Hiking in the Bay Area: Mission Peak regional park, Fremont CA. 06/07/2015

Summary

Location: Mission Peak regional park, Fremont California
Date & Time: 06/07/2015 12:30 PM
Distance: 7.14 miles
Duration: 2 hours 52 minutes
Difficulty (1-5): 3, short but steep elevation. Very hot and no shadow at all makes it hard.
Official web page: http://www.ebparks.org/parks/mission

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Story

Yesterday me and my wife decided to take a hike up to the mission peak in the afternoon.
We have never hiked up there before and i was thinking it was gonna be an easy task… but believe me it was not!

This day it was really hot outside (mid 85°) and there is almost no shadow at all on this hike so it was really hot and even though we only hiked for a total of three hours a lot of water was needed.

There is two parts of this hike, first you go 3,5 miles up to the peak and then you go down again.
The hike is very steep, so even though its a pretty short hike a lot of energy is needed due to the elevation change (2,100 feet). In the sun you really have to struggle to get up to teh peak.

But when you finally get to the top it is worth it, the view from the peak is wonderful.
This day it was not so clear but it is told that on a clear day you can see all the way to the sierras from the top. This trail is very crowded and sometimes as much as 2000 persons can do this hike in only day.

Finding parking is difficult so most of the times a street parking up to a half mile from the park entrance is required.
There is no water available so make sure to bring a lot of water for this hot hike.

We finished this hike in 2 hours and 52 minutes, this included a 15 minutes rest on the peak. To summarize this is a nice hike to do when you really want to exercise your legs and your heart. The view from the top is also well worth the hard work to get up there.