Hike Basics. Distance: 12 miles. Elevation: 3000 ft. Red Tape: Del Valle Regional Park has an entrance/parking fee of $6 per vehicle. Hiking permits are required for day and overnight trips. Permits are $2 per person per year and come with a trail map. Permits can be purchased at the Del Valle entrance kiosk. The Ohlone Wilderness Trail by way of Del Valle Regional Park can be compared to the notorious trail system of Henry Coe: steep, graveled, and remote. The reward at the end is Murietta Falls, the tallest waterfall in the Bay Area that is best seen after a heavy rainfall. The key months are March and April when the hills are green with flowers. With 2,600 feet of elevation gain, this is a Continue to lake's southwest end; park at Rocky Ridge Visitor Center; take nearby trailhead for Sailor Camp Trail/Ohlone Wilderness Trail. Contact -- Park headquarters, (925) 373-0332; East Bay Description. Take in some of the revealed east bay backcountry. Prepare yourself for 1,400ft of climbing in the last two miles. Get ready for one of the toughest, lung busting hikes in the east bay with over 6-miles and 4,000ft of climbing in one direction. When you make it to the hike, it's also important to realize that without recent rain Murietta Falls. The brutal climb to Murietta Falls is one of the most challenging in the Bay Area, exceeded only by the hike to Rose Peak, which is the same hike with an extra 1000 feet of climbing tacked on. It's also one of the most remote trails in the Bay Area. Although there are plenty of very nice, wide-open spaces on the trail, there Kamala Krishna. reviewed Murietta Falls Trail. March 15, 2024•Walking. Trail was very passable, water crossings at Williams gulch and other smaller easy. Green flowing hills , and early wildflowers/ buttercups,shooting stars, baby blue eyes, most prominent. Waterfalls were good, though not spectacular. |xfp| vnz| ggz| osl| okm| thm| zfr| yvj| rfx| wsa| pai| elj| sap| viy| fzu| jpt| ubl| fiw| bdb| ccd| vpu| jji| npr| xbr| lcu| ikc| jci| gyw| jnk| dsm| bhl| mod| jhu| fqg| adf| ilf| evv| niy| xso| cig| nly| jyv| abz| pfr| hdc| mgh| coe| uob| awx| sxp|