The Southbay Ramblers is a Bay Area hiking group that was formed in the South Bay with the goal of gathering people together to have fun, while getting plenty of exercise and making new friends.
Our hikes generally cover six to eight miles and can be fairly strenuous. Our group meets twice monthly and we post our hikes on our schedule.
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See the Owls at Alum Rock Park: The park is nestled within the Alum Rock Canyon in the foothills of the Diablo Range. The park has many acres of natural beauty and wildlife that includes deer, brush rabbits and wild turkeys. The terrain is very diverse with a variety of grasses, sagebrush and live oak trees on the north canyon slopes and valley oak, bay, madrone and California Buckeye on the south side of the canyon. Click here to see owls. |
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Pinnacles National Monument. Rising out of the chaparral-covered Gabilan Mountains, east of central California's Salinas Valley, are the spectacular remains of an ancient volcano. Massive monoliths, spires, sheer-walled canyons and talus passages define millions of years of erosion, faulting and tectonic plate movement. There are over 30 miles of hiking trails at Pinnacles National Monument, ranging from easy, flat walks to more challenging, all-day hikes. This park was so much fun, we visited it three times this year. Click here to see some of our pictures. |
OUR NEXT HIKE
Henry Coe State Park
November 20th 2008
Henry Coe Park is the largest state park in northern California, with over 87,000 acres of wild open spaces. The terrain of the park is rugged, varied, and beautiful, with lofty ridges and steep canyons. Once the home of Ohlone Indians, the park is now home to a fascinating variety of plants and animals, including the elusive mountain lion.
We'll start our hike at Coe Headquarters where we'll take the Monument trail to the Hobbs Trail. The Hobbs trail will bring us to Frog Lake where we'll take the Middle Ridge trail to the Fish Trail. We will then connect to the Corral Trail which will take us back to Headquarters. This is a 6.4 mile loop. Elevation is 1600 ft. The land is primarily covered with grassland and chaparral, but we'll also come through oak woodland..
Click here to get maps, links to the park website, driving directions and more.