Map Notes
1) Blue, red, purple and green colored lines on the maps indicate official roads or trails. Bold line are used for roads, thin lines for trails. A Bold yellow line is used for the approximate park boundary.
2) The road and trail colors have no meaning. The same color is always used for the entire length of a road or trail. With few exceptions a trail or road will not meet another with the same color. Short alternating multi-colored lines indicate reported but unmapped trails. See NN109 between Wasno Pond and Kelly Lake.
3) Thin or hairline yellow trails may be proposed, under construction, private routes, often unrecognized by Park Administration. These trails may be poorly marked, difficult to follow, and often go through heavy brush or poison oak.
4) Ponds on Line Maps are indicated with hairline blue circles, or in a few cases, a solid red circle.
5) Red diamonds designate maintained spring sites, green diamonds unmaintained spring sites, yellow diamonds, reported springs which have not yet been located or mapped. Diamonds generally indicate where the water can be obtained, i.e. the trough, rather than the spring source.
6) Major visible landmarks are shown with a red pentagon shaped symbol. See the windmill in Hunting Hollow.
7) Major Peaks are indicated with a solid red star.
8) A red 'X' indicates a non-existent or abandoned trail, a breached pond, or removed antenna, which are shown on the USGS map.
9) The trails length indicated on the maps are highly accurate (usually) and generally will not vary from the length indicated by TOPO by more that a few percent. I have rounded off all lengths to the nearest .1 mile.
10) Most of the trails on these maps have been hiked by the author, assisting Bob Patrie in collecting map data. Bob has hiked all shown trails (except 1). Hundreds of GPS point have been collected along each mile of trail. Bob has pruned these down to a manageable number so that the TOPO! program, Waypoint+ program, and Garmin GPS can digest them. TOPO! has a capability to reconstruct a smaller number of waypoints along a trail which can be downloaded into a GPS. The original pruned data may be made available under very special circumstances, such as constructing a pilot trail in a previously mapped area. Trail intersection waypoints downloaded into a GPS may be extremely useful. Points along a well developed trail, usually less so.
11) Several hundred sign posts are in the process of being added at trail intersections.
12) Most trails are relatively easy to follow, there are several exceptions (not listed here). Elderberry Springs is an examples of a trail which may be quite easy to follow during some seasons and totally obscure at other times. Use caution, carry and use a map and compass.
13) Many ridge line trails are very steep. It is easy to drift off onto side ridges when descending steep unconditioned trails. These side ridges are often covered with large patches of impenetrable brush and may descend into steep canyons. Turn back when in doubt. Use caution, carry extra water, clothing and emergency supplies even on day hikes. Nights can be very cold even in the Summer. Days can be extremely hot.
Caution!!
The fact that these trails are shown on the maps does not automatically indicate that they will be safe for all travelers. Know and respect your own physical, mental and orienteering capabilities and limitations. You must take responsibility for your own well being and safety. Notify the Park Ranger at (408)779-2728 if you encounter hazardous conditions. Email me if you have questions or wish to make comments on information in the Website. Your continued feedback is important. Be aware that this is my personal Website. I am not an employee of the park.
W. J (Bill) Levey
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