Mission Peak, Fremont, CA

Mission Peak, Fremont, California

Description:
March 31st 2008. Mission Peak is located in the Mission Peak Regional Preserve and is a part of the East Bay Regional Park District. The hike out from Stanford Avenue is steep and dramatic. I highly recommend allowing a minimum of 5 hours to reach the top and back. Also I recommend plenty of water, especially on hot summer days. If you do decide to go during the summer months I would suggest leaving the trail head as close to sunrise as possible. That way it would be cool for the hike up and hot on your way down. The view is spectacular from the top and is a definite must hike for anybody who enjoys a good physical exercise and good views. I found that lots of people mill about the bottom area checking out the cows, but the closer you get to the top the less people there are. It was fairly windy up top also.

Directions:
Heading north on 680 towards Sacramento exit Mission Blvd. and proceed about half a mile to Stanford Avenue and turn right. Go to the parking lot and park here.

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Other Information:
The Misison Peak area connects to other notable trails in the area and the park is open from 5am to 10pm unless otherwise noted.