Walnut Creek Mayor To Lead Open Space Walk

News from the City of Walnut Creek:

Walnut Creek Mayor Bob Simmons will lead a 5-mile walk into the Acalanes Open Space on Saturday, April 11. The walk will begin at 9 a.m. on the corner of Larkey Lane and Second Avenue, and will return to the same location by11:30 a.m.

Walkers should wear good walking shoes; part of the walk will be on unpaved trails, and there are several hills along the route. In addition, walkers are advised to bring water, a hat and sunscreen.

Highlights of the walk include seeing concrete arrows that were installed in the 1920s as part of a nationwide system to guide airmail pilots on transcontinental flights. At one time, these sites also had a tower with rotating lights for nighttime visibility. When radar and radio communications made the beacons obsolete, the beacon towers were torn down, but the concrete arrows remain.

No advance registration is required. A more detailed description of the April 11 route is available at www.walnut-creek.org/walks.

The April 11 walk is one of a series of “Walnut Creek Walks” being led by Simmons each month throughout his mayoral year.