We will meet at 7:00 am at the Yorba Linda Community Center . The address is 4845 Casa Loma Ave. in Yorba Linda and the center is located at the intersection of Imperial Hwy and Casa Loma. We park in the parking lot off of Casa Loma. This is an out-and-back run and you may turn around at any point.

CA Cruisers YL Run (10 miles)From YL Community Center

Run EAST on the trail towards Nixon Library

LEFT on Grandview Ave. (2 mile point)

RIGHT on Mountain View Ave. (1st street on right)

Cross Kellogg and continue on Mountain View

RIGHT on Sunmist Dr.(1st street on the right – it looks like a driveway)

RIGHT on Arroyo Cajon Dr.

Quick LEFT onto El Cajon Trail (2.8 mile point)

Stay on the trail which runs along Imperial Hwy

You will see a water tower (3.6 miles point) and cont. on trail to Fairlynn Blvd.

RIGHT on Fairlynn Blvd.

LEFT on Esperanza Rd. (4.1 mile point – gas stations and store)

Run under the bridge

Turn around 0.1 mile past Lindsey Dr. for a 10 mile round trip run

6 Mile Run; Turn around at Imperial Hwy and return the same way

8 Mile Run: Turn around at Esperanza and Fairlynn and return the same way

10 Mile Run: Run just past Lindsey Dr and return the same

Saturday, October 13 Hike.  SAN JACINTO!

Saturday October 13th, we’ll be heading to San Jacinto,  This is a big hike.  Over 10 miles long and 3,000 feet gain plus the altitude is up to 10,800 which is the highest we’ve ever gone, higher than Baldy if you’ve been there.    I chose Saturday so you could use Sunday to recover.  The Hiking guy estimates 5-6 hours but I’d estimate over 7 hours.   Bring hiking shoes, backpack with food, water, sun protection, personal first aid kid, extra clothes.  It will be cooler up there because of the altitude.  See website below for more details.

We will need to purchase Palm Springs tram tickets.  They costs almost $30 but there is a AAA discount.   We’ll be eating at the Pines cafeteria restaurant at the tram after the hike so you could also purchase the ride and dine combo ticket if you think you want to eat a lot of food.  since the first tram is at 8 am, we can meet up at 6 am to carpool . Meeting locations will be picked depending on who is going and from where.

https://socalhiker.net/hiking-mt-san-jacinto-via-the-palm-springs-aerial-tram/

Any questions and if you are planning on joining

here is Su Yi email

gosugo@hotmail.com

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We’ll meet in the Subway parking lot located on the SW corner of Brea Blvd. and Bastanchury Rd. at 6:00 p.m. The address for Subway is: 1088 E. Bastanchury Rd. in Fullerton.

Chris’s run from Subway – 5 miles

North on Brea Blvd

Right on Rolling Hills

Left on State College

Left on Imperial

(or cut thru parking lot)

North on Randolph

Left on Birch

Left on Brea Blvd

Right on Rolling Hills

Left on Puente

Left on Bastanchury

Message from Su

Brea Hikers!

Saturday, October 13 Hike.  SAN JACINTO!

Saturday October 13th, we’ll be heading to San Jacinto,  This is a big hike.  Over 10 miles long and 3,000 feet gain plus the altitude is up to 10,800 which is the highest we’ve ever gone, higher than Baldy if you’ve been there.    I chose Saturday so you could use Sunday to recover.  The Hiking guy estimates 5-6 hours but I’d estimate over 7 hours.   Bring hiking shoes, backpack with food, water, sun protection, personal first aid kid, extra clothes.  It will be cooler up there because of the altitude.  See website below for more details.

We will need to purchase Palm Springs tram tickets.  They costs almost $30 but there is a AAA discount.   We’ll be eating at the Pines cafeteria restaurant at the tram after the hike so you could also purchase the ride and dine combo ticket if you think you want to eat a lot of food.  since the first tram is at 8 am, we can meet up at 6 am to carpool . Meeting locations will be picked depending on who is going and from where.

https://socalhiker.net/hiking-mt-san-jacinto-via-the-palm-springs-aerial-tram/

Mt San Jacinto via the Palm Springs Aerial Tram – SoCal Hiker

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Mt. San Jacinto was one of the first big peaks I bagged as a teenager and I’m still drawn to it many years later. This route starts at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tram — a treat in itself — and although it’s the “easiest” route it’s by no means easy. This out-and-back trail travels 11 […]

Question:  I can’t make it to this one.  Will there be future hikes?

Answer:  Maybe.    I’m going to keep leading hikes until Julie Ahern can make it to at least one.  Possibilities include Potato Chip Rock (Pretty far away but not as far as Ladder Canyon plus the pictures are great if you are not afraid of heights),  Whiting Ranch Loop with Red Rock Canyon (very close by near Lake Forest and not that hard, neat little rock canyon but watch out for mountain lions as there was a fatal attack here a few years ago).  Any suggestions?

Su Yi

gosugo@hotmail.com

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We’ll meet in the Subway parking lot located on the SW corner of Brea Blvd. and Bastanchury Rd. at 6:00 p.m. The address for Subway is: 1088 E. Bastanchury Rd. in Fullerton.

Chris’s run from Subway – 5 miles

North on Brea Blvd

Right on Rolling Hills

Left on State College

Left on Imperial

(or cut thru parking lot)

North on Randolph

Left on Birch

Left on Brea Blvd

Right on Rolling Hills

Left on Puente

Left on Bastanchury

Congratulations Sharon, Cindy, and Monica. They ran last Saturday the Mt. Rushmore Half Marathon !!!

https://vacationraces.com/half-marathons/mount-rushmore/

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Congratulations Sandi!!! Sandi placed 1st in her age group last Sunday in the Long Beach Aloha 10K Run.

Sharon, Cindy, and Monica will be running tomorrow the Mt. Rushmore Half Marathon!!! Good Luck Ladies! Enjoy your run!

https://vacationraces.com/half-marathons/mount-rushmore/

We’ll meet tomorrow at 7:00 am in the Alicia’s Cookery parking lot (590 Central Ave. in Brea) .The restaurant is located on the SE corner of Central and Berry. The route is 9.2 miles long but you can turn around and return at any location along the way to make it a shorter run.

Sean’s Run (9.2 Miles)

Start at Central and Berry

East on Central

Right on Brea

Left at The Tracks at Brea Trail

Cross State College

Continue on trail

Left at Birch

Cross Birch at Associated

Continue on trail thru golf course

Cross Kraemer

Continue on Trail to end

Right on Surveyor

Left on NASA

Left on Valencia

Left at Birch

Right at State College

Left at the trail

Right on Brea

Left at Central

Return to start

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It’s been dark by the time we are finishing our evening runs. It is time to start wearing light colored clothing, and bring the nighttime running gear such as reflective vests/suspenders, blinking lights, flashlight or headlight.

We’ll meet near the Snail’s Pace store at 6:00 p.m. We gather in front of the In Flower floral shop (1050 E. Imperial Hwy in Brea), which is located between Snail’s Pace and Tempo Urban Grill. We will be running Pam’s 2 Parks Loop Run (5.0 Miles):

South on State College

Run thru Craig Park

Exit on Associated and Right

Left on Rolling Hills

Run thru Tri-City Park

Exit on Kraemer and Left (north)

Left on Birch

Left on Randolph

Sandi and Julie A. after running the Aloha Run in Long Beach last Sunday.

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We will be meeting at 6 pm at the Birch Hills Golf Course parking lot. The entrance to the parking lot is off Birch Street between Associated and Kraemer. The address is 2250 E Birch St, Brea, CA 92821.

Elaine’s Birch Hills Run (4.9 Miles)

East on Trail

Cross Kraemer

Continue on Trail

Right on Surveyor

Left on NASA

Cross street at Valencia

Left on Valencia

Left on Santa Fe

Right on Lambert

Left on Associated

Cross Birch

Return to start

Thank You Cara and Mason for the “Alaska’s Deadliest Candy” your brought back from Alaska for the group. We enjoyed them after Saturday’s run.

Sandi’s Birthday is Wednesday, September 19. Have a wonderful day Sandi!

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Saturday Run

We will meet at 7:00 am at the Yorba Linda Community Center . The address is 4845 Casa Loma Ave. in Yorba Linda and the center is located at the intersection of Imperial Hwy and Casa Loma. We park in the parking lot off of Casa Loma. This is an out-and-back run and you may turn around at any point.

CA Cruisers YL Run (10 miles)From YL Community Center

Run EAST on the trail towards Nixon Library

LEFT on Grandview Ave. (2 mile point)

RIGHT on Mountain View Ave. (1st street on right)

Cross Kellogg and continue on Mountain View

RIGHT on Sunmist Dr.(1st street on the right – it looks like a driveway)

RIGHT on Arroyo Cajon Dr.

Quick LEFT onto El Cajon Trail (2.8 mile point)

Stay on the trail which runs along Imperial Hwy

You will see a water tower (3.6 miles point) and cont. on trail to Fairlynn Blvd.

RIGHT on Fairlynn Blvd.

LEFT on Esperanza Rd. (4.1 mile point – gas stations and store)

Run under the bridge

Turn around 0.1 mile past Lindsey Dr. for a 10 mile round trip run

6 Mile Run; Turn around at Imperial Hwy and return the same way

8 Mile Run: Turn around at Esperanza and Fairlynn and return the same way

10 Mile Run: Run just past Lindsey Dr and return the same

Sunday Hike (September 16th)

Ice House Canyon hike

When:

Meet at Brea carpool lot on Lambert, west of 57 freeway at 5:30 am.  or meet at trailhead at 6:30 am. Please bring an Adventure Pass if you have one. We will carpool.

What should I bring?

1.5-2 liters of water. Less if you are a camel, more if you drink like a fish. Generally aim to bring more than you think you’ll need. Estimated hiking time is around 5 hours total.

Lots of snacks or even a light lunch. We will have 5 minutes breaks along the route and a 15-30 minute break at the saddle which is our final destination. We may go to Claro’s Italian deli, Corky’s restaurant, or  Chipotle after the hike.

Extra clothes: the estimated weather is in the 50’s when we start and 70’s when we finish.

Even though it will get very warm, I would bring a light jacket or warm long sleeve top.

First Aid kit, personal stuff you might need like inhaler, advil, allergy meds

Sun protection: hat, sunglasses, sunblock as we’ll be out for hours

Hiking boots or shoes.  Trail shoes are OK.

Backpack to carry all this stuff.

Hiking poles are optional for this hike.  Not truly necessary but some people prefer them especially if they have bad knees.

Dogs are allowed on this trail but it might get a little warm for them and I don’t know if the restaurants have outdoor seating.

What are the 10 essentials?

This is a list of 10 items that are recommended while hiking including water, food, clothes, sun protection, maps/compass or gps, first aid kid, flashlight, things to make a fire, emergency shelter.

I carry them on all hikes. A hiking group should have all the items between the members.  The general concept is you are bringing stuff you will need to survive an unexpected night out if you get lost.  So even if it’s a hot day, I’ll bring a jacket because I’ll be cold if I get lost and in the mountains at night.  I have a friend who got lost on Mount Baldy and spent the night there. He was sorry he didn’t brought a jacket, flashlight, enough water, map, etc.

See y’all Sunday really  really early.

Su

Brea Runners Group Hike – January 15, 2017

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We’ll meet in the parking lot near Men’s Wearhouse (985 E. Birch) at 6:00 p.m. It is located in the Target/24 Hour Fitness Shopping Center

https://brearunners.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/julies-run-4-74-miles.pdf

Directions for Julie’s Run (4.7 miles)

Start at Men’s Wearhouse

Run EAST on Birch

LEFT on State College

LEFT on Tracks at Brea

RIGHT on Brea Blvd.

LEFT on Central Ave.

LEFT on Tamarack

LEFT on Lambert

RIGHT on Brea Blvd.

LEFT on Tracks at Brea

RIGHT on State College

RIGHT on Birch and back to MW

ICE HOUSE CANYON HIKE on SUNDAY SEPT 16th

Message from Su:

On Sunday, September 16th, the 2nd hike of our “let’s get back into hiking shape:  Part Deux” series will be to ICE HOUSE CANYON.  This is one of my favorite hikes and that’s why I’m repeating this one.    

The hike is over 7 miles,  2600 feet gain, and at an altitude of 5000-7500 feet, located on the way up to Mount Baldy.  Considered a “moderate” hike to regular hikers, it is dog friendly and has a decent amount of shade.  

According to some guy’s website, estimated hiking time is 4.5 hours but I would give it  over 5 hours since we’ll be going slow and taking breaks,  including lunch.  If you look on the website below, there’s picture of snow but there is no snow in the summer.  As this is a moderate hike that will take hours, I would recommend a backpack with 1.5-2 liters of water, lunch, snacks, sunscreen/hat/sunglasses, hiking boots or trail shoes (trail runners OK), personal first aid kit with any meds you require like inhaler, epipen, extra clothes (i.e. lightweight jacket).  

Again we will have to meet at 5:30 am to get to the trailhead by 6:30 am to get parking and hopefully avoid some heat.   We will be meeting at the Brea park and ride carpool lot on Lambert  at 5:30 am. The lot is in between the 57 freeway and State College Blvd, on the north side of Lambert.   From 57 north freeway, take Lambert exit, make a left and the lot is on your right side.  

Please email me if you are coming at gosugo@hotmail.com and include info like if you have an adventure pass or want to drive, coming from an area not near Brea.    We need to arrange carpools as parking is still hard to find at the trailhead and requires an adventure pass.    If you live north of Brea, I suggest you carpool separately with someone like Elaine who lives in La Verne instead of meeting in Brea.   

As for the 3rd hike of our series, it will be San Jacinto.   Then we may eventually do something harder after that like Wilson, Baldy or the three T’s.   Possibly Mount Whitney in summer 2019 if I can win the lottery for a permit.   

https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/icehouse-canyon-to-icehouse-saddle/

Icehouse Canyon to Icehouse Saddle in the San Gabriel …

www.hikespeak.com

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We’ll meet near the Snail’s Pace store at 6:00 p.m. We gather in front of the In Flower floral shop (1050 E. Imperial Hwy in Brea), which is located between Snail’s Pace and Tempo Urban Grill. We will be running Pam’s 2 Parks Loop Run (5.0 Miles):

South on State College

Run thru Craig Park

Exit on Associated and Right

Left on Rolling Hills

Run thru Tri-City Park

Exit on Kraemer and Left (north)

Left on Birch

Left on Randolph

Happy Birthday Patty!!!. Patty’s Birthday is today. Patty, We hope you had a great day and are continuing the celebration.

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We’ll meet tomorrow at the Fullerton Courthouse at 7:00 a.m. (near the intersection of Brea Blvd. & Harbor Blvd….behind the Ralph’s) 1275 N. Berkeley Ave. Fullerton, CA 92832. We park in the lower parking lot. We have 4 mileage options…5 miles, 6 miles, 7 miles and 10.5 miles.

ICE HOUSE CANYON HIKE on SUNDAY SEPT 16th

Message from Su:

On Sunday, September 16th, the 2nd hike of our “let’s get back into hiking shape:  Part Deux” series will be to ICE HOUSE CANYON.  This is one of my favorite hikes and that’s why I’m repeating this one.    

The hike is over 7 miles,  2600 feet gain, and at an altitude of 5000-7500 feet, located on the way up to Mount Baldy.  Considered a “moderate” hike to regular hikers, it is dog friendly and has a decent amount of shade.  

According to some guy’s website, estimated hiking time is 4.5 hours but I would give it  over 5 hours since we’ll be going slow and taking breaks,  including lunch.  If you look on the website below, there’s picture of snow but there is no snow in the summer.  As this is a moderate hike that will take hours, I would recommend a backpack with 1.5-2 liters of water, lunch, snacks, sunscreen/hat/sunglasses, hiking boots or trail shoes (trail runners OK), personal first aid kit with any meds you require like inhaler, epipen, extra clothes (i.e. lightweight jacket).  

Again we will have to meet at 5:30 am to get to the trailhead by 6:30 am to get parking and hopefully avoid some heat.   We will be meeting at the Brea park and ride carpool lot on Lambert  at 5:30 am. The lot is in between the 57 freeway and State College Blvd, on the north side of Lambert.   From 57 north freeway, take Lambert exit, make a left and the lot is on your right side.  

Please email me if you are coming at gosugo@hotmail.com and include info like if you have an adventure pass or want to drive, coming from an area not near Brea.    We need to arrange carpools as parking is still hard to find at the trailhead and requires an adventure pass.    If you live north of Brea, I suggest you carpool separately with someone like Elaine who lives in La Verne instead of meeting in Brea.   

As for the 3rd hike of our series, it will be San Jacinto.   Then we may eventually do something harder after that like Wilson, Baldy or the three T’s.   Possibly Mount Whitney in summer 2019 if I can win the lottery for a permit.   

https://www.hikespeak.com/trails/icehouse-canyon-to-icehouse-saddle/

Icehouse Canyon to Icehouse Saddle in the San Gabriel …

www.hikespeak.com

Icehouse Saddle: trail description, photos, GPS map, and directions for this 7.2-mile hike with great views of Mount Baldy and the San Gabriel Mountains

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