Valley Loop
Cross Country Track
Reservoir Hill, Poop out Hill, Valley Loop, Switchbacks, Mt.SAC Hill are part of the land management zone.
The eastern and southern hilly terrain of this zone was originally set aside for the possibility of more intensive use in the future. This zone serves as the setting for Mt. SAC’s cross-country course. Decades of competition records are associated with this course—a compelling reason to preserve its route without alteration. This zone also provides essential grazing pastureland for Mt. SAC’s Agricultural Sciences and Animal Science Programs—which are among the very few programs in Southern California that give students hands-on animal husbandry experience. Although this zone is not formally maintained for native flora, it is home to native species, such as black walnuts, oaks, and coastal sage scrub communities. Similar to the southeastern portion of this zone, the West Parcel portion provided essential grazing pastureland for Mt. SAC’s Agricultural Sciences and Animal Sciences Programs. Many residents remember driving along Grand Avenue and seeing the cattle grazing on the hills of the West Parcel. In 2018, Mt. SAC formally recorded a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants to protect portions of this property that provide high quality habitat for sensitive animal and plant species such as the California gnatcatcher, coastal cactus wren, Venturan coastal sage scrub, and mule fat scrub in perpetuity
Cross Country Course Maps