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| mrchad9 | Uvas Canyon County Park  Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2013 | |
| I suppose every serious Bay Area peakbagger needs to make the pilgrimage up Loma Prieta at least once... I started in Uvas County park, not the shortest route, but it has a lovely stream and small waterfalls this time of year, very nice. Once on the private property roads I did not have any hassles, even with a few cars driving by. Even saw a couple others out on a walk or bikeride on this fine sunny day, no way of knowing if they were residents or not. Same with me I suppose. There is a nice hole cut into the fence so the highpoint is easily reached from the outside. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2013 4:54 pm | ||
| Dundeel | Ranger Talk Date Climbed: Dec 3, 2010 | |
| Just as I prepared to leave my truck, parked at the Loma Prieta Road "residents only" junction, an Open Space District Ranger showed up and made it clear that I was not allowed to hike up the road. He said that an access plan may be developed in the future to allow legal access. | |
| Posted Dec 10, 2010 11:36 pm | ||
| boyblue | From Uvas Park | |
| This was probably the summer of 1973... My friend and I were just looking for a safe place to get 'high' (the non-hiking way). We started exploring the fire road that led out of Uvas Canyon and eventually, followed the ridge all the way to the top of the peak. It was totally spontaneous. No food or water. I was wearing a pair of cheap sandals. Hours later we got back to the car- me with bloody toes and both of us dehydrated with raging cases of the 'munchies'. | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2010 10:51 pm | ||
| BrendanHickey | From Uvas parking lot Date Climbed: Jan 8, 2010 | |
| Great hike. The many No Trespassing signs were a little worrisome. Interesting rock shelter, abandoned metal cabin, and USGS benchmark at the top. Even the road section after Uvas was good, with great views, aftermath of forest fire, and a few seemingly abandoned homes. | |
| Posted Jan 9, 2010 2:52 pm | ||
| derbilly | Bay Area Peaks Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2008 | |
| Drove down to the bay area to pick up LP and 4 others and tick off another P2K. | |
| Posted Jul 29, 2009 12:06 am | ||
| CalGoat | Road Hike Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2009 | |
| Went up the road with no issues. Walked around the radio stuff and took some photos, but no one was around so I don't know if they still hassle hikers up there. A couple of cars passed me on the "closed" part of the road but again, no problems. The views are decent at the top, but like others have said, the antenna arrays block any kind of panorama. | |
| Posted Apr 17, 2009 6:49 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Road hike Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2008 | |
| Hadn't checked website so had no info on this climb. Got to first gate, decided to drive on. Saw the second gate and signs and worried about leaving my car there with locals driving by...went back to first gate and parked. After 20 minutes debate, started walking up. Since I was carring both my kids (60lbs)on me, I figured locals would be nice...they were. http://www.willhiteweb.com/california_climbing/santa_cruz_mountains/mount_loma_prieta_250.htm | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2008 12:17 am | ||
| Jared Rader | Route climbed: Uvas Canyon>Loma Prieta & Highland Road> Loma Prieta | |
| I have climbed Loma Prieta Twice. The climb up Uvas Canyon I can remember as being strenuous, but once you hit Summit Rd the climb is smooth sailing ahead. The people who live in this area are much friendlier than the people around Mt. Umunhum, and I have never had problems from locals while hiking around "private" roads in the area. I have been lucky enough to summit via the service roads on days when no one is around. Overall, there's a lot of antennas at the top and the good views are on the north side. | ||
| Posted May 13, 2007 3:47 am | ||
| Bob Burd | From Uvas Canyon County Park Date Climbed: Jan 5, 2007 | |
| This was a much better route than the last time, no hassles from land owners. Trip Report | |
| Posted Jan 7, 2007 5:06 pm | ||
| mlarkin2002 | From the road Date Climbed: Oct 29, 2005 | |
| A quick jog up and down the road. Good views. | ||
| Posted Oct 19, 2006 11:05 pm | ||
| OJ Loenneker | Climbed several times | |
| I used to live right off summit road for about four years. During that time I have tooled around the area. I have been to the summit several times, and been chased off several other times by my "neighbors" who do not like people up there... | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2006 10:06 am | ||
| Matt Worster | From Uvas Canyon | |
| Nice hike up the canyon, then a little road hiking for variety :-) | |
| Posted Apr 7, 2006 1:33 am | ||
| SpiceMan | Route Climbed: Road Date Climbed: Jan O4 | |
| It was really cool. I went when it was snowing there. Awesome mountain! | |
| Posted Jan 15, 2006 6:00 pm | ||
| Dennis Poulin | Route Climbed: Drive Up Date Climbed: 11/4/5 | |
| The gates were open and I drove to the summit. This was a mistake. An employee was in one of the communication towers and he let me know that I was trespassing and they usually call the Sheriff to have him deal with trespassers. He looked like he was FBI or CIA or just an SOB. Foggy on top and no view to be had. | |
| Posted Nov 9, 2005 6:28 pm | ||
| Abraxas | Route Climbed: From Uvas Canyon, then to Summit Road Date Climbed: July 24, 2004 | |
| This was a fairly easy hike--all the work is done when hiking from Uvas County Park up to Summit Road. From Summit Road, it is more or less a stroll. Views from the top are good, but you never get a grand sweeping view because there are towers everywhere. Also took a little work to find a route between all the fences to get near the highest point on the mountain. There was a surprising sea breeze coming up from the (visible) ocean on the hot July day while coming up Summit Road. We hit Nibbs Knob on the way back down to the Uvas parking lot. It's certainly easier on the way down than it is on the way up. | ||
| Posted Sep 20, 2005 7:02 pm | ||
| Al Pine | Route Climbed: walked from road Date Climbed: July 17, 2003 | |
| Did not go to the top of Loma Prieta, but walked around nearby Crystal Peak and Mt. Chual. Very nice views of SF Bay area and Monterey Bay area. | |
| Posted Aug 21, 2005 10:08 pm | ||
| QuailBS | Route Climbed: By car on road, then a short walk to summit Date Climbed: April 2005 (unsure of exact date) | |
| Was able to go with my father because he was doing CDF work. Would be a great veiw if it wasn't for the fog. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2005 6:12 pm | ||
| McCannster | Route Climbed: East Slope Date Climbed: February 20, 2005 | |
| Discovered the East Slope Trail that led to the summit. It was really windy up there! It was also raining. couldn't see much at the top that time except a bunch of antennae. Been up 4X since then, mainly when it snows. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2005 11:24 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | Route Climbed: From Sierra Azul / Mt. Umunhum Date Climbed: 199? | |
| From Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, one can find the paved road leading to Mt. Umunhum, signed Private Property and gated. I hiked up this road and then along the summit ridge to Loma Prieta. On the way back I was warned by one land owner, then barred from recrossing the property of another. I spent several hours detouring around his property on the south side of the ridge via dirt roads and bushwhacking (ugh!). Beware, this route is entirely on private property as far as I could tell. The views are really grand, but not worth the hassle. | |
| Posted Apr 5, 2005 12:15 pm | ||
| rgreene | Route Climbed: Loma Prieta Road Date Climbed: 26 March 2005 | |
| Working on some P2k peaks. Was fun, tried a bunch of approaches direct off Summit Road (which were a big waste of time), finally gave up and did it the easy way. | |
| Posted Apr 3, 2005 8:48 pm | ||
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