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There was a group of 16. It was beautiful day for hiking and Sunol is a wonderful place to be out on the trail. Blue sky and green everywhere with lots of flowers, birds and other wildlife, too. The route (a clockwise circle up Hayfield Road and down Indian Joe Creek) was just under 3.5 miles and it took us well over 4 hours, but there was a lunch stop! We must not let seven years go by before hiking there again.
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There were 15 of us (and two dogs) on a bright, warm day. We walked a clockwise loop from the Montecito entrance: out Paradise Valley Tr, down Lime ridge Tr to Blue Oak Tr and back Ohlone Tr. Less than 3.5 miles
Some folks were moving faster than others and went ahead to find the labyrinth. They didn't go far enough and declared to the rest of us that there was "nothing to see, folks". I had a nagging feeling they were wrong, but we were all ready to head back to the cars and birthday cookies for Donita, so that's what we did. Checking google earth at home I found that the labyrinth is a bit further (about 220 yards) on Blue Oak Tr.
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Ever since the atmospheric rivers several years ago, Brandon Trail has been closed due to a collapsed culvert. Finally the alerts on the East Bay RPD web site indicated that the trail is now only closed to horses, so that is where we went today.
Our Route was CW from the Bort Meadows staging area on Redwood Rd., out Grass Valley Rd to the stone bridge and back Brandon Tr. There were 13 of us on a perfect day after storms. We watched birds (quail, hawks, jays, wrentits, towhees and more) and butterflies as well as botanizing. It was a great outing!! Just over 3 miles.
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