Ohlone wilderness trail hike neil mishalovs web site. Trail map augustin bernal community park park rules the park is open during daylight hours. The presentday muwekma ohlone tribe is comprised of all of the known surviving american indian lineages aboriginal to the san francisco bay region who trace their ancestry through the missions dolores, santa clara, and san jose. The trail is rated as difficult and offers a number of activity options. Sycamore grove park is a hiking adventure located in or near livermore, ca. Ohlone wilderness regional preserve east bay regional. The sky was absolutely clear as we prepared for our journey. Camping at designated campsites along the ohlone wilderness trail is allowed.
We left out the first 8 miles which would have taken us up mission peak since we have previously seen the area and were on a 1day mission. It is contiguous with watershed lands owned by the san francisco puc and wilderness preserves of the east bay regional park district. This detailed topographic map covers the hills above fremont, including mission peak regional preserve, ed r. Sunol wilderness regional preserve east bay regional park. Hike to murietta falls in the ohlone regional wilderness, 428 at murietta falls trailhead on sat apr 28 2018, 9.
East bay viewpoint offers excellent spring hike sfgate. Ohlone regional wilderness, alameda county, california. Sunol regional wilderness transit, biking, and walking directions trail map. Levin county park, sunol regional wilderness, and ohlone regional wilderness.
Dogs must be leashed at all times in any picnic area, gathering site, parking lot or paved roadway of the park. The ohlone regional wilderness is located at stanford ave, fremont, ca 94539. The permit is valid for one year from the date of purchase. We also got, after some confusion, an overnight parking permit for del valle. The ohlone wilderness trail connects del valle regional park just south of livermore to mission peak regional preserve in fremont. Ohlone tribes have protested in vallejo, california and insist that glen cove, a sacred site for many natives, is one of the last native village sites in the san francisco bay that has escaped urban development. Ohlone wilderness trail del valle california alltrails. All the rest of the ohlone wilderness trail will be new for me. The trail is indicated by round leaf symbols as shown to the left. The city of vallejo plans to build a family park at the site.
The two preserves encompass over 16,500 acres of oak woodlands, grasslands. Dogfriendly parks ohlone regional wilderness in livermore. Ada parking bike rack bus stop carpool permit vending machine gender neutral restroom 2nd floor electric vehicle charging stations. Sisters hike at little yosemite sisterhood in the outdoors mcc. In addition to official hiking trails, most roads are shown and labeled. The ohlone wilderness regional trail has been calling my name for half a year. An out and back ridge trail that can be started from the trailhead in del valle. The trail can be done either east to west, or west to east. Upper alameda creek watershed southern section acfcd. Ohlone regional wilderness to sunol wilderness and mission peak. Ohlone regional wilderness online lowresolution map. The ohlone wilderness regional trail runs, in completion, from the stanford staging area in fremont to del valle regional park, a total of 28 miles. Park map pdf maps are available at most of the bulletin boards at trailheads in the park, or you can print your own.
Ohlone wilderness regional trail destination isolation. The ohlone wilderness regional trail hiking permitmap is required for both day use and. Rugged but rewarding trek is best way to see east bay backcountry ohlone wilderness trail is one wicked walk. While the elevation profile is a bit more daunting going east to west, there are a few perks to make up for it. Ohlone feel that the public land should remain undisturbed. The entire route follows the ohlone wilderness trail, which is wellmarked and easy to follow. Mission peak regional preserve trail map socal hiker. The ohlone wilderness trail is actually a continuous route made up of different trails, so trails will often have other names in addition to ohlone wilderness trail. Zip to your computer, unzip the file and click on it. Owcb is owned and managed by fletcher conservation lands. Satellite photo map of the area with a gps tracked route superimposed. Apr 28, 2018 hike to murietta falls in the ohlone regional wilderness, 428 at murietta falls trailhead on sat apr 28 2018, 9.
It passes through ohlone regional wilderness and sunol regional wilderness, as well as some land owned by the san francisco water district where youre not allowed to leave the trail. You may purchase your permit in one of the following ways. Ohlone wilderness regional trail hiking permit required the ohlone wilderness regional trail hiking permit map is required for both day use and campingbackpacking for each person, ages 12 and over. Muwekma ohlone tribe, muwekma ohlone tribe san jose, ca home. It was evident as i drove to the trailhead that the east bay hills are green this year.
Hikers who cross into the san francisco water department lands that connect mission peak regional preserve, sunol ohlone regional wilderness and del valle regional park must carry the ohlone wilderness trail map permit. The entry points to this area are del valle regional park to the northeast and sunol regional wilderness to the west. The ohlone wilderness trail runs from del valle regional park in livermore to the stanford ave staging area at mission peak in fremont. The ohlone wilderness trail at the ohlone regional wilderness is a strenuous 28 mile oneway trail that features stunning mountain vistas and connects the del valle regional park to mission peak regional preserve in fremont, ca. It includes the entire ohlone wilderness regional trail. It is located in southern alameda county, near the cities of fremont, ca and sunol, ca. View driving map jean, jennie, kane and i hiked the ohlone wilderness trail a 3day, 2 night adventure in the hills between livermore and fremont. Ohlone regional wilderness dogfriendly parks del valle rd livermore, california 510562park get map or directions this parks centerpiece is the 3,817foot rose peak, just 32 feet lower than mount diablo.
Ohlone wilderness trail sunol to del valle trail run. Sunol regional wilderness, ohlone regional wilderness, and del valle regional park. This 6,859acre park was mostly former ranch land that continues have cattle grazing. Ohlone wilderness trail 28 mile pointtopoint hike alice. Ohlone west conservation bank westervelt ecological services. Large raptors like eagles and hawks can often be spotted swooping down on. Carson iceberg wilderness topo hiking map backpacking the pacific crest trail and the tahoe to yosemite trail across the carson iceberg wilderness two 30 minute usgs topographic backpacking maps. Although i walked the trails length in springarguably the most agreeable time of year to the human interloperthere are always tradeoffs.
We still each needed to get an ohlone wilderness trail permit, however. The college is named for the indigenous people living in the area when mission san jose was founded. An ohlone wilderness permit is required for each person age 12 years or older. Hiking in the ohlone wilderness from sunol to delvalle via. Hiking a description of some park trails is found on the other side of. The trail is 28 miles long with 7,100 feet of elevation gain including rose peak and mission peak. Regional wilderness east bay regional park district. Most of it actually lies inside the ohlone wilderness and you need a permit to hike that part.
Feb 17, 2015 however, this was the first time that i have hiked out of mission peak regional preserve along the ohlone wilderness trail. Click the map image below to see an enlarged version. Map of ohlone wilderness trail since there are two ends of the trail and both ends have parking options, you could technically start the trail at the mission peak staging area, one of the del valle staging areas, or even at sunol wilderness, but this itinerary will begin at the southern del valle staging area. It is 4kms from fremont to mission peak and about 6. Hike to murietta falls in the ohlone regional wilderness, 428. Ohlone permit map and signin at trailheads is required for use of the ohlone wilderness trail where it crosses san francisco water department lands as it connects mission peak, sunol, ohlone, and del valle regional parks.
Camping is allowed at designated sites along the ohlone trail. The planned trail alignment is a concept to connect parks and public open spaces within a broad corridor. An ode, a map, and details about the ohlone regional wilderness trail. Its a 28 mile pointtopoint hike going from the mission peak regional preserve in fremont, ca, through sunol and ohlone regional wildernesses, and ending in del valle regional park in livermore. Trails can get crowded on weekends at mission peak and sunol, but the rest of.
The ohlone wilderness regional trail hiking permit map is required for day use and camping. But its worth the strain as you soak up amazing vistas, scout for wildlife and marvel at being in such a remote locale so close to a huge metropolis. Del valle regional park must carry the ohlone wilderness trail mappermit. Ohlone college is an inclusive and an ethnically diverse institution that promotes innovation and continuous improvement in departments and divisions. Augustin bernal community park golden eagle way staging area and parking north i 680 r. Ohlone west conservation bank owcb is located within southern alameda county and is immediately adjacent to the ohlone preserve conservation bank. Ohlone wilderness trail travel guide at wikivoyage.
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