Mount Saint Helena

The first mile is in the trees and the rest is up a fire road. It gets steep at the very end, but it’s pretty

Start early most of the trail has no shade. Great views from the top. The majority of the trail is fire road and easy to

The hike began with the 1st mile in wooded area. This part of the trail was made of multiple switchbacks with one steep climb. There

The Stevenson Memorial Trail was definitely the prettiest part of this hike. It was fun seeing rock climbers scaling the rock wall on the way

Mainly fire road trail, evidence of past fire. Beautiful views of the area. Trucks passed us on the road which can be a little disappointing

We started our hike around 8am – the Bay Area Ridge Trail Head start was just north of the main Robert Luis Stevenson parking lot.