A friend took me on an evening hike on a trail I haven't been on
before. Local lore has it that prior to the homes being built at
the top of the hill, residents used to roll their unwanted cars
down the hill. Thus, the cars are in the trees. Really wierd when
you first see it. Thank goodness for the car donation programs!
No PO between trail and car, no bushwhacking necessary. Some
loose leaves that make the going a bit treacharous. Nice hike that
is mostly shaded. The cache is about 25' off trail. Look for the
cars. Really.
I used the trailhead behind the dorms at CSUH. You can buy a
daily permit. No permits are required on Sundays. If you're
mountain biking, this starts as a fire-road, but is almost all
single track. You can also reach the cache by using the Zeile Creek
trailhead at
GCPQGV.
If you come from Cal State Hayward, the road you initially
follow descends to the old Sea Lion observatory which is now
closed. This bulding can also be seen from across a creek tributary
when approaching from the Zeile Creek entrance. The building was
used by Cal State Hayward for environmental education, with much of
the research there involving marine mammals. Eventually the
building was determined to be too far from core campus services and
it was abandoned. The land around the building is owned by the
state but managed by EBRPD. Only the immediate area around the
building is off limits due to safety concerns.