We welcome you to join us on a hike whether you are a member yet or not and the annual membership is only $15.00.  Go to our website at www.oakmonthikingclub.org to join the club, get more hike details, club information, photos and more.

For a complete description of each hike and to register, please keep checking our website for updates.

LONG HIKE: April 4 – Oat Hill Mine
This early April hike begins at the Silverado trail head located just outside Calistoga; on Highway 29.Parking is just after the intersection with the Silverado Trail.  The trail winds its rocky way up to the Holm’s Homestead over an old mercury mining road.  This is an up-and-back hike of about 9 miles and 2000 feet elevation gain.  Wildflowers may be spectacular along with great views!!  Leave Berger at 8:30am, bring poles water and lunch. Hike leader: David Steinberger – dmstein.723@gmail.com

INTERMEDIATE HIKE: April 11 – Foothill Regional Park, Windsor
The park features oak woodlands, grassy hillsides, spring wildflowers, scenic overlooks and three ponds. Beginning on the easy Three Lakes Trail, we’ll hike around Pond B before arriving at the more challenging Alta Vista trail to the park summit with an expansive 180-degree view of the Santa Rosa Plain and Coastal Range beyond. We continue our loop around the park using the Oakwood-Westside perimeter trails. Bring water, snack, hiking shoes, poles and a regional park pass if you have one. Restrooms are available in the parking lot. Approx. 5 miles with 625 elevation gain. Check OHC website for possible trail changes. Hike leaders, Gary & Susan Novak (707) 569-6016

LONG HIKE: April 11 – Hike to Gunsight thru Hike via Goodspeed Trail
A unique hike – we start at the Goodspeed Trail in Sugarloaf SP and finish at the Pythian Rd lot in Hood Mountain Regional Park. Bring both passes if you have them. About 8 miles and 2,200 ft. elevation gain. After a steady climb up Goodspeed, we will be rewarded with gorgeous views at Gunsight Rock. Before the hike, volunteers will place a couple of cars at Pythian. It would be helpful to RSVP on the website so we have a rough idea of the numbers. Bring water, poles, lunch, start from the Berger at 8.30am. Leader: Scott Finn (619) 884-0977