Muddy Hollow (December 9) Hike Preview

A "rain delay" (no rain falling) has washed out our planned December 9th "salmon walk" with SPAWN naturalist, Megan Isadore; hopefully, wet weather will return during the last half of December and we can reschedule that outing for early January. (The complete list of "Winterim" hikes has now been revised and is available by clicking here or going to the blog).
So instead, Wendy will lead a hike from the Muddy Hollow Trailhead in Point Reyes National Seashore. Here's her description of the hike: "This trail has been redone and the pond removed to create more wetlands. We’ll check out the new trail which allows us to do this as a loop instead of a shuttle. Great views and, we hope, some birds! Unlike College of Marin – heavy rain cancels. In case of questionable weather, check your email after 7:30 AM. If you don’t have email I’ll phone you." (Tuition for this day hike: $17).

Directions to trailhead: Take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard west to Olema. Turn right on Route 1, then make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Road. Continue past Park Headquarters (turn in if you need a restroom) and go left on Limantour Road. When you see a paved road to the Hostel on the left, turn right on the dirt road to Muddy Hollow parking lot. 55 minutes from College of Marin. (Click here to print out the description and trailhead directions for this hike).

Weather forecast: As of Wednesday, December 3, the National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday the 9th was for sunny skies with a high of 57. (Click here for an updated forecast).

More on this hike: The Martins' book, Hiking Marin, shows the following area between Muddy Hollow and Limantour beach. As Wendy notes, the National Park Service has made changes to the trail (click here for an NPS map of this area of the seashore which may or may not be up to date), so our route may differ from the one shown below:

Muddy Hollow to Limantour Beach Hike and Map

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(Click here to view and print out a complete description of the hike and map from Martins' book. If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer you can print the document. Once you see the document on the "Scribd" Web site, click on the "Download" icon and then on the "PDF" icon to open the document on your computer).

The complete list of "Winterim" hikes has now been revised