𝐇𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫: Madan Avadhani +1 (650) 319-5715
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Photo Album Upload Link:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wdkLXWihSiVPsP279
Or Folder:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11WIKCgLb4UG3WeVafA-x_kA7fSh-iRNq?usp=sharing
𝐇𝐢𝐤𝐞:
Hike Name: Los Trancos, Trappers Fire Road and Steep Hollow Loop, Palo Alto
Stats: 4.0 mi, 1026 ft elevation gain, apprx 2 hours hiking time, easy to moderate hike
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/los-trancos-trappers-fire-road-and-steep-hollow-loop?u=i&sh=dzk9zv
𝐇𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬
Stay with the group.
If you are walking ahead of the group, wait at any intersection point till the rest of the group catches up.
If you are turning back, let the hike leader or someone else know
Please bring a CAP and FULL BOTTLE OF WATER.
Pack out all your trash, including all non-compostable items.
𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲:
Meet at 8:45 AM : Orchard Glen Picnic Area
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uNaTojrMxMh4RU3m6
Google Map Geo-coordinates: 37.36175957686201, -122.18301650285373
Address: 11799 Page Mill Rd, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Direction to the Meeting Point: After you pay at the entrance, keep left at the first fork next to the Boronda Lake.
Drive down until you reach the picnic area and the parking lot on your left.
If you have reached the Interpretive Center, then you have gone too far and return back 0.25 mile to the parking lot.
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤:
Bound by Portola Valley, Los Altos Hills, Pearson - Arastradero Preserve and Los Trancos Open Space Preserve, the 1,400-acre Foothills Nature Preserve is a nature lover's paradise. Miles of trails provide access through rugged chaparral, woodlands, fields, streams, a lake, and provides spectacular views of the Bay Area. Wildlife abounds, and it is common to see deer and coyotes;
Park website:
https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/Community-Services/Open-Space-Parks/Neighborhood-Parks/Foothills-Nature-Preserve
𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞:
* 8:45 Assembly at the Orchard Glen Picnic Area
* 8.45-9:00 Introductions
* 9:00 Start the hike
* 11:15 am Potluck starts at a gazebo close to the parking lot. (wait until 50% of hikers are back)
Let us know what you are bringing at
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11FFMLOYde2p5FRj0Duj762zF9-UDLgWYsARfpk3StHI/edit?usp=sharing
We are expecting about 20-30 people, so get the food quantity accordingly
Be good to mother earth: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞/𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐥/𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐧/𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐬/ 𝐞𝐭𝐜 - we won't have any extra
Please take a look at our past hikes at
https://sites.google.com/iit-bayarea.org/iit-bayarea-hiking/
𝐈𝐈𝐓-𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩
If you'd like to get more involved, we also have a WhatsApp group for Hiking. Reach out to one of the IIT-BayArea.com board members or other IIT-BayArea club leaders to get signed up. Or better yet, start by filling out this form to join any club:
https://forms.gle/FiRSPCAFUyBJfuAS9
𝐈𝐈𝐓-𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩
https://groups.google.com/g/iit-bayarea-hiking/
Imp: Everyone joining the hike agrees to the following 𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫
https://sites.google.com/iit-bayarea.org/iit-bayarea-hiking/liability-waiver
𝐈𝐈𝐓-𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬
Please follow the guidelines in this document. Our Admins/Group leaders will enforce this
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xRlnlQ5hwiJdmtnLnqAlhXhfo7TXH0zrzLAebUe4tUg/
𝐈𝐈𝐓-𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=ZXZlbnRzQGlpdC1iYXlhcmVhLm9yZw
𝐈𝐈𝐓-𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Gsg2rdBNAo2ZykM5ks-33_oGwE-qwWtQJncNFmv6UQ/
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