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Events that have already occurred, kept for reference purposes.

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Project: Big Basin

Burn Debris Cleanup

Activities: Volunteers will break into 3-4 crews and work the Sunset Trail off of Dool Trail.
Conditions: Wildfire burn area with woody debris needing to be cleared from trail corridor and moved to burn piles over the length of this 0.5 mile trail.

Directions:

Volunteer cars will meet in the Jay Trail Camp parking lot, which is off Big Basin Way, 0.3mi south of N. Escape Rd, and just north of the intersection with Hinh Hammond Rd.

GPS Coordinates: 37.168708, -122.221746
Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/4fQUR1W7i1kRcdjg7

We will queue up in the Jay Trail Camp parking lot until everyone’s arrived, then state parks staff lead the caravan to Gazos Day Use Area, which is where we staged last time. Volunteers must arrive no later than 9:00 a.m. because we will caravan as a group through the locked N. Escape Rd gate, anyone who hasn’t arrived by this time will not be able to get to the final parking area.

 

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Project: Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

National Trail Day

Activities:Razorback Ridge Trail

Activities: The Trail Center in conjunction with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) will be providing much needed repairs to the Razorback Ridge Trail in the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve. Windy Hill is one of the most scenic spaces on the San Francisco Peninsula with incredible views of the entire Bay Area. No trail maintenance experience is required and all tools and instruction will be provided.

Directions: tbd

 

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Project (click for directions):Tool Party and Trail Work

Tool Maintenance and Trail Work

Activities:Combined trail work and tool party

Bring: work gloves, rags, electric drills with brush attachments (if you have them), good spirits, stories and friends.

Tool party location: Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills.

Directions to Hidden Villa 26870 Moody Rd, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022:
From San Francisco and the Peninsula: Take I-280 South to exit 16 towards Moody Rd. Bear left to stay on El Monte Rd for .5 mile until the intersection with Elena Rd. Turn left onto Moody Rd and continue 1.7 mile until the entrance of Hidden Villa on the left. Turn left to take the driveway, let the person at the gatehouse know you are with the Trail Center, continue about .2 mile and turn into the main parking lot on your right. From the parking lot, walk up the road to the staging area where the trailer is parked.
From San Jose and the Valley: Take I-280 North to exit 16 for El Monte Rd. Keep left at the fork for El Monte Rd west, follow signs for Moody Rd/Foothill College and merge onto El Monte Rd. Continue about .7 mile until the intersection with Elena Rd. Turn left onto Moody Rd and continue 1.7 mile until the entrance of Hidden Villa on the left. Turn left to take the driveway, let the person at the gatehouse know you are with the Trail Center, continue about .2 mile and turn into the main parking lot on your right. From the parking lot, walk up the road to the staging area where the trailer is parked.

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Project: Sam McDonald County Park

Heritage Grove Trail

Activities: We will be returning to Heritage Grove Trail on 10/09/2021 to complete the staircases begun on 9/12/2021. In addition, we will do treadwork near the Sierra Club Hiker's Club and along the level gradient of Heritage Grove Trail between Milepost 24 and Sam McDonald parking lot.

 

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Project: Sam McDonald County Park

Heritage Grove Trail

Activities: Replacement of four staircases, ranging from four to eight steps each, on the lower portion of the historic and beautiful Heritage Grove Trail. In addition, there will be work to reestablish trail width, tread, and drainage.

 

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Project: Estate Trail at Filoli

Activities: Trail Center will be returning to the historic Filoli House and Garden site (www.filoli.org). We will be constructing an additional 100 feet of causeway through a low lying area, adding to the causeway we completed. We may also do more light brushing. Upon completion of the project, volunteers will have time to visit the beautiful gardens and grounds of this historic estate.

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