Date: 2024 / 05 / 18
5.81miles / 1837ft / 3-15 / 4-41
The little one wants to look for some spring birds at the Hidden Valley Trail in Mission Peak Regional Preserve,
so off we went!
It's almost impossible to get a parking space at the Stanford Ave. trailhead,
thus for years we started from Ohlone College, where it has free streat parking (adding 1mile walk to the trailhead),
or with a fee there's ample parking space in the parking structure right at the trailhead.
Though it's a little bit late in the season, the hills are still in pretty green with some nice wildflowers along the trail.
The trail itself is quite boring and there's no variation at all.
It simply goes up and up, thought with great view to the bay.
We planed to stop at the No. 4 bench where the birds were reported being seen, but then the little one decided to go
all the way to mission peak.
He summitted Mission peak when he was 4.
I didn't go all the way up to the peak, as I really hate the badly eroded rocky session near the peak.
We did see some birds along the way- the Lazuli Bunting, Lark Sparrow, Rufous-Crowned Sparrow, and the Rock Wren, which
stood in front of us singing for a very long time.
Previous visit from Ohlone College Trailhead
2021/12/20 : • 800 - Mission Peak Reg...
eBird:
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Milk Thistle 8:05 9:31
Mustards 8:21
Mediterranean lineseed 8:37
Olive Tree Flower 8:49
Wild Turkey 8:51
California Buckeye 8:55
Wester Bluebird 8:59 10:27 12:17
Western Bkyeburd & its breakfast 9:13
Ash-throated Flycatcher 9:25
Nuttall's woodpecker 9:39 12:19
Lazuli Bunting 9:41 12:21
Red-Tailed Hawk 9:59 11:55
Western Meadowlark 10:57
Rock Wren 11:01
Coyote 11:51
Acorn Woodpecker 12:11
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Trail route: Hidden Valley / Eagle / Peak Trail
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Parking lot :
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Mission Peak Regional Preserve :
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Park Brochure & Trail Map :
www.ebparks.or...
KZitem Music:
Gently onwards by ELPHNT
Негізгі бет 956 - Mission Peak from Stanford Ave.
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