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| Looking West from Bolinas Ridge (S. Walker photo) |
Meet at Samuel P. Taylor State Park at 9:30 am. ($8.00 day use fee/parking if you leave your car there unless you have a State Park Pass).
We’ll carpool to the Bolinas Ridge trailhead and hike back down. We could hear meadowlarks singing, and see Lorquin’s admirals and western tiger swallowtails. Bleeding hearts may be in bloom!
Restrooms at Samuel P. Taylor, none at trailhead. Carpool from St. Rita at 9:10 am.
THIS IS A SHUTTLE HIKE SO CALL OR E-MAIL WENDY IF YOU'RE COMING: Home phone: 415 457-3949; cell 415 517-0488; E-mail: bdreskin@comcast.net.
Weather forecast: As of Friday, May 18th, the National Weather Service forecast was sunny, with a high near 64. (Click here for an updated forecast).
More on this hike: Dick Jordan hasn't hiked the trail before himself. "H8 - Taylor State Park to Bolinas Ridge" in the Martin's book, Hiking Marin, is a 10.2 mile loop hike which starts and ends in the state park. We're doing this hike in the opposite direction, but only one-way, from the trailhead on the south side of the road where Sir Francis Drake Boulevard reaches a crest between the McIsaac Ranch at Tocoloma (intersection of SFD and Platform Bridge Road) and Olema, so our total distance hiked should be more like 5 miles.
Although part of the area is within the GGNRA, it is actually administered by Point Reyes National Seashore. The Point Reyes Hiking Map (South District) shows the trails that we'll be following within the GGNRA.
The Google Earth image below shows the area where will be hiking viewed from just east of Olema toward Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Sir Francis Drake Boulevard is the yellow line snaking through the picture. You can see the trail beginning right off to the road on the right. (Click on the image to open a larger view in your Web browser).
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