Alpine Pond Loop, Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve

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Mile:
0.0: Begin at the Russian Ridge parking lot, and follow the signs for Skyline Ridge and Alpine Pond.
0.1: Junction. Continue straight on Pond Loop Trail.
0.2: Past the Daniel's Nature Center, the trail splits. Stay to the right.
0.3: Junction. Stay to the right on Pond Loop Trail.
0.3: Junction: Continue to the right.
0.4: Junction, again. Turn left and retrace your tracks back to the trailhead.
0.5: Back at the parking lot.

Getting there:
From Interstate 280 in San Mateo County, exit CA 84/Woodside Road (exit #20). Drive west about 6 miles to the junction with CA 35 (Skyline Boulevard), and turn south (left) onto Skyline Boulevard. Drive about 7.5 miles to the junction with Alpine Road/Page Mill Road. Turn right onto Alpine Road, and almost immediately, turn right into the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve parking lot.

GPS Coordinates* for Trailhead:
Latitude 37�18'54.91"N
Longitude 122�11'17.46"W
(* based on Google Earth data, shown as degrees, minutes, seconds)


Read about this hike in more detail and view photos at http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/skylinealpine.html

© 2002 Jane Huber/Bay Area Hiker.