survey of Swartz Canyon Trail in Mt Gower Open Space Preserve [Outdoors Club hike at Mt Gower Open Space Preserve] January 31, 2009 [10:15 AM we set out from Staging Area at end of Gunn Stage Rd and follow Swartz Canyon Trail, stopping for lunch at noon] hike to Mt Gower, we stop for lunch 3.10 miles out, 33 1.447 N 116 46.477 W [1-447-46-477] 445-459 back on trail, heading back to staging area 461-474 458-499 441-525 449-534 459-530 451-565 464-589 473-583 486-620 509-612 531-608 536-612 544-609 547-631 543-638 549-644 544-650 550-657 568-643 585-630 603-649 606-656 602-661 612-675 602-685 596-700 591-725 600-758 590-768 590-790 600-813 608-847 602-859 605-868 609-886 608-909 596-917 585-950 this is probably the high point 576-951 568-953 566-964 557-962 548-978 543-5 535-20 528-16 506-29 495-58 472-77 462-97 442-129 438-138 422-140 412-145 411-169 399-189 420-200 401-239 387-236 377-253 382-278 377-287 362-284 355-303 347-309 341-309 334-324 313-335 316-344 282-355 266-383 271-398 260-422 249-434 231-459 221-459 203-481 175-492 189-515 198-520 207-529 197-531 186-546 157-565 164-568 160-577 165-580 165-589 145-607 155-613 176-642 161-650 156-683 1-166-47-699-"side trail" side trail to L 170-707 another side trail to L, perhaps part of the first one 203-709 235-688 264-680 285-658 308-651 322-645 343-654 352-650 1-385-47-652-"to view point" side trail to L going up to view point 392-628 405-608 414-605 418-593 442-570 1-444-47-568-"side trail" side trail to L which probably goes down to Gunn Stage Rd 444-546 462-528 471-505 466-478 458-448 471-421 491-435 507-395 530-395 550-385 559-395 563-389 569-391 594-381 611-381 622-363 644-355 651-378 674-358 688-356 705-374 722-367 724-411 713-418 720-458 707-480 1-700-47-515-junction trail junction, Rutherford Trail to R 681-519 667-516 656-523 647-516 635-525 622-520 1-609-47-544-"staging area" trail ends at staging area we return to the parking area about 2:05 PM [I take way point readings on Gunn Stage Rd and San Vicente Rd as far as the intersection with Wildcat Canyon Rd] 1-597-47-552 576-586 573-594 552-727 511-813 466-933 424-11 181-325 120-354 990-374 912-387 840-409 757-467 667-555 610-640 574-704 473-972 452-14 411-54 345-67 335-338 325-433 289-543 127-856 105-904 94-948 87-11 77-62 58-105 0-170-"cross 33 N parallel" 971-215 956-247 923-292 899-363 876-619 877-665!