Story:
Oh, where to start. There are many things about this hike that were great - the flowers, the views, the lovely and solitary hike along the ridge between the two peaks. But they were overshadowed by the final ~4 mile segment along the Agua Caliente and Calera Creek Trails which was steep, lacking in signage, and absolutely decimated by cattle to the point where I nearly broke my ankle more times than I could count.
Oh, where to start. There are many things about this hike that were great - the flowers, the views, the lovely and solitary hike along the ridge between the two peaks. But they were overshadowed by the final ~4 mile segment along the Agua Caliente and Calera Creek Trails which was steep, lacking in signage, and absolutely decimated by cattle to the point where I nearly broke my ankle more times than I could count.
Details and additional photos are in the links below.
Tips:
Avoid the Agua Caliente and Calera Creek Trails. The rest of the park is quite nice. Cut up to Monument Peak via an easy cross-country route following the fence when you cross Scott Creek. It's a quick approach this way and saves you the circuitous road-hiking route.
Avoid the Agua Caliente and Calera Creek Trails. The rest of the park is quite nice. Cut up to Monument Peak via an easy cross-country route following the fence when you cross Scott Creek. It's a quick approach this way and saves you the circuitous road-hiking route.
Don't believe the sign at the Agua Caliente and Monument Peak Trail junction. It says something like 8 miles to Mission Peak, but I think it means round trip. It's only about two miles to Monument from there, and it's only 2 miles from Monument to Mission.
Tags:
monument, Mission Peak, Ed Levin, Bay Area Ridge Trail, BART
monument, Mission Peak, Ed Levin, Bay Area Ridge Trail, BART
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