The El Cerrito Trail Trekkers formed in order to build, maintain, publicize and use the little known urban trails of El Cerrito, California. You can support us by joining or donating, or you can keep up with our progress by getting on our email list. Read more about us here. Follow us on Twitter @ECTrailTrekkers or Facebook . Read about our accomplishments in 2021 and our goals for 2022 here.
We host interesting events online and in-person throughout the year. Find out more on our Events page.
Early Morning Bird Walk led by Tara McIntire
Mark your calendars for the Hillside Festival
Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, 2022
This free event returns to the real Hillside this year after a virtual festival in 2020. We have a full range of activities, with Eddie Dunbar of the Insect Sciences Museum kicking the fest off with an ever-popular hike for all ages.
We will have geology and history hikes, a birding morning hike and native plants hikes. There will be a history of El Cerrito walk and an outdoors talk on Native Americans by author Richard Schwartz.
Pick up a hard copy map and schedule, which will soon be distributed at community centers, libraries and shops throughout El Cerrito and nearby towns. Or download the 2022 Trekkers Hill Fest Schedule.
Haiku Contest 2022
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s haiku contest. Join us at the Haiku Hike on Sunday, May 15, noon to 1:30 PM at the Schmidt Lane Trailhead in the Hillside Area at which contest winners will be recognized and read their haiku as part of the Hillside Festival, May 14-15 Read all the entries here.
Winning entries
CHILDREN
Gemma S. FIRST PLACE
The purple flower
Swaying in the gentle breeze
Welcoming the bees
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Darcy W. SECOND PLACE
I pull my hat over my head
And see the nature
Through tiny holes
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Makena T. THIRD PLACE
Trees sway with the wind
The crunch of leaves underfoot
For this is my home
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YOUTH
Belen R. FIRST PLACE
The quizzical bird
Bluejays. Stealthily hopping
The bug is gone now
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Serena S., SECOND PLACE
A faint breeze whisks by
With sun caressing my skin
Flowers twirl with me
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ADULT
Daniel Ari – FIRST PLACE
New green reaches out
into unknown sunlight
above a sea of city.
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Opal Franklin – SECOND PLACE
My hands move mountains
Swing low and carry my pain
The brush keeps me warm
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Pamela Lim -THIRD PLACE
Thirsty mosquitoes,
Keep your fangs away from me–
I will bite you back!
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Barbara Birch – FOURTH PLACE
labyrinth circle
step in with namaste hands
sudden devotion
El Cerrito Rotary Club and Trekkers will repair the Rotary Interpretive Walk. This walk, funded by the Rotary Club and installed in 2020, has suffered from two criminal actions. One of the 15 signs was ripped from the ground and flung to the side of the trail. Another was stolen. These signs, designed and written by local volunteers, are city property. The signs should be back in the ground this winter at no cost to the city. Anyone with information on these acts of theft and vandalism is asked to speak to the ECPD.
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Volunteers Wanted!
The Trekkers are looking for volunteers to help improve trails and continue building new ones. Let us know if you can help – contact Dave Weinstein at 510-524-1737 or davidsweinstein@yahoo.com.
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