Rush Ranch Open Space Preserve

Featured hike
Mile:
0.0: Start in the broad bare area between the barn and visitor center. South Pasture Trail begins at a gap in a white fenceline -- there is no trail sign, but look for a series of "no bikes/smoking/hunting/dogs" symbols on the fence. Bear right when the trail splits.
0.3: Junction. Continue straight.
0.4: Little hilltop and junction. Turn right.
0.4: Bear right.
0.5: Indian grinding stone. Return to junction at hilltop.
0.6: Turn right, continuing on South Pasture Trail.
1.4: Junction. Bear left, still on South Pasture Trail, although the trail is narrow here.
1.6: Fence and junction with Spring Branch Trail. Squeeze through (or climb over) the pass-through in the fence, then continue straight on South Pasture Trail.
2.1: Back at the "boneyard." Bear right and return to the trailhead.
2.2: Back at the trailhead.

Getting there:
From Highway 80 in Solano County, exit Highway 12 east (exit 43). Drive about 4 miles east on Highway 12, then turn right onto Grizzly Island Road. Drive about 2.5 miles south on Grizzly Island Road, then turn right into the preserve.

Read about this hike in more detail and view photos at http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/rushranch.html


© 2002 Jane Huber/Bay Area Hiker