Pac Striders Weekend Run, Sun Feb 10, 8:30, French Trail

Hi Everyone,
I saw some hikers after last Sunday's run trying to decide which trail to try. I encouraged them to try French, which actually holds up pretty well in wet weather. I hope they made it back. That got me to thinking that we haven't been on French in a while. Mainly because your intrepid coordinators didn't want to do those hills!

I thought we would give it try this week. There are loops of varying distance that come back on west ridge trail. Of course, if you want to talk me into something else, I'm known to be flexible.

DIRECTIONS TO SKYLINE GATE: Skyline Gate is located off of Hwy. 13. This highway is accessible via I-580 and Hwy. 24. From 580 West toward Oakland, take Hwy. 13 North. Exit at Park Blvd.and at the end of the ramp turn left onto Mountain Blvd. At the third light turn right onto Snake Rd. Continue straight onto Shepard Canyon Rd. where Snake takes a sharp left. Proceed up Shepard Canyon (watch for the sharp hairpin right) until you reach a five way intersection at which you have a stop sign. Turn right onto Skyline Blvd. and look for the Skyline Gate parking lot 0.5 miles on your left.From Berkeley or Hwy 24 (use the right bore heading west), take Hwy. 13 South to the Park Blvd. exit. Take a left at the stoplight at the end of the ramp onto Park Ave., a left at the light onto Mountain Blvd., and a right at the 2nd light onto Snake Rd. Continue straight onto Shepard Canyon Rd. where Snake takes a sharp left. Proceed up Shepard Canyon (watch for the sharp hairpin right) until you reach a five way intersection at which you have a stop sign. Turn right onto Skyline Blvd. and look for the Skyline Gate parking lot 0.5 miles on your left.
Hope to see you Sunday,
Mike