Sky Trail to Bear Valley "Final Exam" Shuttle Hike (January 20) Preview

Note the early start time to allow for the car shuttle per Wendy's description of this outing and that this is now the "Final Exam" hike for Winterim (instead of Sky Oaks to Deer Park on January 27th as originally planned):

"We’ll meet at Bear Valley at 9:20 am and carpool to Sky Trail. This is a lovely trail any time of year (click here for a recap of our July 15, 2008 hike), and especially in the “green” season! If it’s rained there should be mushrooms! We’ll go down Old Pine (which doesn’t have any old pines!) to Divide Meadow and back on the Bear Valley Trail. We’ll need some people who are not in a rush to drive people back to Sky Trail.

Remember to bring your plate, utensils, cup and of course your contribution to our gourmet feast!"

Restrooms at Bear Valley, none at Sky Trail trailhead but some as we pass Coast Camp and again at Divide Meadow.

Weather forecast: As of Wednesday, January 14th, the National Weather Service forecast for Olema is mostly sunny with a high near 57 . (It may be slightly cooler when we start out near the coast; click here for an updated forecast).

Here's the hike and map for this area from the Martin's book, Hiking Marin. Note that their hike is 7.3 miles long and goes all the way south to Divide Meadow before looping back north to the visitor center.

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