On Saturday, April 9 I lead my College of San Mateo class on a 5.5-mile hike around Hidden Villa and into Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. Hidden Villa is a 1,60o acre private non-profit farm and wild land preserve in Los Altos Hills which is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00 am until sunset. It closes during the summer for summer camp for children 7-16 years old.
First, we toured the organic garden, cow barn, poultry palace and piggery, the White Barn and White House, both built in 1860, and then the home of Frank and Josephine Duveneck, built in 1930.
From there we started our grand excursion on the Long Bunny Loop , the Creek Trail, The Ewing Hill Trail, The Black Mountain, Hostel Trail, and the Toyon Trail. Parts of this route are rather steep, but worth the effort. The creeks are flowing, the wildflowers are blooming, and the views are splendid.
Frank and Josephine Duveneck purchased this property in 1924. They willed that upon their deaths it be open to the public for educational and recreational purposes under the authority of the Hidden Villa Trust.
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