Showing posts with label eucalyptus path. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eucalyptus path. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Both Sides of Tunnel Road

Difficulty:  Moderate, many uphill roads

Time: 1 hour

Start at Claremont Ave and Russell St.   Take Russell east to Domingo, turn right and go to Tunnel  Rd. Turn left on Tunnel Rd, staying on the north side of the road.  You pass the Claremont Resort & Spa as you head up Tunnel  Rd.  When you get to Bridge Road, take it uphill to Alvarado Rd.  Turn right and continue on Alvarado Rd until you get to Willow Walk on the left.   

Start of Willow Walk

Continuation of Willow Walk

Take it uphill until you reach Sunset Trail on the left.   

Sunset Trail

Take Sunset Trail to the end where it reaches the midpoint of Eucalyptus Path.  

Up Hill Part of Eucalyptus Path

Down Hill Part of Eucalyptus Path

Take the uphill part of Eucalyptus path to Alvarado Rd.  Turn left and when you reach Slater Ln, turn left.  Follow Slater Ln to Evergreen Ln.  Turn left and at the end of Evergreen Ln take Evergreen Path downhill to Alvarado Pl. 

Evergreen Path

Take Alvarado Pl to Alvarado Rd and turn right.  In a short distance you reach Short Cut, an unmarked path.  

Short Cut

Follow it to where it ends in the Claremont Resort parking lot.  

Rear of Claremont Resort

Leave the parking lot at Tunnel Rd and crossing to the other side at the traffic light.  Turn left and go a short way uphill to Oak Ridge Rd (unmarked).  Take it a short way to Oakridge Path on the right.   

Oakridge Path

Palm Tree Overhanging Oakridge Path

Take this to Domingo Ave, turn right and cross Tunnel Rd at the traffic light.  Continue on Domingo to where it ends at Russell St.  Turn left and go back to the starting point at Claremont Ave.

Friday, March 12, 2021

Paths Above Tunnel Road

Difficulty:  Moderate, many uphill roads

Time: 1 hour

Start at Ashby Ave and Claremont Ave.   Go east on  Ashby as it turns into Tunnel  Rd, staying on the north side of the road.  You pass the Claremont Hotel & Spa on your left as you head up Tunnel  Rd.  

Claremont Hotel & Spa

When you get to Bridge Road, take it uphill to Alvarado Road, a long winding road that you will return to several times during this hike.  Turn left and continue on Alvarado Rd until you get to Alvarado Pl on the right.   Go a short distance to the end and then take the dirt road leading to Evergreen Path

Dirt Road leading to Evergreen path

Evergreen path

Take this uphill (about 120 steps) to Evergreen Ln.  

View From Top Of Evergreen Path

Follow Evergreen Ln to Slater Ln and turn right.  When you reach Alvarado Rd, turn right and continue a short way to Eucalyptus Path on the right.  

Eucalyptus Path

Take this downhill (about 82 steps plus ramps) until you come to Sunset Trail leading off to the left.  Note that Eucalyptus Path continues down further to Alvarado Rd.

Sunset Trail

Continuation of Sunset trail

Take Sunset Trail to the end where it meets the middle of Willow Walk.  

Willow Walk Downhill from Sunset Trail

Willow Walk Uphill From Sunset trail

Take the downhill part of Willow Walk back to Alvarado Rd and turn right.  When you get to Bridge Rd, turn left and follow it back to Tunnel Rd.  Turn right and take this back to the starting point at Ashby Ave and Claremont Ave.