BMHS Fall Creek Hike Register

Date and Time:
Sun, Oct 26, 2025; 9:15 AM - 3:00 PM  (Pacific)

Organized By: Loma Prieta Black Mntn Hiking

Location: San Lorenzo Valley High School Parking just before the Softball Field

Map | Directions

Come and enjoy this mostly shady hike.

We will hike approximately 8.5 miles with 1150 ft gain through dense redwood forest, blanketed with redwood sorrel and dotted with California native wild ginger. Starting from San Lorenzo Valley High School parking lot just before the Softball Field, we will take High School Trail to Fall Creek Trail. We will then hike along Fall Creek, via Fall Creek North Fork Trail, to Barrel Mill Site for lunch. The site was used during the 19th Century to make redwood barrels to ship lime produced here to San Francisco.

After lunch, we will mostly retrace our steps after making a detour to see the massive lime kilns, which produced lime used in mortar and plaster.

We will hike at a moderate pace, with stops for points of interest. Possible hazards include ticks, yellowjackets/wasps, poison oak, rattlesnakes, and fallen trees. Please be aware and look out for these as we are hiking. Adverse weather or trail conditions may shorten or cancel the hike. We practice "leave no trace" and carry out everything we carry in.

Cold drinks and light snacks after the hike (optional).

Please see park brochure for more information about the park, its history and trail map: Henry_Cowell_Redwoods_State_Park

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)

Wear/bring: 1.5 - 2 L water, lunch and something to sit on, completed Medical Form, hiking boots, layered clothing, poles if you use them.

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 medical form for this outing. You will show me that the form has been completed and then you will stow it in your own first aid kit. 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.

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Sierra Club guide for our hike outings: Neither vaccinations nor masks are required. But if you are experiencing any COVID symptoms, are sick, or have recently tested positive for COVID do not hike with us on this day. Every participant is responsible for reporting these conditions to the leader if symptoms develop after the hike. We will then notify the other participants.

Level: Moderate (2B 8.5 miles 1150 ft)

Cancellation Policy: Steady rain cancels