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Information for participants and volunteers:

Event date: April 24, 2010

Timing:
Registration – 9-9:30 am
Walk-a-thon– 9:30-11 am
Festival for the Environment – 11 am - 3 pm

Bring your own water bottle! Refills available.

Location:
The hike starts at the Mount Madonna Upper School campus – 491 Summit Road. There will be parking, but please carpool to reduce the environmental impact!

Directions from Watsonville:
Take Highway 152 east toward Gilroy.
Just past the Mount Madonna Inn, at the top of the mountain, turn left into Mount Madonna County Park (Pole Line Road); do not pay the park entrance fee.
Follow the yellow line through the park (2.2 miles).
When you come to the stop sign at the end of the park, continue straight ahead on Summit Road for 1.5 miles. (Pole Line Road becomes Summit Road).
Pass the driveway for the Mount Madonna Center and then turn left into the driveway for Mount Madonna School.


Directions from Gilroy:
Take Highway 152 west toward Watsonville.
Go through Gilroy, remaining on Highway 152, and continue up the mountain approximately 10 miles.
At the top of the mountain, just past the 15 mph curve, turn right into Mount Madonna County Park (Pole Line Road); do not pay the park entrance fee.
Follow the yellow line through the park (2.2 miles).
When you come to the stop sign at the end of the park, continue straight ahead on Summit Road for 1.5 miles. (Pole Line Road becomes Summit Road).
Pass the driveway for the Mount Madonna Center and then turn left into the driveway for Mount Madonna School.

Please - no pets, bicycles, skateboards or skates on course.

This is a alcohol, smoke and drug-free event. 

The Route:

Volunteers will be stationed along the route, to offer support, water and to stamp the walker’s numbers at the half-way point. The route is a 5 km loop with the option to extend to a 10K or even 15K by repeating the loop.
After walking, participants are invited to relax, celebrate and learn at the School’s 4th Annual Festival for the Environment (www.ecofest.us)