Bay Area Hiking, Walking, Wellness Club

Hello Nature Lovers, Let's meet new friends go on a green exercise wellness hike 🥾at Windy Hill, enjoy the natural beauty of the healing mountains for our physical health and mental well-being😇

Windy Hill is named for its distinctive, breezy grass-covered hilltop, which can be seen from many areas of the peninsula. The 1,414-acre preserve features open grassland ridges and forests of redwood, fir, and oak.

Windy Hill Open Space Preserve is a regional park located in San Mateo County, operated by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. It is readily identifiable from the flatlands of the South Bay, as it is the only "naked" part of the peninsula range.
https://www.openspace.org/preserves/windy-hill

Enjoy Windy Hill loop trail near Portola Valley, California. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 3 h 18 min to complete. This is a very popular area for birding, hiking, and running, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring.

Meet time: 1pm & Hike time: 1:30pm
Windy Hill Open Space Parking lot
555 Portola Rd · Portola Valley, CA

Length: 7 - 8 miles
Elevation: 1500 ft
Route type: Loop
Difficulty: Moderately Challenging!
Dog: No

*Wear Hiking shoes, Layers...
Bring smiles for miles Hiking poles, Sunscreens, Water, Snacks, flashlights..

Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in a private message not in the message board. Thank you! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/m6ni3u

Optional after hiking outdoor dinner:
Rossotti’s Alpine Inn
https://www.alpineinnpv.com/
3915 Alpine Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028

*Requested contribution suggested amount $5-$20 to keep the club going!
​**Note: Thanks for joining our wellness club event, it does take time and money to make it happen. To support/keep our group alive and active, You can help! Dr.Heidi kindly asks for a contribution, accept in person.
Your contribution will help us cover our costs and make our Meetups going even better.

Our meetup events have a very positive impact on people's lives, people meet, fall in love💘 meet new friends, HAPPY, better health, less stress, anxiety, depression, isolate being alone and got extra bonus for LOVE ​💞

*DO NOT ATTEND if you're experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, have a compromised immune system.

*LIABILITY WAIVER: By signing up for the wellness hiking event, you hereby release its organizers, hosts, and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for illness, injuries, damages, and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein. You agree to full responsibility for your own health issues.

*Hike at YOUR OWN RISK. Open trails aren't necessarily free of hazards--by entering the wilderness, you assume responsibility for your safety and must use good judgment.

*DISCLAIMER: By participating in this wellness hiking event, you understand that Meetup event Host/Organizer assumes ABSOLUTELY NO responsibility and you have to assume all at your own risk of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release host/Organizer of all liability.
If anyone wishes to join our hike team, please answer the RSVP question every time for everyone's safety in the group. If you are unable to send me a message confirming that you are in good health and you are able to hike 8 miles without health issues we CAN NOT approve you come to the hiking event.
*Please don't just walk in Thank you for your cooperation!

I'm looking forward to meeting, hiking with you and making good memories together!
Yours in good health,Dr. Heidi💝

Hello Nature Lovers, let's meet new friends and go on a green exercise wellness hike, enjoy the nature and the beauty of the healing mountains and tress forests for our physical health and mental well-being😇

St. Joseph's Hill Preserve
Serving as a scenic backdrop to the town of Los Gatos, St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve protects 273-acres of open space land on top of the 1,250-foot hill from which it takes its name. Providing a quick escape from nearby urban areas of the southern peninsula, the historic property begins about a mile from Los Gatos's popular downtown business district. Entered from the north through Los Gatos's Novitiate Park or from the south through Santa Clara County Parks' Lexington Reservoir County Park, the preserve is open for hiking and dog walking, as well as biking and horseback riding on designated trails.

Steep trails wind through grassland, chaparral and oak woodland habitats and offer panoramic views of Santa Clara Valley, Lexington Reservoir and Sierra Azul Preserve. The land still reveals some of its former uses. In 1888, Jesuits founded a school - called a novitiate - and a winery on the hill (observant visitors may notice remnants of abandoned vineyards on the upper slopes). Much of Jones Trail follows the historic alignment of Jones Road, the stage coach route that connected Los Gatos to the small towns of Lexington and Alma, which now lie at the bottom of the Lexington Reservoir.

Meet time: 1pm Los Gatos Library parking lot
Hike time: 1:30pm
Address: 100 Villa Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030
GPS: https://goo.gl/maps/SUftf3DNg6sNsC3m7

Level: Moderately Challenging!
Distance: 5-6 mile+ loop
Hike Time estimate: 2.5-3hours
Elevation: 1,100 sf+
Views: Beautiful!
Wear Hiking Shoes
Dog: No dog policy!
Bring Smiles for Miles, Water, Jacket, Snacks, Hiking Poles..
If on a rainy day bring a Raincoat, Umbrella...

Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in a private message, NOT on the message board, Thanks! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/zua98m

*Requested contribution suggested amount of $5-$20 to keep the club going!
​*Note: Thanks for joining our wellness club event, it does take time and money to make it happen. To support/keep our group alive and active, You can help! Dr.Heidi kindly asks for a contribution, accept in person.
Your contribution will help us cover our costs and make our Meetups going even better.

Our meetup events have a very positive impact on people's lives, people meet, fall in love💘 meet new friends, HAPPY, better health, less stress, anxiety, depression, isolate being alone and got extra bonus for LOVE ​💞
*We are an intermediate walk/hike group. Please be ready to keep up walking with us 5 miles without any health issues.

*DO NOT ATTEND if you're experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, have a compromised immune system, or if you've been exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19.

*LIABILITY WAIVER: By signing up for the Wellness walking event, you hereby release its organizers, hosts, and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for illness, injuries, damages, and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein. You agree to full responsibility for your own health issues.

*DISCLAIMER: By participating in this Wellness walking event, you understand that Meetup event Host/Organizer assumes ABSOLUTELY NO responsibility and you have to assume all at your own risk of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release host/Organizer of all liability. It is advisable to consult your doctor before you participate in any physical event, walking and hiking activity.

*WALK/Hike at YOUR OWN RISK: Open trails aren't necessarily free of hazards--by entering the wilderness, you assume responsibility for your safety and must use good judgment.

If anyone wishes to join our walk/hike team, please answer the RSVP question every time for everyone's safety in the group. If you are unable to send me a message confirming that you are in good health and you are able to hike 5-8miles without health issues we CAN NOT approve you come to this walking event.
Please don't just walk in. Thank you for your cooperation!

I'm looking forward to meeting, walking with you and making good memories together.
Yours in good health! Dr. Heidi💝