The route we'll follow starts at Hunting Hollow entrance (870ft). We'll start South-East, following a tributary of the Coyote Creek in a gentle uphill through the Hunting Hollow. Close to the head of the creek, we turn North and start climbing uphill to the Phegley Ridge (at 1950ft). But we don't stay at the Ridge, instead, we had North and we start going downhill to the end of Coon Hunters Gulch. At the Gulch we continue North-West, heading uphill again to Wilson Camp, and to the highest point in our hike, Wilson Peak (2651ft). Wilson Peak, our northernmost point, is an old friend of the Outing Club, as we visited it last year (it was our southernmost point in last year's hike). From Wilson Peak, we head South-West, in a relatively steep downhill, to return to our cars. The hike will be 11.2mi with a total elevation gain of 2550ft.
This is the first time that the Outing Club (and the leader) are going
to that area of the park, so everybody must help with map reading and route
finding. If you have a map of the park, please bring it. Also,
long pants are recommended as ticks are common in this area.
You should also bring a working flashlight and lots of energy-rich
food since this will be a long day. Also, bring enough water for
the whole day as there are not reliable water supplies on the trail (nor
the trailhead).
Trip "leader:" Arturo Crespo (crespo@cs.stanford.edu), 650-967-4039(h) 650-723-9273(o)