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Level of Difficulty: Moderate to slightly difficult. Total length is 9.5 miles, with approximately 1400 feet of climbing, the vast majority of which is in the first few miles when we're still fresh. The paths themselves are smooth and wide and present no difficulty. For those who want a shorter hike, it is very easy to cut down from the ridge to Wildcat Canyon Trail and return to the parking lot.
Schedule: Meet up at 9:30 AM for sign-in and briefing at the far end of the parking lot. Lunch at Wildcat Peak. Figure roughly 5 hours of walking, plus our lunch break, so we should be back around 3:30 PM or so.
Getting There: The park is located where Richmond and San Pablo come together. If you're heading east on I-80, take the Solano Avenue exit. Continue straight along the road bordering the freeway, and at the first light (McBryde Avenue), turn right. You'll hit a stop sign after 1/4 mile, at which point you bear left onto Park Avenue. You'll see an entrance to the park immediately, but DON'T enter there (the gate is usually locked anyway). Continue straight on Park and you'll quickly come to a second – very long – parking lot. Park as close to the far end as possible because that's where we'll meet up. Here's a map.
NB: The one and only non-natural toilet you're going to see all day is at the beginning of this parking lot, so if you gotta go, pause there before continuing further on to our meet-up point at the far end of the lot.
If you're coming west on I-80, get off at McBryde. Turn left onto McBryde, cross back over the freeway, and follow McBryde per the above directions.
Advance online registration is required. Click the Register Now button below to sign up by Thursday, March 24. Because space is limited, please register if/when you are certain you can attend. If later you are unable to attend, contact us as soon as possible at norcal@americanpilgrims.org.
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