Skyline to the Sea: Leg 3 (10-12 mi, 1200 ft)

Placeholder for the third leg our First Ever Skyline-to-the-Sea (S2S) series.

The third leg is Big Basin SP to Rancho Del Oso - Waddell Beach. The full leg is 10 miles (possibly 12) with 1200 ft of elevation. *Note: The full hike does not end at the starting trailhead.* Additionally, this is a difficult hike; however we'd be delighted to have YOU join us as a driver (see below) if the full hike is not for you this year.

For this leg: everyone will assemble at Rancho Del Oso, (directly across from Waddell Beach). Our beloved driver hikers will ferry the hiker hikers up to Big Basin SP, then drive back down to Waddell Beach. The hiker hikers will walk the S2S trail. The driver hikers will do whatever they want and meet us back at Waddel Beach in about 2-3 hours. Still thinking about awesome places to go eat afterwards. The driver hikers can help us with that as well.

For all of the S2S hikes (both practice and actual) we'll have both hikers and drivers. The hikers will be doing the full leg of the hike. The drivers will also be hiking, but their main responsibility will be to drop folks off at the "start" trailhead, drive to the "finish" trailhead, and do an out-and-back hike from the finish point. The turnaround point for the "driver hikers" will be the point that they meet the "hiker hikers". I gotta think of some better names for folks, but there it is for right now.

If you've heard me talk about this, you know it's gonna be great. We're so excited to have you join us, either as a hiker, as a driver, or as someone who's going to join us for lunch and celebrations.

Please be sure to include whether you will be a *hiker hiker* or a *driver hiker* in your RSVP. More details to follow. Looking forward to seeing YOU out on the trail soon.

DIRECTIONS:
From CA 1 at the San Mateo/Santa Cruz County border, drive south about 1 mile, then turn right into the parking lot (this trailhead is about 15 miles south of Pescadero Road/about 7 miles north of Davenport).