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Easy and Challenging Morning Walk in Tilden

When:
Saturday, June 10, 2017, 10:30 AM until 12:30 PM
Where:
Tilden Park, Big Springs parking area on the east side of South Park Drive.
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CA  

510-548-0530
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Audre Newman
510-548-0530 (p)
Category:
Nature Walk
Registration is not Required
Payment In Full In Advance Only

Easy & Challenging Morning Walk in Tilden starting at Big Springs

RSVP : Audre at audrenew@gmail.com,  
phone: 510-548-0530 to leave message, day of event: 510-990-2130


WHEN: Saturday, June 10, 2017, 10:30 AM until 12:30 PM
 
WHERE: Tilden Park, Big Springs parking area on the east side of South Park Drive. 


June is usually one of the warmer months in Berkeley, so walking in the morning is coolest, and the view to the west the best. The walk begins at Big Springs Parking area on South Park Drive just north of Padre Picnic ground.  We all walk up the gradual slope (with a couple of short steeper areas) for less than a mile, joining the Lower Big Springs Trail and continuing .21 miles until we reach the Seaview Trail.  This is a good turning around point for the “easy” component of this walk, which is 2 miles total loop distance. The “challenging” component of the walk turns east at the Seaview Trail, and returns south along the Tilden ridge, for 1.35 miles to the Upper Big Spring Trail where we descend to Big Springs, for a total loop of 3 miles. Optional lunch in Berkeley, or beer stop at some as yet to be determined pub
Where to meet
Meet at the Big Springs parking area on the east side of South Park Drive.  Portapotties are NOT available there.  Portapotties and water are available at nearby Laurel Picnic area, and at nearby Tilden Botanic Garden on Wildcat Cyn Road

How to get there
Take Hearst Ave east past Oxford Ave, R on Gayly Road past the Greek Theater, L on Stadium Rim Way behind the Cal Footbal stadium, L on Centenial Way, L on Grizzly Peak Road, R on Shasta Road.  Bear right at the intersection with Wildcat Canyon Road, R on South Park Drive just past The Tilden Botanical Garden (portapotties here).  Continue south on South Park Drive approximately .4 miles to the Big Springs Parking area on the left

Equipment or special clothing, (if necessary)
Sturdy walking shoes, poles if you need them, wind breaker, water, sun lotion recommended.







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