Here's Wendy's description of the hike: "This hike is a little longer than usual at around 7 miles, but has only 600' elevation gain. As usual for a scouting hike, I don't guarantee to get us back on time, so don't plan your schedule tightly!"
Directions to trailhead: Carpoolers can meet at St. Rita at 9:25 am. Otherwise, meet 0.2 miles west past the Shafter Bridge (and Cronin Fish Viewing Area parking lot which is closed this time of year) in Samuel P. Taylor State Park. There is some parking along the road here. We'll leave some cars and carpool to Buckeye Circle in Woodacre.
For shuttle drivers, here are directions to Buckeye Circle: Go east on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Turn right on Railroad Avenue, right on Carson Road, left on Redwood Drive. This ends at Buckeye Circle. Go right to start the loop. There are few parking places. Park anywhere legal that you can find! Fire road is on the right as you head uphill on Buckeye Circle. (See Google Map below).
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No restrooms at trailhead or parking areas. (Closest restroom would well to the west at the main entrance to Samuel P. Taylor State Park).
Weather forecast: As of Sunday, August 9th, the weather forecast for the Forest Knolls area on Tuesday, August 11th was sunny, with a high near 91. South southwest wind between 3 and 6 mph. (Click here for an updated forecast).
More on this hike: On this outing we'll be hiking through the County of Marin's Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve. After starting up the Summit Drive Fire Road, we'll cross the edge of White's Hill, then head west along the San Geronimo Ridge Fire Road. (Click here for the MCOS District map which shows these trails). Barry Spitz' book, Open Spaces: Lands of the Marin County Open Space District, discusses this area.
The following Google Earth image shows the area we'll be hiking through; click on it to open a larger image in your Web browser:
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