunnel0.29.5
Ridge Trail from Alpine Pond to Skyline Parking1.410.9