Free Oakland Hiking Tour on Memorial Day

HIKING TOUR ON MEMORIAL DAY JOIN US ON A HIKE FROM OAKLAND'S DIMOND DISTRICT UP TO JOAQUIN MILLER PARK, WHERE WE'LL CATCH AC TRANSIT 339 FOR A TEN-MINUTE BUS RIDE BACK DOWN TO DIMOND. PRIMARILY AN UPHILL ROUTE, THIS BEAUTIFUL HIKE WILL GO THROUGH OAKLAND'S DIMOND CANYON AND JOAQUIN MILLER PARK, AND WILL FINISH WITH A SPECTACULAR VIEW OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY. HIKERS MAY CHOOSE TO CATCH EARLIER BUSES AT MILES 4 AND 5, THOUGH THE HIKING TOUR LEADERS WILL COMPLETE THE 7.5-MILE HIKE. WHEN: MONDAY, MAY 28 AT 9:00AM (THE GROUP WILL LEAVE PROMPTLY AT 9:10AM) WHERE: MEET AT LA FARINE BAKERY: 3411 FRUITVALE AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94602 - FREE PARKING IN BACK DETAILS: STEADY, 7.5-MILE HIKE IN OAKLAND’S LARGEST WILDLAND TRAIL SYSTEM, WITH SOME STEEP UPHILLS AND DOWNHILLS, AND NARROW TRAILS THROUGH THE CANYONS. BRING WATER, STURDY SHOES, AND BUS FARE ($2.25).  EXTREME WET WEATHER WOULD CANCEL. HIKING TOUR PARTICIPANTS ACKNOWLEDGE THERE ARE INHERENT RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUTDOOR RECREATION, AND ATTEST TO BEING PHYSICALLY FIT FOR THE CHOSEN ACTIVITY. HIKING TOURS ARE COURTESY OF OAKLAND VOLUNTEER PARK PATROL [http://oaklandtrails.org/park-patrol/], AND SPONSORED BY LA FARINE BAKERY [http://www.lafarine.com/community/]. IF YOU'D LIKE TO RECEIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR FUTURE HIKING TOURS, JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST HERE. [http://oaklandtrails.org/sign-up/] OAKLANDTRAILS.ORG [http://oaklandtrails.org/] *** OAKLAND TRAILS IS CURRENTLY FUNDRAISING FOR OUR STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS. WITH TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION LEVELS AS LOW AS $10, YOUR CONTRIBUTION HELPS US PROCURE THE NEEDED TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR OUR YEAR-ROUND EFFORT TO KEEP OAKLAND TRAILS OPEN AND SAFE FOR ALL USERS. WE ARE AN ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT HAS LOGGED MORE THAN 3,000 SERVICE HOURS IN DIMOND CANYON, LEONA HEIGHTS, AND JOAQUIN MILLER PARK. PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://OAKLANDTRAILS.ORG/DONATE/ [https://oaklandtrails.org/donate/] ***