2023-09-18 37 -122

Mon 18 Sep 2023 in 37,-122: 37.9661578, -122.2637354 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

60 m (200 ft) off the Bay Area Ridge Trail in Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve.

Participants

• calymsis

Plans

Take BART to Richmond, the 74 bus to the foot of the hill, hike up the road and then the trail to the ridgeline. The off-trail hiking to the actual point will probably not be too bad since it's such a short distance.

Expedition

Getting to the base of the hill went pretty straightforwardly. The road up to the entrance to the open space was much steeper than I was expecting, but it still wasn't too bad. The open space was nice and had some good views, even though it was kind of exposed in places and I got a little warm in the sun. Eventually I reached the closest point on the trail to the point, and looked over towards the point. It was again much steeper than I was expecting, but more importantly much shrubbier. I'd already come far enough that I wasn't giving up now, so I dove in. Eventually I reached the point and took my photos, and then headed out. In all, going the 500 meters or so to the point and back had taken me over an hour.