Trekker Hike - Wilder Ranch
Date: November 14
Time: 10:00 - 12:00 noon
Place: Wilder Ranch - Wilder Ranch State Historic Park
Directions: Visit: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=549
Cost: $8 per vehicle
Highlights:
At Wilder Ranch State Historic Park, located on the coast just north of Santa Cruz, you get the feeling that not one stone has gone unpreserved.
The Wilder's ranch buildings, barn, gardens and Victorian house still stand, and are open to public tours. The parks department is slowly restoring the area to reflect its historic use as a dairy.
In addition to the guided historic walks, the park boasts Old Landing Cove Trail, a blufftop path that as its name suggests, leads to a historic cove. From the 1850s to the 1890s, schooners dropped anchor in this cove to load lumber. Observant hikers can spot iron rings, which supported landing chutes, still embedded in the cliffs.
Directions to Trailhead: From Santa Cruz, head north on Coast Highway four miles to the signed turnoff for Wilder Ranch State Park on the ocean side of the highway. Follow the park road to its end at the large parking lot, where the signed trail begins.
What to Bring:
Time: 10:00 - 12:00 noon
Place: Wilder Ranch - Wilder Ranch State Historic Park
Directions: Visit: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=549
Cost: $8 per vehicle
Highlights:
At Wilder Ranch State Historic Park, located on the coast just north of Santa Cruz, you get the feeling that not one stone has gone unpreserved.
The Wilder's ranch buildings, barn, gardens and Victorian house still stand, and are open to public tours. The parks department is slowly restoring the area to reflect its historic use as a dairy.
In addition to the guided historic walks, the park boasts Old Landing Cove Trail, a blufftop path that as its name suggests, leads to a historic cove. From the 1850s to the 1890s, schooners dropped anchor in this cove to load lumber. Observant hikers can spot iron rings, which supported landing chutes, still embedded in the cliffs.
Directions to Trailhead: From Santa Cruz, head north on Coast Highway four miles to the signed turnoff for Wilder Ranch State Park on the ocean side of the highway. Follow the park road to its end at the large parking lot, where the signed trail begins.
What to Bring:
- WATER.
- Hat & Sunscreen
- Sturdy Shoes
- Optional items: picnic lunch, walking stick, compass, GPS
RSVP on or before 11/14 to George Mika at 455-2103 or fourmikas@comcast.net
