News – Page 45 – Villages Hiking Club

Silver Creek Valley Country Club Hike

Gary Holmquist led a “lunch hike” to the Silver Creek Valley Country Club House.This was a hilly 6-7 mile hike (roundtrip) The group wove through the exclusive mansion neighborhoods.

Hill Hike

On Saturday, April 21st. Rich and Wendy led a hike up our hill to the Mail Box, starting at the upper garden. The leisurely hike included lunch at the picnic tables at the top of the hill. 

Sandy and John Petrin led a hike to Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont. It was mostly a level paved path along Bayview Trail and curved around Red Hill and back to the park entrance for about 3.6 miles. There was a small museum depicting the lifestyle of the indigenous peoples that lived in the area.

Egret

Red Winged Blackbird

Trail Maintenance Day 2018

Volunteers and hiking club members met at the Foothill parking lot yesterday at 8.30 AM for a morning of work to maintain and upgrade the trails in our hill lands. This is an annual event of the club and helps keep the switchbacks and narrow trails in good hiking order.

Coyote Valley Open Space Hike

Brad Hinckley at led a hike at Coyote Valley open space preserve close to Morgan Hill. The hike was four miles long with 600 feet elevation gain. There were many wildflowers and birds.

Belgatos Park Trail Hike

Ramon and Marianna Reza led a hike on the Belgatos Park Trail in Los Gatos. The hike was through forest land and large estate homes with expansive views of the valley below.

Mount Madonna Hike

Nancy Rumple led a group of hikers on a 9 mile hilly hike on Saturday, March 31st. They went from the Ranger Station at the top, down the rocky Merry-go-Round trail, across Tie Camp trail, down the Ridge trail to Sprig Lake at the bottom. They saw many wild flowers, views of the valley, and the white deer herd. The climb back up to the top was a 1200 foot elevation gain on the Sprig Lake Trail.

White Trillum

Poppy

Wild Iris

Calero County Park Hike

Katy Peretti led a hike to Calero County Park on Wednesday, March 28th. The 4 mile hike with moderate elevation was along the Pena Trail followed by the Los Cerritos loop trail overlooking Calero Reservoir.

Cream Cup

Blue Eyed Grass

Lower Hills Hike

Johanna Bakker led a hike in the lower hills on Wednesday, March 21st. They met at the upper gardens at 8:30 for a 8:45 departure. The hike was up Sky to Cougar, to Richter, to Oak, up Oak to Buffalo, then Buffalo to Thistle, Meadow to Farm and then Richter and Cougar back to the parking lot. The hiking distance was about 3 miles.

Windy Hill Preserve Hike

Amy Meier led a hike in Windy Hill Preserve of approximately 7.5 miles with a 1,200 ft. elevation gain on Saturday, March 10th, starting at the Portola Road entrance and hiking a loop on Hamms Gulch and Spring Ridge trails. There were fourteen people that hiked the ridge and gully at Windy Hill. They saw purple, pink and white trillium. Other wildflowers are starting to bloom also. 3 people hiked the ridge both ways. Excellent views everywhere.