Monday, May 24, 2010

UPDATE! Bolinas Ridge to Randall Trail Hike (5/25/10)

REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A SHUTTLE HIKE SO CALL WENDY AT 457-3949 OR EMAIL bdreskin@comcast.net if you are coming!

Directions to trailhead: We’ll meet at 9:20 a.m. on Route One at the bottom of Randall Trail which is about 3 miles north of Dogtown and about 3 miles south of Five Brooks. (The Point Reyes National Seashore says to allow 15 minutes for the drive from the Bear Valley Visitor Center, and that it is just under 6 miles from the intersection of Highway 1 and Sir Francis Drake at Olema south to the Randall trailhead). Carpool leaves St. Rita’s at 8:25 a.m.

Park in one of the large dirt pullouts on either side of the road. The Park Service notes that the sign for the Randall Trail is aligned parallel to Highway 1 on the east side of the road and can easily be missed). From the Randall trailhead we’ll carpool up the Bolinas-Fairfax Road to Ridgecrest Boulevard and hike along Bolinas Ridge Fire Road and then down the Randall Trail to Highway 1.

No restrooms at either the Randall Trail or Bolinas Ridge trailheads.  Stop at the Bear Valley Visitor Center if you need to “use the facilities.”  

Weather forecast: As of Monday afternoon, May 24, the National Weather Service forecast for the hike was rain likely, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 58. South southeast wind between 8 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. (Click here for an updated forecast).

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