black mountain

Started the hike at 5-30 AM as soon as the park opened. Trail is well maintained. Has shade in some parts. But gets very hot

Good hike. First mile and last 1.5 miles to the summit were tough but the middle was pretty gentle uphill. Mix of woods and open

Perfect day!  Temps were 60's-70's, bluest of skies, green hills and wildflowers.  At top vast views of the hills and the ocean.

Beautiful day. Sunny and 70s. Trail was in great condition. This was a tough climb near the top, but we did it! Hidden Villa is

This hike was a good climb but the views at the top were worth it! On the hike up we saw so many butterflies and

I decided to go with the easier trial from Monte Bello since the parking lot at the Rhus Ridge trailhead was already full at 7:20am.