💚Green Excises Wellness🥾Hike St. Joseph's Hill Preserve🏞️Rain☔or Shine🌞

Hello Nature Lovers, Let's meet new friends and go on a green exercise wellness hike, enjoy the nature and the beauty of the healing mountains and tress forests for our physical health and mental well-being😇

St. Joseph's Hill Preserve
Serving as a scenic backdrop to the town of Los Gatos, St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve protects 273-acres of open space land on top of the 1,250-foot hill from which it takes its name. Providing a quick escape from nearby urban areas of the southern peninsula, the historic property begins about a mile from Los Gatos's popular downtown business district. Entered from the north through Los Gatos's Novitiate Park or from the south through Santa Clara County Parks' Lexington Reservoir County Park, the preserve is open for hiking ...on designated trails.

Steep trails wind through grassland, chaparral and oak woodland habitats and offer panoramic views of Santa Clara Valley, Lexington Reservoir and Sierra Azul Preserve. The land still reveals some of its former uses. In 1888, Jesuits founded a school - called a novitiate - and a winery on the hill (observant visitors may notice remnants of abandoned vineyards on the upper slopes). Much of Jones Trail follows the historic alignment of Jones Road, the stage coach route that connected Los Gatos to the small towns of Lexington and Alma, which now lie at the bottom of the Lexington Reservoir.

⏰Meet 1pm in front of Los Gatos Library parking lot
⏰Hike time 🥾1:30pm
Los Gatos Library parking lot
Address: 100 Villa Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030
GPS: https://goo.gl/maps/SUftf3DNg6sNsC3m7

Parking: Free
Level: Moderate
Length: 4.5-5 miles
Elevation gain: 500ft
Route type: Loop
Dog: No

🎒 Bring good vibes🌿
✅Smiles for miles😊
✅Water, Snacks,
✅Wear Hiking shoes, Layers, Sunscreens..
If on a rainy day bring a Raincoat, Umbrella...

🚗Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in a private message, NOT on the message board, Thanks! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/8jurdx

💚 Support Our Group!
Thanks for joining our wellness club event, it does take time and money to make it happen. Thank you for being prepared and supportive 🌿

Our hikes, dinners, and events run thanks to member support. A small contribution is appreciated to help keep our wellness community active and fun! Thank you for helping us make every event special!

Requested contribution suggested amount $5-$20 to keep the club going!
​Dr. Heidi will ask for the contribution during event check-in. Accepted in person. Your support helps cover the many behind-the-scenes efforts that make these events possible, including route scouting, Meetup platform fees, permits, communication with park staff and members, and planning hikes, dinners, and road trips.
This community exists because of the support and kindness of its members.

The organizer reserves the right to ask a participant to depart!
If they refuse to follow event guidelines. This ensures our community remains a positive and respectful space for everyone.
Thank you for helping keep our wellness community positive, respectful, and active. 🌿

Our meetup events have a very positive impact on people's lives, people meet, fall in love💘 meet new friends, HAPPY, better health, less stress, anxiety, depression, isolate being alone and got extra bonus for LOVE ​💞

⚠️ Please Read Before Joining:
These hikes and group dinners are hosted voluntarily and with love for the outdoors and community. Participation is completely voluntary, and everyone joins at their own risk and responsibility.
👉 We kindly ask you to review the event details carefully — including directions, trail descriptions, and dinner spots — before joining.
Trails are part of nature and may not match everyone’s preferences. Dinner venues are selected based on group size, availability, and location. We do our best but can’t guarantee personal favorites.
🧡 Most importantly, come with an open heart, positive energy, and kindness. Let’s enjoy what we can control — good company, fresh air, and meaningful connections.

DO NOT ATTEND if you're experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, have a compromised immune system.

Hike/Walk at YOUR OWN RISK. Open trails aren't necessarily free of hazards--by entering the wilderness, you assume responsibility for your safety and must use good judgment.

Participation in this event is strictly voluntary! The event host/organizer assumes no responsibility for any injury, damage, or loss you may incur. You join and hike entirely at your own risk.
We are an intermediate hike group. Please be ready to keep up hiking with us from 5-8 miles without any health issues.

LIABILITY WAIVER: By signing up for the wellness walking/hiking event, you hereby release its organizers, hosts, and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for illness, injuries, damages, and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein. You agree to full responsibility for your own health issues.

DISCLAIMER: By participating in this wellness hiking event, you understand that Meetup event Host/Organizer assumes ABSOLUTELY NO responsibility and you have to assume all at your own risk of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release host/Organizer of all liability.

If anyone wishes to join our hike team, please answer the RSVP question every time for everyone's safety in the group. If you are unable to send me a message confirming that you are in good health and you are able to hike 5 miles without health issues we CANNOT approve you come to the hiking event.
Please don't just walk in. Thank you for your cooperation!

I'm looking forward to meeting, hiking with you and making good memories together.
Yours in good health! Dr. Heidi💝

❤️American Heart Association BLS-CPR, Heartsaver CPR, First Aid Courses -Learn and Live!❤️
Three courses available upon request:
https://visibook.com/ahacprfirstaid
By taking this course, you're contributing to the safety and well-being of those around you.
These skills are crucial for everyone to know, as they can help save the lives of loved ones, friends, or even strangers in the community.