Kelly Cabin Canyon - Henry Coe SP

HIKING DISTANCE/ELEVATION CHANGE: up to 15 miles, 3500 feet (7+ hours)
DIFFICULTY: very strenuous
If it gets very hot, we will shorten the trip just up to Kelly Lake and back.
DESCRIPTION
Starting from CoyoteCreek entrance, we'll ascend Grizzly Gulch and Dexter trais to the grassy ridge top, turn left onto Wasno road, and then take steep descend down to Kelly Lake.
Pristine waters of this forest lake are so inviting - it is almost impossible not to jump in for refreshing swim. YES I AM SERIOUS - BRING YOUR SWIMSUIT!
The following 3-miles long walk along the bottom of Kelly Cabin Canyon is that very hiking experience you'd never forget:
almost off-trail, with numerous creek crossings, wading through clear waters over rocky stream bed, surrounded by
maginficent carpet of wildflowers.
Enchanted by all this you'd want to spend hours here, but ahead of us is a long way back to the trailhead, including steady climb on Cross-Canyon trail to the ridgetop.

Elevation Profile

For more information about the park see http://coepark.org/...

DIRECTIONS:
Take Highway 101 to Gilroy (which is about 10 miles south of Morgan Hill and 25 miles south of San Jose).
The distance from 101 to the Hunting Hollow entrance is about 9 miles (the DRIVE TIME is 20-30 MINUTES).
Take the Leavesley Road exit (County Road G9) and head east.
After about 1.8 miles, turn left (north) on New Avenue; go a little over half a mile
and then turn right (east) on Roop Road. About 3.3 miles up Roop Road, you'll pass the Coyote Reservoir Road on the left. The Hunting Hollow entrance is about 3.3 miles past the Coyote Reservoir Road turnoff.

Check here for street map: http://coepark.org/di...

We will meet At the Hunting Hollow parking lot.
There is a parking fee $4
From there we'll carpool to the Coyote creek entrance, 2 miles down the road, where only few roadside parking spots are available.

Please be prepared, protect yourself from sun/heat/wind/cold/rain/poison oak.
Make sure bring ENOUGH water, lunch/snacks.

CARPOOL ANYONE?
We can meet at 7:10 (leave 7:15) at Park and Ride at the Ohlone/Chynoweth Light Rail Station, which is right off 85/87 intersection.
To get there from 85 south, exit Santa Teresa blvd, turn left and the immediate left to the parking area.
Please let me know if interested.