huckleberry botanic preserve/sibley volcanic preserve

February 25, 2012
Oakland, CA 
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve: Huckleberry Nature Path
Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve: Round Top Loop
Hikers: Cathy, Laura, Noreen
Distance: 7.86 miles

In addition to the two trails mentioned above we were going to also do (at least a portion of it) of the East Bay Skyline National Trail: Lomas Cantadas to Skyline gate but in reverse. However with the three of us having new cameras and taking pictures we ran out of time. I think it added 2.5 hours!

Beautiful hike today ~ nothing more to say!!

A little game to play: How many faux faces can you find?



See the green house?




Odd place to find a basketball - on a nature path.



































This path was quite artistic looking.


Hope to get a close-up of a hawk one day.



 














Birds perched.

One tall Eucalyptus.


Dried up blackberries - no bears I guess.


































5 comments:

  1. Hi, I love your website! I am a hiker myself and will be hiking in a few weeks the BART from Redwood Regional to Tilden. What is the segment from Huckleberry to Sibley like? From the pictures, it looks like steep going to Sibley and a steep going down on the way back. Were there lots of loose rocks on that portion of the trail? Thank you and happy hiking! Sarah.

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    1. Thank you, Sarah. Wow - this was over two years ago. I don't recall it being terribly steep. Sibley was mostly, if not all, flat. Huckleberry, I want to say is rolling hills? I checked with my sister, and she too does not recall it being anything to drastic. I did look back on my Garmin, and the total elevation gain for the hike was 2,000 ft. if that helps you any. Happy Trails to you!

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    2. Or maybe it was the other way around... it was a long time ago. Sorry!

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    3. That is helpful, thank you! Hitting Windy Hill OSP this Sunday, Sibley next week. Happy trails, Happy Fourth and again thanks for such a beautiful website! I love it. Sarah.

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  2. Never heard of Windy Hill. Just Googled it. Looks beautiful! A new one for us to explore. :)
    Enjoy your hike tomorrow!

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