Tag: Black Mountain

The weather was perfect, parking was easy, & there were no crowds. Great day, overall! (11.8 miles total)

Cold but fun

Great hike. Steep in the beginning and towards the peak but gradual incline most of the way. Great weather but a bit windy at the…

A perfect time for a long hike.

17-1/2 miles.

Hiked a total of 13 miles roundtrip.

Even with the sunny weather it can get cold once you reach the summit, that is if you stop moving. This hike kick my behind.…

Did this hike last year, but must not be in as good shape cause it whooped me on the way up, especially the last two…

On the route we took, there were a lot of steep switchbacks in the beginning and then it’s flat til towards the end there’s more…

This is an absolutely beautiful trail, lots of shade and wide. Going up to the Summit was the incline but heading back was all downhill.

Total length: ~18 miles, ~3200 ft elevation gain. Arrived at the preserve at 8:05, despite google telling me the opening time was 8:00 the parking…

I knew it was going to be a cool and wet day, but the rain was supposed to pass by 8am and I really wanted…

A bit muddy in the wooded lowlands, but otherwise a great hike.

On The Rocks is a team of youthful women on the other side of middle-age who rocked two peaks in one week! This is one…

Very nice sunny day. Saw a coyote very nearby at the summit!

Excellent conditions, excellent weather, excellent companions!

We did the ‘Black Mountain via PG&E, Quarry and Black Mountain Trail’ from AllTrails. The parking lots were full on what we thought would be…

We did the ‘Black Mountain via PG&E, Quarry and Black Mountain Trail’ from AllTrails. The parking lots were full on what we thought would be…

Very nice weather but needed a jacket and gloves at the very top due to wind.

Gorgeous solo hike on a cloudy day.  Beat the rain by five minutes.  Spaces in the main lot on this Thursday were easy to find. …

Mask compliance is terribly on this trail.

The trail conditions were good and the weather was great. It was a high of 68 degrees. There were a couple spots with some light…

Weather was great!  Sunny with a slight breeze. Trails conditions were good especially for after the rain in the previous week. PG&E trail was 4…

Several straight up climbs, especially the last two miles. Climbed above power lines with the airplanes. Large towers and cool rocks.

Straight up climbs last 2 miles to the peak. Cool Black Rocks. Large towers. Trough along the way. Did 14+ miles.

Arrived about 9AM and found just 2 parking spots available. First and last mile a bit steep but not bad. Beautiful views of the valley…

I began my hike at the main Parking lot and looped around the park. 15 miles   ~3,000ft elevation Trails: Permanente Creek – Lower Meadow…

Bring your cardio game no matter which trailhead you choose:  the straight A frame incline or the steady reverse uncle with and added 4 miles.…

We (me and the 3 ladies) opted to do the 15 mile route since the 11 mile version was soo packed – even at 730AM…

Hiked with my Dood and2 good lady friends! Was a nice place but packed of people and very warm

Really foggy! No view. 2hrs 25 minutes up, 2 hrs down, total 10.6 Miles and over 2900 feet in elevation gain

The hike Though I live in Silicon Valley and I hike the PG&E loop often in Rancho San Antonio, the Black Mountain is not something…

I’ve always heard of Black Mountain but never actually hiked to it. Today that changed and it felt great! It was a solid hike from…

Some parts of the trail is steep like the halfway point and towards the end and you add the miles to get to the summit…

Had the day off today since I am working Saturday (and also got my second COVID vaccine yesterday). Felt good and headed to the Rhus…

(About that photo…it was windy, the sun was in my face, and I NEED A HAIRCUT!) Last year I did my first peak on New…

Pretty straightforward hike, saw a fair amount of wildlife, bobcat, deer, eagle, etc.  Good sunny cool day.  Good uphill stretch to the top of black…

Up, up and up.  The route is primarily a comfortably wide fire road that starts with a climb then levels off a bit before the…

Wide open fire roads for the start of the hike.  Nice section of single track once on the Quarry Trail.  Long last mile to the…

Great start to our year of peak challenges!

We did this peak on an overcast day. There was some clearing at times with nice views. We started 8AM and it was high 40s…

Trails were great!  Weather was a tad foggy.  It was our first peak, now on to the next one!

Early morning sunrise hike, cold and clear, beautiful view at the top!

Well maintained trail with plenty of parking. Construction is occurring in the area where one parks. Steady stream of people during the 12 mile hike.

A foggy and rainy day climbing Black Mountain! We didn’t see much of the view but it was still a great start to our 2021…

This last hike on the last day of 2020 could not have been more perfect. This loop trail in Monte Bello Open Space is diverse…

Having talked to a Ranger the previous day about Rancho San Antonio Park, I decided to wait until sunrise to engage in the hike. There…

Beautiful hike, accidentally took wrong trail down 2 miles and had to hike back up, started at 10am and completed around 4:00pm with the detour.

6.25 miles, 1239 ft, 2hr 8 mins Fairly easy hike, it rained a bit but the trail wasn’t too slippery.

Chilly and damp from rain.

A little bit of rain.  Trail was well maintained. Snuck it in before the years end!

An easy hike, very mild ascent. The weather was foggy at the beginning (around 11am) then, it warmed up significantly. We needed the carry all…

It was a good and mild climb hike. It was raining heavily right before our hike, so I was a little bit worried that we…

Busy day on the tail. Parking lots nearly full at 8:45am.

Love this hike even though 2 hours from Vacaville!  Last hike done!

Another cold one

Amazing rare clear day with great visibility. Hiked up through the deer hollow farm and the north ridge and down the PGE road. Saw a…

Perhaps not the most interesting of the hikes but the views were certainly amazing – fun to see Umhumnum, Diablo, Mission Peak , Sizer and…

lot of chance encountering deers

Beautiful hike after a 2-day rain. Although nothing much to see at the summit.

Boy, what a day. We were monitoring the weather forecast for a couple days before the hike and it showed rain. Sure enough on hike…

Beautiful fall hike, trail conditions great even after the storm the night below. Limited parking spaces (about 8 cars) at the Rhus Ridge trailhead –…

Black Mountain is not that hard a hike despite the 3400 feet of elevation we achieved on our hike.  I live in the area, so…

We started this hike around 11:30am and were back at the cars by 2:30pm. Once you’re out of the woods, there are amazing views of…

A month before this hike, I had all but given up on the idea of completing the 2020 NorCal Six Pack of Peaks. As the…

A cold start but I peeled off the sweat jacket after the first mile of rather steep uphill and never put it back on. Air…

Beautiful day for a hike in Los Altos on Black Mountain. Boy that elevation sneaks up on you for the last 2 miles! Fun hike,…

Last of the six mountains, and the alternate added after Berryessa Peak was closed. The steep ascent had a lot of direct sunshine but you…

Started with a rainy morning hike up to the summit.  Very foggy, cold , wet and windy at the top. Visibility was very low, so…

I’ve actually summited Black Mountain at least 3 times in 2020, maybe 4 or 5, but I chose this hike because it was the only…

Lovely hike!  Hit a freak wind storm with 40mph winds!  Made the hike out extremely difficult but what a view from the top.

I took up a group of Girl Scouts with another leader and we camped at the group site and the. Summited the peak. It was…