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Diablo Trail Endurance Ride 30/50 - June 27, 2009
AHA Region 3 Championship and AERC Sanctioned

VOLUNTEERS General Information

Clothing:  Please dress appropriately for doing manual work outdoors.  No flip-flops!  Our advise is to wear close-toed, comfortable shoes.  Bring layers, as it may be cool in the morning/evening and hot during the afternoon.  Hats and sunscreen are also strongly advised. 

Food and drinks:  Save Mount Diablo will provide volunteers with water but please bring your reusable waterbottles.  If you are volunteering for a shift of more than a four hours, Save Mount Diablo will provide you with dinner (shifts on Friday evening) or lunch (shifts on Saturday).  If you are working four hours or less, please plan to either eat before you come or bring your own food. 

Training:  All Volunteers who have signed up are asked to attend a information and training meeting (dinner) on Tuesday, June 23 at 6 pm. Please meet at Summit Ranch, 100 Summit Ranch Road in Alamo.  Pizza will be provided!

Questions/Concerns:  Please contact Kim Bratton at Save Mount Diablo for any additional information.  You may reach her at 925-947-3535 or kbratton@savemountdiablo.org.

Volunteers who are signed up to do the following jobs will meet at base camp:

  • Parking
  • Registration, distribute information
  • Set up (camp/kitchen)
  • Dinner service
  • Clean up (dinner/campsite)
  • Vet check at the Finish Line (10:30am-2pm and 10:30am-5:30pm shifts)
  • Drag and point riders who are starting at the beginning of the trail
  • Start and finish line timers
  • Trail markers

DIRECTIONS TO BASE CAMP: Base camp and the start and finish line will be at Castle Roack Park, 1700 Castle Rock Road in Walnut Creek. Click here to a Map to the campsite

From Hwy 24/I-680 N:

  1. From CA-24 E take the I-680 N exit toward Concord/Sacramento
  2. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Ygnacio Valley Rd
  3. Turn right at Ygnacio Valley Rd
  4. Turn right at Walnut Ave
  5. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Castle Rock Rd.
  6. Go straight, past Northgate High School. Follow signs until you see volunteer parking area on your right.

 From I-680 S: 

  1. Take I-680 S to the Treat Blvd. exit. 
  2. Turn left onto N. Main St. 
  3. Turn left onto Treat Blvd. 
  4. Turn right onto Oak Grove Rd and continue on Oak Grove Rd. after crossing Ygnacio Valley.
  5. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Castle Rock Rd
  6. Go straight, past Northgate High School. Follow signs until you see volunteer parking area on your right.

Vet Check Points—Juniper Campground, Curry Point and Diablo Ranch

Volunteers who are signed up for the 6am to 9am vet check, vet secretaries and P&R crew will meet at Curry Point.

§         From Danville/San Ramon (South Gate):  From Diablo Road turn left onto Mt. Diablo Scenic Boulevard. At the Park boundary the road becomes South Gate Road.  Continue up the mountain, past the entrance station and past Rock City.  Park in the Curry Point view area on the right.

§         From Walnut Creek (North Gate):  Take North Gate Road up the mountain, past the entrance station.  Turn right at the junction with South Gate Road. Take South Gate Road (down) for approximately 1 mile to Curry Point.

Volunteers who are signed up for the 7:30am to 10:30am vet check, vet secretaries and P&R crew will meet at Juniper Campground.

§         From Danville/San Ramon (South Gate):  From Diablo Road turn left onto Mt. Diablo Scenic Boulevard.  At the Park boundary the road becomes South Gate Road.  Continue up the mountain.  Turn right at the junction with North Gate Road and continue up Summit Road.  Juniper Campground is approximately 2 miles from the junction.    

§         From Walnut Creek (North Gate):  Take North Gate Road up the mountain, past the entrance station.  Turn left at the junction with South Gate Road and continue up Summit Road.  Juniper Campground is approximately 2 miles from the junction.

Volunteers who are signed up for the 9am to noon vet check, vet secretaries and P&R crew will meet at Diablo Ranch.

§         From Danville/San Ramon (South Gate):  Go to Mt. Diablo Scenic Boulevard and turn left. At the Park boundary the road becomes South Gate Road.  Continue up the mountain.  Take a left at the junction and go down on North Gate Road.  Diablo Ranch is approximately 3.5 miles past the junction.

§         From Walnut Creek (North Gate):  Take North Gate Road up the mountain, past the entrance station.  Diablo Ranch is off North Gate Road, approximately 9 miles from the entrance gate.

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