PV Walks

4Walk, Connect, Explore: PVWalks was created for new and established residents to connect in person while enjoying our beautiful PV trails and natural surroundings. Recent and prospective residents welcome! We walk the First Friday (note the clever alliteration!) of each month at 10am and the Third Thursday afternoon as well. Please RSVP here if you would like to join our next walk.

PV Walks has become an inclusive outdoor forum for residents to learn from each other while getting some exercise and enjoying nature. To get a feel for our walks, you can peruse this video or read this article in the Almanac.

If you would like to try some of our past walks on your own or with a (furry) friend, you can check out 30+ routes with maps, length and elevation gain. To see who has joined in the past or who has RSVP'd for the same walk as you have, please check the directory of our 140+ members.

First Friday Walk: August 7, 10:00am

Please RSVP via: https://pp.events/b4nGgBVN

We will walk parts of the the Willowbrook, Alpine, Spring Ridge, and Betsy Crowder Paths. Total length will be 2.8 miles and elevation gain 345 ft. This walk is more for intermediate and faster walkers.
We will meet mid-block on Willowbrook, marked by the X in the map to the left, address range is 200-240 Willowbrook. You can park along Willowbrook, but please spread out and don't block driveways of fellow residents.
The hike starts on the path that begins mid-block Willowbrook and leads up to Alpine Road near Frog Pond. Then we will continue along the Alpine path, and go through lower Windy Hill via the Spring Ridge and Betsy Crowder Trails, and end up back on Willowbrook.
To keep the group together and accommodate different walking speeds, the faster walkers wait at the three points marked on the map to the left in yellow along the trail, so the slower walkers can catch up.
Participation is at your own risk. Participants confirm during RSVP that they accept all liability when signing up for the walk. We encourage members to organize walks with dogs using our Google group, but this is not a walk with dogs or other pets (except certified service animals).

Third Thursday Walk: Aug 20, 5:30pm

Please RSVP via: https://pp.events/bVQ5VbMd

We will walk the Meadowlark and Woodland Star Trails in Arastradero Preserve. Total length will be 3.4 miles and elevation gain 530 ft. This walk is more for intermediate and faster walkers.
We will meet near the end of Creek Park Drive towards Alpine Hills Tennis & Swim Club. You can park along Creek Park Drive, but please spread out and don't block driveways of fellow residents.
The trail starts in the shade flat along Los Trancos Creek and behind Alpine Inn. After some elevation gain (also in the shade), we will be rewarded with several sweeping views. Then we will experience some more trails in the shade and finish the walk at Alpine Inn between 7:15 and 7:30pm. Usually at least half the group grabs dinner at Alpine Inn afterwards.
To keep the group together and accommodate different walking speeds, the faster walkers wait at the three points marked on the map to the left in yellow along the trail, so the slower walkers can catch up.
Participation is at your own risk. Participants confirm during RSVP that they accept all liability when signing up for the walk. We encourage members to organize walks with dogs using our Google group, but this is not a walk with dogs or other pets (except certified service animals).

Third Thursday Walk: Sept 17, 5:30pm

Please RSVP via: https://pp.events/bv8wdMvM

We will walk the Meadowlark and Woodland Star Trails in Arastradero Preserve. Total length will be 3.4 miles and elevation gain 530 ft. This walk is more for intermediate and faster walkers.
We will meet near the end of Creek Park Drive towards Alpine Hills Tennis & Swim Club. You can park along Creek Park Drive, but please spread out and don't block driveways of fellow residents.
The trail starts in the shade flat along Los Trancos Creek and behind Alpine Inn. After some elevation gain (also in the shade), we will be rewarded with several sweeping views. Then we will experience some more trails in the shade and finish the walk at Alpine Inn between 7:15 and 7:30pm. Usually at least half the group grabs dinner at Alpine Inn afterwards.
To keep the group together and accommodate different walking speeds, the faster walkers wait at the three points marked on the map to the left in yellow along the trail, so the slower walkers can catch up.
Participation is at your own risk. Participants confirm during RSVP that they accept all liability when signing up for the walk. We encourage members to organize walks with dogs using our Google group, but this is not a walk with dogs or other pets (except certified service animals).

Please join our Google Group: We announce future walks, send out cancellations due to weather and collect feedback through our Google Group. To join, please click on this link, then on the name of the Google Group "PVWalks" and finally on the button "Ask to Join" (circled in red below).

If you are not signed into Google, you will need to first sign into your Google acount. You do not have to have a Gmail address to join our Google Group. Since spammers are attempting to join, all new members need to be approved, so please include your street address to verify your residency.

Alternatively, you can send an email from any email account to pvwalks+subscribe@googlegroups.com. When you receive an automatic response, click on the button that says "Join This Group". We also have a WhatsApp group if you prefer that to Google Groups.

To help make it easier to put a name to a face before or after the walk, feel free to check out our member directory. Our members range in age from 2 to 98, so you will likely fit right in ;)