BMHS Skyline Ridge and Russian Ridge Hike Register

Date and Time:
Sat, Jun 7, 2025; 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM  (Pacific)

Organized By: Loma Prieta Black Mntn Hiking

Location: Skyline Ridge Open Space Parking Lot 22000 Skyline Blvd.

Map | Directions

Event Organizers:
Diana Hall
   dianahall39@yahoo.com

 We will meet in the main Skyline Ridge Preserve Parking Lot, about a mile south of the intersection of Skyline Blvd. and Page Mill Rd.   From there, we will hike to Alpine pond and continue to Russian Ridge Preserve to Borel Hill for views over the bay, weather permitting. We'll loop down to the Ancient Oaks trail and then back to Skyline Ridge and Horseshoe Pond. Along the way there may be some late-season wildflowers to enjoy. These lands were originally inhabited by the Ohlone and we pass by a grinding rock that they used.

We will hike at a moderate pace with a few stops to enjoy the surroundings.  Route may be altered due to trail or weather conditions

Vault toilets in the Skyline and Russian Ridge parking lots and near Alpine Pond.

 Please see the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space web site for more complete information on the preserves where we will be hiking and on the many other preserves they operate:  Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

This is a back country hike.  Please complete your medical form and carry with you (hikers will be asked to confirm this with the leader)

Signup Instructions:

1. Signup for this hike via Sierra Club site ONLY (Meetup site is for people to coordinate carpool amongst themselves only. Carpool transportation is at the sole risk of the participants.)
2. Please provide emergency contact name and phone number as well as your email and phone contact information when you signup.
3. Complete, print and bring with you the required medical form for this backcountry outing. You will show the leader that the form has been completed and then you will stow it in your own first aid kit with your privacy respected. In the event of a medical emergency, the form will be given to first responders, so include information that they should be aware of when providing you with emergency medical treatment.

Join our email list: If you would like to be on our email list to receive our hike announcement and cancellation notice, please sign up here,

Level: Moderate(2B 7.5 - 8 mi 1200 ft)

Bring: medical form, a sit upon for lunch, sturdy hiking boots/shoes, 2L water, layered clothing, snacks, lunch, sun protection, personal first aid kit, hiking poles (optional)

Cancellation Policy: Steady rain, excessive heat