Lee led twelve of us and 4 dogs on today's hike which started from the Somersville Rd entrance on a day more like April than February.
The first stretch was up the long incline of the Stewartsville Trail to the viewpoint overlooking the townsite. At that point Ron and Sylvia turned around. The next segment was on an unmapped trail which more or less parallels the north side of the Ridge Tr. This is one to remember!! At the junction of the Ridge Tr and The Chaparral Loop Tr, Joan, Ulla and Polly headed back down to the cars. The trail Lee had hiked in the past was fenced off and signed against entry so the rest of us took the western extension of the Chaparral Loop down to the bridge in Manhattan Canyon. There Nick and Jeanne headed down while the rest of us went back up the canyon to the gate on Black Diamond Tr. After a brief snack we headed down and picked up Manhattan Canyon Tr again for the final return to the cars. Even with all the stops for plants and pictures (I took over 125) we were back to Lamorinda by 2.
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