05/09/15: Redwood Regional Park

not the hike we originally planned on doing but i had to go to the dentist to fix a tooth i chipped during breakfast and we had plans that night so had to do a short one. this one was a variation on an oldie but goodie.

hike description

we didn't really follow any hike that we found online since we go to this park pretty often and try to do something a little different every time. here are a couple of different suggestions though.

http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/redwood.html

http://www.everytrail.com/destination/redwood-regional-park

route

    

it's a loop

-> east ridge trail

-> phillips loop

-> eucalyptus trail

-> stream trail

-> french trail

-> tres sendas

-> west ridge trail

elevation and distance

may's said it was 3.4 mi but mine said 4.03 mi. not sure how i got 0.6 mi more so i went with this one since it sounds more correct.

our experience

there are A LOT of options here. we usually like to include stream trail too but didn't work it in this time. love having this park so close to home. it's a great place to bring friends from out of town for a quick and easy trip to see some redwoods.

elbert came with us again for another hike since we were going to stanford to watch volleyball that night.

they are so freakin huge!

not a long hike but at least there were some decent uphills along tres sendas and stream trail.

doggies are allowed and they can be off leash for most of the hike, except for stream trail. definitely a good idea to keep an eye on your doggie though since there is a lot of poison oak along the way.