Once you reach the sunol visitor center, you begin your ascent to mission hill. After a seemingly endless climb, you cross a ridge and make your way to another T intersection. You have to hike or ride horseback to see this magnificent 9,737-acre parkland, accessible only by way of the Ohlone Wilderness Trail. This is the best training hiking in the Bay Area. Went through 4liters on the first day Found out she likes steak. If you're hiking in the heat make sure to bring and treat water. There was a relatively new sign on the water pipe saying it was untreated water and you must boil before drinking. Learn about the Ohlone Wilderness 50K Trail Run in Fremont, California. A few blown down bushes but passable. There will be many stickers getting into your socks and their paws/fur. This trail is about 29 mi (47 km) in length, excluding the trails that connect to it along the way and each end of the trail. Horses are also able to use this trail. Did this trail in 3 days 2 nights starting at Mission Peak and ending at Del Valle. Reservations can be made by calling 1-888-EBPARKS, and pressing #2. On the other hand, when you go in winter (and like to take in the views like me) bring a head lamp. The Ohlone Wilderness Trail at the Ohlone Regional Wilderness is a strenuous 28 mile one-way trail that features stunning mountain vistas and connects the Del Valle Regional Park to Mission Peak Regional Preserve in Fremont, CA. From end to end it’s 29 miles or so. Rose Peak had good views and was worth the effort to do at least once. Hiked from Sunol Wilderness to Del Valle as a day hike in preparation for summer hiking season on JMT and Colorado Trail. The most remote and beautiful areas of the Ohlone Wilderness are accessible only along the Ohlone Wilderness Trail corridor. Amazing experience right here in the Bay Area. This entry was posted in Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, Training hike and tagged backcountry, backpacking, east bay, fremont, hiking, livermore, ohlone wilderness trail, sf bay area, thru-hike on March 4, 2016 by Claudine. We ran out. I started at Stanford Staging Area and ended at Del Valle in Livermore. $4.00/person/year by mail. The weather was perfect, too. Box 5381, Oakland, CA 94605-0381. After about two-thirds of a mile (it'll seem much longer), you'll hit a T where you've got two choices: another very steep half-mile to the left or a gentler but longer route to the right along the Rocky Ridge section of the trail. This trail starts off fairly navigable but gets steep quickly, with the steepest sections pitching up to 25%. I wanted to get this hike in before it got hot and it worked out great! Ohlone Wilderness Regional Trail Hiking Permit (REQUIRED) The Ohlone Wilderness (Regional) Trail has been calling my name for half a year. Overnight camping gear -- backpack, shelter, sleeping bag, cooking kit. The hike between Maggie's Half Acre and Eagle Spring starts out rather easy, going down most of the way until Sunol visitor's center. I hear the waterfalls are worth it, though, so I recommend spending the night at Stuart's Camp and doing the 1 mile side trip to see it (if it's been raining, of course- the falls are usually dried up)! Feb 1 - Mar 8 The Ohlone Regional Wilderness Trail traces a meandering line across one of the largest and most secluded swaths of publicly owned oak woodland left in the East Bay. This climb is no joke, be prepared. Plus as others have said, you want to get the hard part out of the way first. Fee paid at Sunol or Del Valle entry point. The Eagle Spring camp is again rather high up. Surrounding Rose Peak are grassy ridges, profusely flowered in season. After ate lunch,we descended slowly onto Sunol. Directions to the trailhead, free maps, and more. We took a hike first part of August in the Ohlone Wilderness Area, This is a beautiful place for a hike. The Ohlone 50K is a point-to-point race traversing the entire Ohlone Wilderness Trail, a tough 31 mile distance run on trails and fire roads.The trail crosses sections of four East Bay Regional Parklands: Mission Peak Regional Preserve, Sunol Regional Wilderness, Ohlone Regional Wilderness, and … Nothing out of the ordinary, water and a john. Broken up into two days, sunol to Maggie's 10 miles, 4000 ft ~6hrs. Mar 9 - May 8 Where: Ohlone Wilderness Trail (Livermore, Ca - Fremont, CA) When: March 22-23 Distance: 26.88 miles Conditions: 42F-62F, cloudy/rainy on Friday, partly cloudy/sunny on Saturday, windy throughout Lighterpack. I trained, but should have trained more! Fee for in-person purchase is $2/person/year; by mail/phone/online $4/person/year for first five permits and $3/person/year for each additional permit after five. But we endured the night, getting very wet in the process. Ohlone Wilderness Trail is a hiking, trail running, walking adventure located in or near Ohlone Regional Wilderness, CA. Call 888-327-2757 and dial option 2. If the report at lower elevations is for rain, prepare for a storm at the summit. I'm not a backpacker, so I just went for it, with an option to bail at the 20 mile mark when I reached Sunol. The trail goes to a shoulder north of a narrow trail about a quarter-mile from the summit. The hike from Del Valle to Maggie's Half Acre was quite intense with elevation. Download file: Ohlone_Wilderness_Trail.gpx Permits and Fees: The East Bay Regional Park District website is the best resource for information on permits and fees, but here is a short summary: Permits (one per hiker) are required for almost all portions of the Ohlone trail. That's where I had lunch the first day. I probably should have searched around some more at the Sunol park headquarters, because I ran out of water about half-way up the back side of Mission Peak and there isn't any running water until you reach the Stanford Ave. staging area. (For those of you who have been to Glass Beach recently, you know what I'm talking about. It's wise to filter or purify the water. mini 08/22/20. So that was unfortunate and slowed me down near the end. Lucky for us this time of year is not too hot. Great trail but watch the weather, we went up at the end of March and found ourselves in sow and hail storms and woke up under 2” of snow. We took a Boy Scout troop over the Memorial Day weekend and completed the trail west to east. This trail traverses 28 miles of mountains and oak canyons in southern Alameda County and is open to hikers and equestrians. We also brought lightweight hammocks, small sleeping bags, and roll up sleeping pads. Highly recommended for a local backpacking adventure. The Ohlone Wilderness Regional Trail Hiking Permit/Map is required for both day use and camping/backpacking for each person, ages 12 and over. Hopefully you've left a car here, or made transportation arrangements. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/ohlone-wilderness-trail I tried my best to record the trail as I did it, but like I mentioned the cellular signal was spotty and I was rationing battery life toward the middle of the hike. One word of caution, weather reports for the wilderness area tend to be for lower elevations. It's better to call somebody to pick you up. It got very cold at night, which was to be expected, but still very much worth the trip. The Ohlone wilderness regional trail extends about 28 miles from Mission Peak on the west, through Sunol regional park to Del Valle near Livermore at the eastern end. So make sure you pack more calories than you usually eat in a day. My suggestion would be to coordinate your pick-up location and time as precise as possible. Temps hovered around the low 60s down to the low 30s at night in mid December. The trail is honestly pretty difficult, if done in a backpacking trip. From the sign-board it's a grueling climb up an old ranch road. Overnight parking, with a reservation and permit, is allowed in the Del Valle, Sunol, and Mission Peak parking lots. Post navigation. Post navigation ← Brazen Racing’s Drag-N-Fly Half Marathon Hiking the Ohlone Wilderness Trail Day Two → Trail Permit Fee Because it was raining for us all night, it was like hell up there. Bring EXTRA water! Dogs and horses are also able to use this trail. I met just one other person in the entire day. So think about that. We encountered an abundance, especially in Sunol. It was very challenging, but I'd do it again. East Bay Regional Parks page for Ohlone Trail Your goal: 10 miles to the Maggie's Half Acre campsite near Rose Peak. Where? This is really difficult physically and mentally at some points. If you turn left, you're in for another four miles of gentler climbing till you reach Rose Peak. We encountered far more severe weather on our last night at Maggie's Half Acre than was predicted by NWS forecast. Parks form the trailheads at both ends of the trail: Mission Peak Regional Preserve in Fremont on the west and Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore on the east. Livermore Tourism; Livermore Hotels; Bed and Breakfast Livermore; Livermore Holiday Rentals; Livermore Holiday Packages; Flights to Livermore; Livermore Restaurants Ohlone Wilderness is a 9,737 acres (39.40 km ) regional park in the United States that is part of the East Bay Regional Parks (EBRPD) system. Due to the popularity of the trail, please be courteous to others that you'll see along the way. You will cover alot of ground soaking in the best views of this trail. On way back hit Murrieta Falls which had pretty good volume. Pack in and pack out. This portion of the trip has some great views of both backcountry and the East Bay towns (Sunol, Livermore, etc.). Watch out for raccoons trying to steal your food at Sunol Headquarters! If you like a challenge and lots of ups and down this is the trail for you. Overall, a great 20-miler, for training or fun, if you are looking for that sort of thing. The others had larger flat areas with fire rings, but exposed to morning sun. My girlfriend and I went from Del Valle to Mission Peak in three days/two nights. Break camp as early as you can, as 18 miles await. A simple BART ride to the end of the line and a two mile walk through flavorless suburbs brought me to the trailhead of the Ohlone Wilderness Trail, which winds 28 miles through wilderness and grazing land. March is the time to go- I saw so many wildflowers in Sunol!!! Went here with my recently adopted dog on a spring Monday, with hopes of not running into other dogs and avoiding her triggers. The Ohlone Trail passes through the Ohlone Wilderness and three regional parks: Mission Peak Regional Preserve in Fremont, Sunol Regional Wilderness near Pleasanton and south of Sunol, and Del Valle Regional Park. On clear days you can see farther than you'd have imagined possible from the summit: all the way to San Jose and the Santa Cruz Mountains beyond. A day’s trip from Sunol to Rose Peak and back. The trail offers a number of activity options. I started at Del Valle and went all the way to Mission Peak. Even after I reached the Rose Peak, the "descent" into Del Valle packed enough uphills to set my tired muscles on fire every step of the way. But what comes up, must come down, and after Rose Peak, it's pretty much all downhill until you reach Sunol. However, the last day on Mission Peak is another story. Weather would change every 30 minutes from shining sun to torrential rain and everything in between. I would recommend doing it east to west and not the opposite because I didn't get too much sun on my face this way. An Ohlone Wilderness Permit is required for each person age 12 years or older. There is a latrine toilet/outhouse, and some water may be available, but, backpackers should carry water to this site in the event that the springs are depleted. Just follow the red-tagged trail markers, which are numbered in reverse order from the Fremont terminus of the trail. it was a tough hike, we encountered driving rain in the morning, but it's dry out in the afternoon. The remote and beautiful wilderness areas of the Ohlone Wilderness are accessible only through the Ohlone Wilderness Trail. Amazing gem in our Bay Area back yard! Two-Heel Drive write-up on this hike Be sure to enter your trip on the board so rangers will know you're out there in case of fire or other emergency. 3 days 2 nights. The first mile is a gentle up-and-down to a sign-in board. You’ll lose service once you get out of the Mission Peak area going into the trail. Completed Dec 17th. Permits can be purchased at the park kiosk, online, or via phone when making a campsite reservation. If there’s anything else you’d like to know please don’t hesitate to reach out. Overall it was quite nice. All in all it was a very challenging hike for my noob knees. 8am - 6pm The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. The exit on the Del Valle side has a different kind of soil and it just made the mud stick and slippery. This is a great trail and is close enough to the Bay Area to make it accessible without driving all the way to the Sierras. Ohlone Wilderness Trail: Mission Peak Regional Preserve through Sunol Regional Wilderness, Ohlone Regional Wilderness, and finishing at the Del Valle Regional Park (29 mile thru-hike, 8,000FT elevation gain, approx. Believe it or not, Mission Peak is the easier part of the hike. Video recapping from sunol to del valle - may 2017, temps ~85-95 degrees A separate camping reservation is required if you plan on staying overnight at one of the designated campsites along the Ohlone Wilderness Trail. Ohlone Wilderness Trail. The Del Mar side packs all of the elevation gain into the first day including the dive into William's gulch. The rolling hills reminded me of England. The last few miles to the Stanford Avenue entrance to Mission Peak Regional Preserve can be crowded with hikers, particularly on weekends, but the downgrade is a welcome change after so much climbing. We camped first night at Maggie's Half Acre and second night at Eagle Spring. It is located between Mission Peak (to its west) and Sunol Regional Wilderness (to its east). You may purchase your permit in one of the following ways: If purchasing by phone, online or by mail, the Ohlone Wilderness Regional Trail Hiking Permit/Map should be purchased at least 7 days in advance of your planned trip to allow time for mailing. There's a lovely stretch close to the Murrietta Falls trail where the path is glittering with quartz. It also has a garbage can for you to unload some trash. stupid, I know. The second day was way worse because it rained nearly the entire way to Eagle Spring. East Ridge to Ridgeline, East Shore, and Hetch Hetchy Trail Loop, East Shore and Heron Bay Trail to Venadas Group Camp, Squirrel Gulch Trail to Eagle Crest Trail to Ridgeline Trail Loop, East Shore, Ridgeline, and Hetch Hetchy Loop, Del Valley East Lasso to West Beach via East Shore Trail, Oak Grove, Black Sage, and Cedar Mountain Loop, Arroyo Rd Staging Area to East Shore and Heron Bay Trails, Winery Loop via Arroyo del Valle Regional Trail, http://www.tommangan.net/twoheeldrive/index.php/2007/04/16/two-days-on-the-ohlone-wilderness-trail. So if you plan to park there, as we did, expect to wait 15 minutes for a spot to open up. It was a great hike, although I wouldn’t recommend doing this one in summer. The Ohlone Trail traverses 28 miles of mountains and canyons in southern Alameda County and is open to hikers and equestrians. Hikers must buy a permit, which is printed on an excellent map of the entire trail. 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