Ohlone Wilderness Trail - 2018From April 10, 2018 through April 12, 2018
Starting: Del Valle Regional Park
Ending: Mission Peak Regional Park
The Hike : Our People : Thoughts : Trail Lessons : Trail Log : References : Abbreviations
The Hike:The Ohlone Wilderness Trail (OWT) is about 28 miles with about 8,300' of elevation gain. This trail streches from Fremont in the East Bay to Del Valle Reservoir just south of Livermore. It definitely a Spring hike when the fields are lush and green. I suspect Summer time it will be just too hot and the creeks will all be dry. There are several designated campsites along the way. While the first and third day we saw people, the middle section we had the trail all to ourselves and the cows.
Our People:
Gary: In his 60's and obviously slowing down.
Sherri: In her 60's and speeding up.
Thoughts:
This trail was an unexpected treasure. Who would have thought you could be all alone on a trail in the East Bay? While I do have a hard time calling it a wilderness area considering we were on a road amongst a hers of cows. There was a sense of being isolated from the hustle and bustle of the close by freeways.Even more surprising is finding a place called Little Yosemite just down the creek from Calevaras Reservoir. While it does have a lot to live up to as far as a name, it does a reasonable job. Plus, it is a lot closer to get to from the Bay Area than the real thing.
The campsites were a mixture. It is a pleasure to have an outhouse and well water close to the camp. While the campsites we were in ranged from OK to wondering if we would be sleeping that night. One was because of the slant the grand had the other because of the exposure of the tent. By the way, no campfires-which did not bother us.
Trail Lessons:- Sometimes it is better to acknowledge ones weakness so that others can succeed.
- The trail goes ever onward.
- I just need to be in better shape!
Trail Log:
Our journal is given by each day. Most mileages came from our GPS. You can ket the entire GPX track from my Google Drive.
Date
|
Campsite
|
Miles
Walked |
Elevation
Gained |
Max
Elevation |
|
| April 10, 2018 | Stewart Camp | 6.68 | 3,472' | 3,361' | Steep uphill,went past Murietta Falls |
| April 11, 2018 | Sunol Backpacking Camp | 9.30 | 1,832' | 3,721' | Mostly down hill. Went up Rose Peak |
| April 12, 2018 | Mission Peak Parking Lot | 12.46 | 3,051' | 2,101' | Went past Little Yosemite, then Nature Center and on to Mission Peak Parking lot |
Our total walking was 28.44 miles, Our "average day was 9.46 miles with an ascent of 2,785' (8,355' total)'. There was many times when the ascent or descent reached a 40% grade. By "our" I mean Sherri and Andrea. My miles were something like 22 miles.
References:
For those of you who might be interested in hiking this hike, here are some references which you can consult:
Abbreviations:
- DDG - Drop Dead Gorgeous, usually when we are looking at a view
- JDV - Jaw Dropping View
- OWT - Ohlone Wilderness Trail
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