Annual Christmas Eve Morning Clamshell Run ![]() ![]() Plan on parking before 7:40am on N. Canyon Blvd to walk up Ridgeside Dr. to the trail head for the traditional group photo at 7:55am sharp. In 2016 the City of Monrovia changed and improved the Clamshell trail now known as the Monrovia Hillside Wilderness Preserve. But with that there are restricted parking signs up on Ridgeside Dr., the street we used to park on at the Clamshell Trail Head, and Oakglade Dr. So now we must park on N. Canyon Blvd. below Ridgeside Dr. and walk 4/10 mile up the to the trail head. |
Runners have the choice of going out to the Cloverleaf Gate and back for 8 miles round trip, out until the first fast runner passes you coming back or walkers out 1 hour and turn around. A club member may volunteer to start early and mark all the turns with flour arrows. There is also Jenny's 5.3 mile loop if you don't mind coming back on the street. A Snails Pace runs this loop starting at 6am on the third Wednesdays.
Jenny Loopers go through the Cloverleaf gate and turn left on Hidden Valley Ave. At 52 Hidden Valley, turn right, go around the left side of the gate and go up the street. Turn right at Alta Vista, left at Myrtle, left on Scenic and follow Scenic around to return up Canyon to the cars. Directions: From the 210 go north on Myrtle to Hillcrest. Turn right on Hillcrest (recognize it from our Wednesday night run)? Turn left on N. Canyon. N. Canyon continues to the right as you intersect with Scenic. Park on Canyon just before Ridgeside. Plan to park no later than 7:40am. Walk up Ridgeside 4/10 mile to the trail head which is up a driveway at the south end of the tall bushes at 873 Ridgeside. Group photo at 7:55am sharp at the driveway. Please keep voices down until you pass the 2 houses on the trail and go through the gate. After the run, join us at the Nano Cafe, 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd in Sierra Madre for brunch about 10:30am. Check out the cities map with all the intended trail additions. |
It is not unusual to see deer on the trail. |
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Trail map "You Are Here" signs like this one on the right are placed at key locations. This one is at the Cloverleaf Trail Head. The trail head is at 600 Cloverleaf Dr. across from Hidden Valley Ave, but parking is also restricted here as is the Ridgeside Trail Head. If you want to start a run here, you can park on Cloverleaf Dr. before Lotone St. on Cloverleaf Dr., Heather Heights Ct. or Scenic Dr. From Hillcrest, go north one block on Alta Vista Ave. and turn left. |
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The location of this page is Foothillflyers.org
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