Sunol Top to Bottom...

Cooksey-Talbott will lead this walk from the top of Sunol to the bottom, easypeezy right? It’s all downhill!

We have full green and the hills are excellent, this is a good way to see a bunch of hills without climbing up one!

My plan is to drop a roomy vehicle(s) in the parking lot at the bottom and then come back out of the park and go up Welch Creek road to the absolute top where it turns into a private road.

We will then walk down the Eagles View trail through the hills and come out either at the Hayfield or McCorkle trailhead. We'll then gather the walkers at the park entrance to wait while I ferry the drivers up to get their cars. Drivers will then return to the entrance and pick up the walkers.

This is a 5-7 mile hike that is 95% downhill, its long but I give it the EASY rating.

We will meet at 11:00 at the Mission Park and Ride and leave at 11:30 I would anticipate hitting the upper trailhead at 12:00-12:15 because it will take a few minutes to drop a car at the bottom. The gate will close at 7:00pm giving us extra time to enjoy the afternoon light.

A little complicated logistically but... it will let us see the top portion of the park without the suffering of several miles of steep uphill!

If you have an EBPRD membership and hang tag bring it as they are required for parking without paying the entrance fee. We have been having enough hangtags to go around.

Wear layered clothes as it may be warm during the walk and cooler at the end while we marshal the rides. Bring your walking shoes, hat, coat, water bottles, snacks, camera, batteries, memory, lens hood, tripod, remote shutter release and lens kit. We ask participants to sign a liability release for field trips.