hiking: edgewood park

i've been hiking at least once a week but haven't been very adventurous as i usually just head off to sawyer camp trail by crystal springs. i told myself that i need to explore other, more challenging trails. after doing some research, i headed out to edgewood park in redwood city today. the park is conveniently located off the 280 so it was easy to find and basically, that was the easiest part of the morning! 

what i love about this trail is the elevation so it's definitely more challenging (side note, this is the same trail that jerry rice used to train at). the trail is not very crowded and more importantly, the views are pretty awesome. i will definitely be coming back to this park. what i struggled with is the actual trails. it's CONFUSING!! i wasn't in any hurry so i didn't mind taking a wrong turn but as you can see in the map below it's not exactly the easiest to follow. also, it can be isolating as there are paths where you feel like you are deep into the woods and there is no one around (well, not on weekdays at least). i'm sure once i go a few more times, it won't be an issue. i'm actually quite determined to figure out these paths.

the only warning is you want to avoid this trail if it's rained recently. you are walking on dirt paths (some are quite narrow) and it will be muddy and slippery. it had been 3 days since it rained and i came across quite a bit of muddy paths.

 the sun peaking through the morning fog

 

which way shall i go??

  

this map didn't really help; other than realizing i was on the wrong loop.

 saw some deers!

anyone have any hiking trails along the peninsula they'd recommend?