Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 77

Oalland Tribune Mav 7, 1922 Tigr. Six Tine Hiker raradi-fl'iife -ft bt SI? 1 "wtw. w.jh Canyon. feet) the third of the Contra Costa hills, whose rounded top is perhaps the most conspicuous lanonurrk back of Oakland as viewed from the ferries, is an ettfcy scrambled Or this Interesting hill may be ascended from the point on the divide where Kohler creek road crofses the Skyline boulevard, or agalrr from the Moraga valley. About three miles south of Round Top is Redwood peak (1(08 feet, the fourth highest peak In neighborhood, which with -Kound Top, Grisucly peak and Bald peak constitute the "big four" of the Eastbay hills.

While almost 1,50 ieet lower than Hound Top, Redwood peak being forest covered more interesting to the hiker, although the view from the several summits Is not as satisfactory aa from fhe grass covered peak to the north. "THE RIGHTS." Redwood peak will prove of special interest to Kastbay people because of the proximity of the Joaquin Miller estate, called "The lights." Vhlch is now a part of Oakland's fast extending park aya-r -lew. The- hiker who plans an ascent of-llcdwood peak might well "plan to tiUe In the Miller place'en route. lir this' purpose he" may take a Lakeahore car to the end of-the. line in Wmond canyon, thence walk up the canyon to the intersect tion with the Skyline boulevard, turning oTf to the right as the many signs direct, following the county road up to "The Redwood peak Is a comparatively easy climb from the Joanuin MUler Jiflme, which is near western base of the mountain.

Or the hiker may take this littles' Jaunt which the writer (assayed In hike may be made via Moraga road -to Kohler creek road (Thorn road) to the top of the ridge where the boulevard hugs the summit, the hiker is particularly, venturesome he will continue over the divide and down the other aide, coming out at f.astport, where the Sacramento Short Line enters the tunnel coming toward Oakland. Such a hike would be worth while not only for the ''superb country parsed through, but because the hiker may at the end. of the trip at Kastport take electric train back to Oakland or Berkeley. REDWOOD CANYOX LITRES. Perhaps the finest possible hike within fifteen miles of Oakland includes Redwood canyon, which San Lcandro creek tumbles, and near head of which is Kastport.

HIkcTs who would enjoy the full length of this canyon from JCaatport to Pinehurst would do to take electric. traiiSp thence walk down the (canyon parallel to the creek, passirir Re.d- Inn and innumerable groves of big trees on either hand. Such a hika. would not require morethan three or four miles' walk, but these would" be miles which the hiker will never forget "I'll venture to say that a Btran-ger. set down during the night in Jtodwood canyon, less thitn five nil lea in an air line from.

the Oakland city hall, would think he. was In a ravine of the Rierrds or the Mendocino mountains. And yet there are hundreds of thousands of people around the bay who. have "never visited Redwood canyon, and probably 99 per cent of these never even heard of the canyon. l'i'om EaBtport, KoujAop (ITiO 3" .5 1'' Trip to Lake Chabot and Dittiond Canyon Entire t.

i. icK or rmeeii iviucs Reveal? Marvel Scenes early In March. Leaving the l.eolja 1 fright car Just above Mills college, I worked north a half mile-to the Redwod road, passing Camp .1 .1 .1 iiiunaum ami -ti coming out in Little Redwood tan-yon at the llauscliildt ranch; thence up the wagon road in a northerly direction for two and a half mileSj striking westward into the trail that winds up over Redwood peak. On this occasion, in stead of cpming down the slope via the Miller estate, 1 bore off to the northward and emerged at a point about half way through tihepard creek canyon, thence west to Mont-. claJr, thence to Dltriond canyon and 'electrics for home.

The trip measured nnl TVt nr. than u-aIva thirteen miles, in this trip the only real climbing occurred on the east -slope of Redwood peak coming up out of Little Redwood canyon. "The view. of Mt. Diablo on that dav as seen thronrh rnloe In the woded hillside was wortlt coming hundreds of miles to see.

The devil mountain has littlo jot Alpine characteristics, but In nfk lonely guard off in the east it require no great stretch of the 'imagination to picture another Rainier or Shasta. LAKE CHABOT 'LODESTOXK. The San Leandro hills offer Innumerable jaunts for- the eager hiker, but no true lover of hill and lakes will long put off the trip to Lake Chabot. Take electric cars to Leandro. The walk to the lake and along Its shores is sure to he Stamped one of the finest posxible.

Still farther south the San Lcandro hills beckon with many a pretty hike over the hills Into netvly discovered ravines and canyons. Tour true hiker sometimes for-sakes trails and striking off manea his own trail whithersoever he desires. of the' true sport of lies In venturing off tb atn path into regions never before seen by the hiker. Of course, sense roust.be brought to bear under such trcumstannes'. for It Is very the over zealous hiker may easily run Into difficulties either with ranchers, "uplifting" ranch stock, or the 4iblqultous ranch, dog.

Niles canyon a veritable paradise for the hiker. Indeed. there ls.no limit pleasurable Jaunts In the hills within fifteen m'iles of Oakland's city hall. If only the TiWr ares to make the More; hikes will be described next week. Flaostaff Hill.

Redwood Canyon, Thorn Road, "The Leona, Niles Canyon All Lure Last uecli Mr. Allen tola How hikers shouUl dress and etuip themselves. Today he tells ubout "some more favorite hikes in the Lastbav, uttraClive short trip nmy be made. Htaning ffcnm th Clarpniont Hotel, walHing a a Khort (liftancfi 'up Clai-emont cix-tk road until the entrance of John park js reailitd, thence llirougli the park and -over the undulatins: iide to the top of Flagetaff hill, or follow the. iiune leisurely trailtnt parallels Clare- where the abandoned road dip ver the divide into the t'otiira Couta country.

I-'rora I'lagstafl hill a eurprising, vle-of the Tunnel roaa, weHieriy ajiproaeii, is nn folded, the automobiles moxing like Inflnitesimal initecis on the white -rihbon of highway far below. One of the finest pint foists 1n the Contra Costa bills tiaWtsel 'on the way to Flagstaff. bill. thouRh the trees are not tall, they are thickly studded and their Inter-. Incline tmwAm wtaV ni.nl I unv fvla1' lope an ideal Jdcnlfl ground.

For thoae lesa harrattsed bv the need tood, the grove may carry much ill same sacred, undetinable air such we nense when entering a great cathedral, but with this difference -Nature's Cathedrals nre redolent nf growiqg things, never nmsty or suggestive of the past. VWDALS IN IIIGII VhM ES. If the trip Is made paralleling the Claremont cre road, the view Hum iiic Bujmiiu yfi iiie ujiue la vl the opposite side of the Tunnel road, that which down' Die eastern slope, toward Lafayette-' If the hiker is doubtful as to the'loca- tion of the summit or divide "he, boundary inark between OonliuC- Costa and Almneda counties by. the, -side of the now abandoned road. The marker was put up In 1 $95 ajid Is faced with sheet iron, -'but the mischievous vandals whw have "plupged many of our state signs full of hides have even penetrated to this Inspiring spot, emptying their revolvers or rifles'into an inoffensive boundary post.

to Temescal lake Is well worth while and mny be made in two or three hour from the Col lege -i venue cars, following Chabot mid tn the lake. fiom I'icunioni an nutiesuii.