Sunol Regional Wilderness

Continuing our exploration of what the East Bay has to offer in terms of hiking, I bring to you some photos from Sunol Regional Wilderness. We went about a month ago, but my weekends have somehow gotten away from me and I haven’t been able to update this blog for a while (plus I’m trying to have a few posts related to programming in between).

It took about an hour from SF but was an easy drive, mostly on freeways. The day we went was sunny and warm but not hot, and we spent around 4 hours on the trail with several stops to rest and relax. If I remember correctly, the trails we followed were:

Indian Joe Nature Trail
Indian Joe Creek Trail
Cave Rocks Road
High Valley Road
Flag Hill Road
Flag Hill Trail

for a total of about 5 miles. I really liked the trail. We didn’t run into many other people, there was a variety of plant and animal life, variety of terrain, and there’s a farm/ranch in the middle of it with a bunch of sleepy cows. Plus there is a great view from the top. The only downside I could see is that there is a lot of cow poop on the trails, but they were mostly dry.