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Sweeney Ridge...GGNRA  

stevenjosepht 78M
312 posts
2/17/2014 4:15 pm
Sweeney Ridge...GGNRA
Yesterday--Sunday February 16, I took a hike through Sweeney Ridge part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The site was part of the Nike Defense System in the 1950s and discontinued by 1974. The view at the top makes the Pacific Ocean and The San Francisco Bay visible. I could see all the way to Mount Diablo and all the way to Point Reyes--. There was no wind, no fog, no clouds till the end of the day. The shrub growth at the top of the ridge suggests the breezes from the Pacific must be brutal. Because I got off at the wrong place I ended up being 2 miles from the Moris Ridge Trail which is fairly steep. As it was, I ascended via the Conemara Trail to Milagra Ridge and then to Skyline College. The root from Skyline College to Sweeney Ridge is really the prettiest and most scenic route--a route that is missed by taking the Moris Ridge Trail. I started at 10:15 AM--got to Skyline College by Noon, then to the park border by 2 PM--at which point the hiker has to turn round and walk back the almost three miles to Moris Ridge. Walking down Moris Ridge brins the hiker to Route 1 and the Public Transit SamTrans route 110 or 112 --on Sundays an hourly schedule. It was a great day for hike.



The altitude at the top--where I am to take the picture is 930 ft; at the bottom the altitude is 790 ft.; to the top--where the steps lead is 980 ft. The steps made the hike a whole lot easier.



This is a view from the top looking toward the Pacific...

CuriousAnd2Shy2 63F
54 posts
2/22/2014 3:36 pm

 Love these !
Thanks so much for sharing your adventures.
Regards,
2Shy


stevenjosepht 78M
3726 posts
3/5/2014 5:19 pm
    Quoting CuriousAnd2Shy2:
    Love these !
    Thanks so much for sharing your adventures.
    Regards,
    2Shy
Glad to see that you are OK... What was so remarkable about this park--is that it was within an easy bus ride to Skyline College in San Mateo and from there a relatively short walk back to Highway 101 and bus tansport to Pacifica and eventually the BART... I think I got to Skyline college at noon, and got to Pacifica by 2:30 pm--so not a bad afternoon... Then I spent the afternoon walking/hiking at the Pacifica Pier--a really gorgeous afternoon--very mild and warm considering it was near the ocean... A lovely place to visit--Pacifica...


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