Saturday June 19, 2021

Hike Statistics

• Distance: 1.7 miles
• Time: Allow about 2 hours
• Grade: Moderate
• Suggested age: All Cub Scouts
• Additional info can be found here

Hike Recap

We had a great time on this hike learning about East Bay native plants. There were 21 stops along the way with information about the plants. It is a perfect family hike. We ended up spending 1.5 hours on the trail and had a couple water breaks and photo ops.

About Huckleberry Botanic Preserve

The object of this hike is to educate our Scouts about the different plants and trees that are found within the preserve, this is why the estimated time is 2 hour for a 1.7 mile hike. These pages will help in you with your discussions with the Scouts of the various plants and trees found in the Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve. Unabbreviated version is found in the East Bay Trail Map for are provided here in for the scouts to use for identification.

Huckleberry is a self-guided nature path, a 1.7-mile loop, the path descends into a mature bay forest, follows the contour for about half a mile. The path splits downward is the Pinehurst trail and the Huckleberry path that ascends to the botanically rich upper trail. Staying on the Huckleberry trail, stop at each trail marker and find the plant or tree indicated on the map without disturbing the vegetation see if the scouts can point out the plant or tree in question. Have a discussion about its characteristics.