Beautiful green hills with clear skies for miles. Cows watched my wife and me as we took about 7 total hours to complete the trip. I disagree with the "anticlimactic" aspect of the peak; we found it quite nice. Nice view of the Sierras and surrounding ranges too.
RyanCampagna - Aug 18, 2008 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2008
Ohlone Trail from Del Valle
Good trip through the Ohlone wilderness trail with my younger bro. Started in Livermore at Del Valle, hike goes uphill steep and fast. Not much time to warm up, just get after it... Camped out at Maggie's, killer sunset up there with a bit of a haze from recent fires, but not too bad on the lungs. How many cows are on this trail?! The one with the white mohawk was giving me the stink eye. Thought he might charge. Would have made a tasty steak.
Dangers Pop - May 4, 2008 12:26 pm Date Climbed: May 3, 2008
From Del Valle
Nice day with few other hikers out on the trail. Weather was near perfect. Views were little hazy. Due to the dry spring most wild flowers were gone for the season.
rhyang - Mar 2, 2008 10:31 pm Date Climbed: Mar 2, 2008
from Sunol
Another bay area 'peak' I've done over and over in past years.
Clear but windy today, gusts to 35-40mph on the ridges. ~20 miles / 3800' gain in 6 hours 20 minutes.
SFMountaineer - Jan 24, 2008 2:47 pm Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2008
Ohlone Trail
Did the 28 mile Ohlone Wilderness Trail in two days, starting from Stanford Ave. A really fantastic hike. However, clouds rolled in on day 2 and the view from the summit were nil. Still, it was quite eerie (and cold) up there, with dozens of knarley oaks surrounding us in the dense fog. The total silence of the fog, with the exception of drops of condensation falling from the oaks, was a unique experience. Will return in spring and climb from Sunol. Was able to see the beautiful landscape from Sunol to the backpacker's camp, but pretty much missed the vistas from the backpacker's camp to Rose Peak.
emilie - Dec 27, 2007 6:54 pm Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2006
Ohlone Traverse
i've done the ohlone traverse twice (del valle to sunol) and really enjoyed it. it's a wonderful long day - choose your hiking partner wisely. :-)
panweilin - Oct 25, 2007 3:23 pm Date Climbed: Mar 31, 2007
Ohlone Wilderness Traverse
Del Valle -> Rose Peak -> Sunol -> Mission Peak -> Stanford Avenue TH (total 28 miles, 6500 ft elevation gain)
WeatherMan - Jul 11, 2007 2:14 am Date Climbed: May 15, 2007
Long Day... not for summer
Starting from Geary Rd and the Horse barns, this hike rounds out at just over 20mi. There is a lot of exposure, and almost no water after the springtime, so be sure to BYOS(shade). This is a great hike to train for long trips, it offers distance, climbs, and off-season accesability.
Jonodo - Jan 16, 2007 11:03 pm Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2007
Del Valle Park
That was a lot of uphill!! I started out with the intention of making this a trail run, but found I had to walk all of the uphill. I can't believe how steep some parts of the trail were. At least I was able to run the flats and downhill. Left from Del Valle Park at 7:30 am and summited at 10:00 am. The way back was much more pleasant. No wildflowers this time of year.
cthomson - Dec 29, 2006 6:37 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2003
strollin'
A nice stroll with the cows.
Peak Baguette - Nov 8, 2006 6:43 am Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2006
Route: Ohlone Trail from Del Valle, Date: 11.07.06
It sure felt like a lot of up & down, confirmed by 5979 total ascent on my GPS! Liked it so much I might try to summit this “in reverse” from the Stanford Ave. side later this week ;)
Scott Fulton - May 22, 2006 4:52 pm Date Climbed: May 21, 2006
Ohlone Wilderness Trail 50K
I summited Rose Peak almost 6 hours after beginning the Ohlone Wilderness Trail 50K ultramarathon, which started at Stanford Avenue in Fremont. Thankfully we had better weather than this race usually has, and it was drizzling lightly from Sunol all the way to the top of Rose Peak and beyond. At the end of the race, I forgot about all the uphill because I was suffering through all the relentless, unrunnable downhill.
lakenyon - May 14, 2006 9:07 pm Date Climbed: Mar 9, 2004
Ohlone Wilderness Trail
03/04/2006: Ohlone Wilderness Trail from Del Valle to Stanford Ave. Lots of snow on the ground.
03/09/2004: Ohlone Wilderness Trail from Del Valle to Sunol.
Route Climbed: Ohlone Wilderness Trail Date Climbed: Feb 26, 2005
A good warm up hike. We were the only people on the summit. Was quite windy on top. Clouds blocked any great views of the Bay Area. But really pretty rolling green hills and other wildlife. Spring is a good time to do this hike.
Route Climbed: trail from geary road Date Climbed: Dec 24 2004
A long but scenic trail. Avoid during the summer but on a nice winter day it's great. The summit itself is not spectacular in the least but it was a fun hike. 7 hours ctc. Cows a-plenty.
Route Climbed: From Sunol Date Climbed: June 28, 2003
The best thing to do on a 100+ degree day in the Bay Area is NOT to climb Rose Peak. I made the annual training hike with a 60 lb. pack and camped at Maggies. Great sunset as usual.
Route Climbed: Through hike from Del Valle to Sunol Date Climbed: March 1998; May 17, 2003
Did a two day trip from del Valle to Sunol camping at Maggie's Half Acre just below the north side of the summit. It was a cold dreary first day. We left the day after Easter and it rained and even snowed off and on most of the day. Tuesday dawned clear and cold and made for much nicer hiking on to Sunol.
Hiked from Sunol out and back. A very enjoyable day.
hauntedbymediocrity - Mar 17, 2009 2:02 pm Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2009
Route from SunolBeautiful green hills with clear skies for miles. Cows watched my wife and me as we took about 7 total hours to complete the trip. I disagree with the "anticlimactic" aspect of the peak; we found it quite nice. Nice view of the Sierras and surrounding ranges too.
RyanCampagna - Aug 18, 2008 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2008
Ohlone Trail from Del ValleGood trip through the Ohlone wilderness trail with my younger bro. Started in Livermore at Del Valle, hike goes uphill steep and fast. Not much time to warm up, just get after it... Camped out at Maggie's, killer sunset up there with a bit of a haze from recent fires, but not too bad on the lungs. How many cows are on this trail?! The one with the white mohawk was giving me the stink eye. Thought he might charge. Would have made a tasty steak.
Dangers Pop - May 4, 2008 12:26 pm Date Climbed: May 3, 2008
From Del ValleNice day with few other hikers out on the trail. Weather was near perfect. Views were little hazy. Due to the dry spring most wild flowers were gone for the season.
rhyang - Mar 2, 2008 10:31 pm Date Climbed: Mar 2, 2008
from SunolAnother bay area 'peak' I've done over and over in past years.
Clear but windy today, gusts to 35-40mph on the ridges. ~20 miles / 3800' gain in 6 hours 20 minutes.
SFMountaineer - Jan 24, 2008 2:47 pm Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2008
Ohlone TrailDid the 28 mile Ohlone Wilderness Trail in two days, starting from Stanford Ave. A really fantastic hike. However, clouds rolled in on day 2 and the view from the summit were nil. Still, it was quite eerie (and cold) up there, with dozens of knarley oaks surrounding us in the dense fog. The total silence of the fog, with the exception of drops of condensation falling from the oaks, was a unique experience. Will return in spring and climb from Sunol. Was able to see the beautiful landscape from Sunol to the backpacker's camp, but pretty much missed the vistas from the backpacker's camp to Rose Peak.
emilie - Dec 27, 2007 6:54 pm Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2006
Ohlone Traversei've done the ohlone traverse twice (del valle to sunol) and really enjoyed it. it's a wonderful long day - choose your hiking partner wisely. :-)
panweilin - Oct 25, 2007 3:23 pm Date Climbed: Mar 31, 2007
Ohlone Wilderness TraverseDel Valle -> Rose Peak -> Sunol -> Mission Peak -> Stanford Avenue TH (total 28 miles, 6500 ft elevation gain)
WeatherMan - Jul 11, 2007 2:14 am Date Climbed: May 15, 2007
Long Day... not for summerStarting from Geary Rd and the Horse barns, this hike rounds out at just over 20mi. There is a lot of exposure, and almost no water after the springtime, so be sure to BYOS(shade). This is a great hike to train for long trips, it offers distance, climbs, and off-season accesability.
Jonodo - Jan 16, 2007 11:03 pm Date Climbed: Jan 16, 2007
Del Valle ParkThat was a lot of uphill!! I started out with the intention of making this a trail run, but found I had to walk all of the uphill. I can't believe how steep some parts of the trail were. At least I was able to run the flats and downhill. Left from Del Valle Park at 7:30 am and summited at 10:00 am. The way back was much more pleasant. No wildflowers this time of year.
cthomson - Dec 29, 2006 6:37 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2003
strollin'A nice stroll with the cows.
Peak Baguette - Nov 8, 2006 6:43 am Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2006
Route: Ohlone Trail from Del Valle, Date: 11.07.06It sure felt like a lot of up & down, confirmed by 5979 total ascent on my GPS! Liked it so much I might try to summit this “in reverse” from the Stanford Ave. side later this week ;)
Scott Fulton - May 22, 2006 4:52 pm Date Climbed: May 21, 2006
Ohlone Wilderness Trail 50KI summited Rose Peak almost 6 hours after beginning the Ohlone Wilderness Trail 50K ultramarathon, which started at Stanford Avenue in Fremont. Thankfully we had better weather than this race usually has, and it was drizzling lightly from Sunol all the way to the top of Rose Peak and beyond. At the end of the race, I forgot about all the uphill because I was suffering through all the relentless, unrunnable downhill.
lakenyon - May 14, 2006 9:07 pm Date Climbed: Mar 9, 2004
Ohlone Wilderness Trail03/04/2006: Ohlone Wilderness Trail from Del Valle to Stanford Ave. Lots of snow on the ground.
03/09/2004: Ohlone Wilderness Trail from Del Valle to Sunol.
NewDayRising - Oct 21, 2005 3:32 am
Route Climbed: ohlone trail Date Climbed: JUL 04side trip to peak from oholone trail livermore to fremont.
balajisv - Mar 14, 2005 5:51 pm
Route Climbed: Ohlone Wilderness Trail Date Climbed: Feb 26, 2005A good warm up hike. We were the only people on the summit. Was quite windy on top. Clouds blocked any great views of the Bay Area. But really pretty rolling green hills and other wildlife. Spring is a good time to do this hike.
derbilly - Mar 5, 2005 1:15 am
Route Climbed: trail Date Climbed: January 30, 2005Beautiful clear day with many good views in all direstions on the hike from Sunol to Del Valle.
orandall - Dec 24, 2004 6:37 pm
Route Climbed: trail from geary road Date Climbed: Dec 24 2004A long but scenic trail. Avoid during the summer but on a nice winter day it's great. The summit itself is not spectacular in the least but it was a fun hike. 7 hours ctc. Cows a-plenty.
Brett A - Jun 29, 2003 5:45 pm
Route Climbed: From Sunol Date Climbed: June 28, 2003The best thing to do on a 100+ degree day in the Bay Area is NOT to climb Rose Peak. I made the annual training hike with a 60 lb. pack and camped at Maggies. Great sunset as usual.
Matthew Holliman - Apr 20, 2003 1:06 pm
Route Climbed: Stanford Ave -> Del Valle (Ohlone Wilderness Trail) Date Climbed: April 18, 2003A very pleasant hike (much longer than 7.5hr CTC for me!); I especially enjoyed the side trip to Murietta Falls, which were beautiful.
keema - Apr 1, 2003 6:22 am
Route Climbed: Through hike from Del Valle to Sunol Date Climbed: March 1998; May 17, 2003Did a two day trip from del Valle to Sunol camping at Maggie's Half Acre just below the north side of the summit. It was a cold dreary first day. We left the day after Easter and it rained and even snowed off and on most of the day. Tuesday dawned clear and cold and made for much nicer hiking on to Sunol.
Hiked from Sunol out and back. A very enjoyable day.