On 1-2-2022 Johanna Bakker led a hike along a Coyote Valley trail. They did about a 4.5-mile loop The weather was ideal for a morning hike..
Almaden Quicksilver County Park Hike
On 1-12-2022 Wate and Johanna Bakker led hikes in Almaden Quicksilver county park. Johanna led a 3 to5 mile ramble, while Wate did a 5 to 8 mile hike. Both hikes started at the Mockingbird Lane Parking lot. There was several ups and downs on both hikes.
Silver Creek Valley Hike
 On Wednesday, January 26th John Petrin led a 4-mile rambler hike from the parking lot on Silver Creek Valley Rd (on the right just before HWY 101 and across from the new VA Clinic). They hiked north to the picnic area by Cottonwood Lake and took a break. The R/T hike was 4 miles.
Coyote Creek Hike
On 1-5-2022 Al Girolami led a hike along Coyote Creek. The route will start at the Silver Creek trailhead and go south about two and a half miles passing the Ford Road Ponds and returning after reaching Coyote Pond for about a 5-mile round trip. The trail is paved with little elevation.Â
Annual New Years Hike
The club and guests celebrated the New Year on Top of our hill. The top of our tallest hill, at 2,300 ft. was reached by the group of long hikers that started from Foothill Center, The ramblers started at the garden parking lot and hiked the lower hill trails to the picnic tables at the intersection of Sky and Ohlone. There were 33 hikers in the group picture at the top and an additional 28 counted on the way back down.
Holiday Walk
Golf Course Walk
On Monday, December 20th at the Clubhouse parking lot at 8:30 a.m. the group walked around the golf course.
Rancho Canada Del Rio
It was very cold at 9:00 AM on Mayfair trail but after a mile or two of climbing we started to shed some layers off. A perfect weather for our hike and enjoyed beautiful scenery. Â On our way down we almost stepped on lizards.
Raging Waters Hike
Pam Thompson led a hike around the lake at Raging Waters on Wednesday, December 15th. They met up at the Cribari bell at 8:45am and carpooled at 9am over near Ragging waters park.
Pleasanton Ridge Hike
Wate Bakker led a long hike along the Crest of Pleasanton Ridge. The hike was about 7 miles long. Total elevation gain was about 1000ft, mostly during the first mile of the hike. The hike will be mostly sunny, but there is shade on the way up. There are extensive views across the bay and also mature olive groves
