On a mild December morning I hiked from Valleyview Arena to the silt cliffs benchlands across Highland Drive.    The triangular-shaped area is accessed by a steep single track trail.  There are double tracks and single tracks on the relatively flat benchland, but deep gullies cut the area into three areas.

I hiked all the established tracks, then crossed Highland Drive to take bike trails back to the start.    This would not be a good choice when the bike park is open, but there was no one in the area at this time of the year.    the route (see the map) was 5.4 km and took about 100 minutes.    Some photos from the hike are shared here.   Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption.

bike park trails

military depot bunker on Owl Road

sinkholes in the gullies

across the benchlands looking north

silt cliffs gully

This is a good area to hike in the shoulder season when the hills are wet with snow.