Field Trip: Picchetti Ranch

Leader: Dave Zittin, (408) 515-7104. 

Directions: From I-280 in Cupertino take Foothill Blvd south 3.3 miles (becomes Stevens Canyon Rd). Turn right on Monte Bello Rd, go about a mile, and turn left past winery entrance into preserve parking lot. 

Difficulty: Moderately strenuous walk past an old orchard, seasonal pond, and oak woodlands.