We return to Point Reyes National Seashore on Tuesday, December 18th for our the last outing of 2012. The trail is about 7.3 miles long, but a lot of it is fairly level, so the hike is a bit easier than the distance implies.
This is a shuttle hike, so CALL WENDY AT 457-3949 or send her an e-mail her at bdreskin@comcast.net if you are coming!
Note the earlier than usual meeting time at Bear Valley.
Directions to trailhead: We’ll meet at Bear Valley at 9:20 a.m. and carpool to Sky Trail.
When we get to Mt. Wittenberg we’ll go down Old Pine to the Bear Valley Trail.
We’ll need some people who are not in a rush to drive people back to Sky Trail after we reach the Bear Valley Visitor Center and parking lot.
Restrooms at Bear Valley, none at Sky Trail trailhead, but some as we pass Coast Camp.
Carpool leaves St. Rita Church in Fairfax at 8:45 a.m.
Weather forecast: As of Saturday afternoon, December 15, the National Weather Service forecast for the hike was mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Showers are likely and the chance of precipitation is 60%. (Click here for an updated forecast).
More on this hike: "G3 Sky Trailhead to Bear Valley" in the Martins' book, Hiking Marin, is a version of this hike although we usually go straight at Junction #1 shown on their map and continue on to Sky Camp rather than take the detour up to Mt. Wittenberg (which we do on a separate loop hike from the Sky Trail trailhead) and then back down to the Sky Trail before continuing on to the Old Pine Trail, Divide Meadow and on to Bear Valley. (Click here for the Seashore's South District Hiking Map which shows these trails).
The following Google Earth image gives a bird's eye view of where we'll be hiking:
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