BPWA Path-a-thon Power Walk
July 26, 2009 (Sandy Friedland)
From John Muir School (2955 Claremont Ave.)
Walk to rear of schoolyard to Oakridge Path
L onto Domingo
R onto Tunnel
L into upper parking lot of Claremont Hotel
Skirt the back of lot to Short Cut (no sign)
Veer slight L onto Alvarado, follow curve onto Alvarado Place (sign on downhill side)
R onto Evergreen Path (original sign @ top) onto Evergreen
Continue to trailhead 13-acre Garber Park at end of Evergreen and turn around
L on Slater Lane
L on Alvarado
R on Gravatt
R on Stevens (or continue around hairpin to Gravatt)
R on Gravatt
Stay L at fork (signs are misleading) onto Amito
(Detour to see gorgeous view: take first L onto Dartmouth, go past barrier with City of Westminister sign onto dirt path. Return via Dartmouth to Amito)
Veer R onto Drury Rd.
R onto Strathmore Dr.
L onto Norfolk to Gwin Canyon trailhead
Return to Norfolk (veering left)
R onto Buckingham
Buckingham becomes Sherwick (stay R)
R on Charing Cross
R onto Hiller Dr.
Head down, past HH clubhouse, watching for N. Hill Court on right
Right onto No. Hill Ct.
At end go up unmarked stairs
At top turn left and then quick right onto West View
Watch for stairs on left near the end (if you hit Grandview, you missed them)
L onto unmarked stairs, cross Smith Lane onto second set of stairs (watch footing)
L at bottom of stairs to intersection of Vicente and Grandview
R on Vicente and watch for wooden stairs, just past intersection, that lead to 2.5 acres that comprise the Vicente Canyon Hillside Foundation, which is open to the public
L on Alvarado
R up lower portion of Willow Path
L on Sunset Trail
L onto Eucalyptus Path
Obtuse L onto Alvarado
R on Short Cut
Back to Tunnel Road
L onto Domingo
R onto Oakridge Path and back to John Muir School