Post-Startup School hike in the Marin Headlands on Sunday?

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17 years ago

Any HN/Startup Schoolers interested in hiking to the top of Hill 88 in the Marin Headlands on Sunday? It is about a 5 mile hike mostly on fire-roads. It will take between 2 and 3 hours presumably.

I am thinking we meet up at the Rodeo Beach/Fort Cronkhite parking lot around 11:30AM on Sunday.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&lci=transit&hq=&hnear=San+Francisco,+California&ll=37.832158,-122.537642&spn=0.011016,0.022638&z=16&iwloc=lyrftr:m,0x80858f6037e34ee1:0x296088093fe4b59c,37.83238,-122.538671

There is usually plenty of parking. Also, the Muni-76 line runs from Caltrain, through SF, to the Fort Cronkhite parking lot. It is pretty convenient for getting to the trailhead. Details are here:

http://transit.511.org/schedules/index.aspx?#m1=S&m2=bus&routeid=25331&dir=OB&type=6100&cid=SF

Given that these are California hills, there will be some relatively long ascents, so don't expect a leisurely stroll for the entire time. Though, if the weather is clear, the views are worth it.

Make sure to wear comfortable shoes. Also, wear layers no matter what you see outside of your hotel windows. The weather can be drastically different depending on location, altitude, etc. It could be 40 degrees in the fog and then 80 degrees when we emerge from it, not exaggerating. Also, there really is not any place to buy things over at the trailhead, so bring food and water with you.

Hope to see you there!