Sunol RW: Little Yosemite 6.9 mi Moderate Hike

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For us to hold our large events at local parks, the local parks require us to carry insurance for our events. To participate in our events, please sign this waiver (required by our insurance underwriter) for each event. Please do so online prior to arriving (works on mobile)
CARPOOL REQUEST COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE GROUP. Please read below how to carpool.

Level: Moderate

Total Distance: 6.9 mile, loop

Hiking Time: 4 hours

Elevation Change: 1338 feet.

Parking fee: $5 per vehicle

DOGS: Not permitted due to single track route.

Shade: Don't forget your sunhat for your own personal shade. Shade does not matter if you have your sunhat. I never leave home without it.

Facilities: Restrooms located off the parking lot. NO DRINKING WATER.

WAIVER:
Please sign the online waiver. You MUST do so for each event. This is required for our liability insurance. If you are bringing guests, they must sign separately.

Select the Event Title and fill in the form. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. The form is accessible on both mobile and desktop.

https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/waiver-signing-form/

Recommended Map:

https://www.ebparks.org/maps/sunol

• Please use the Google Maps link above to familiarize yourself with the trip and explore various route options from your home. Zoom in all the way.

• The GPS locations below and the map link above are accurate enough to find us by looking around with your eyes when you get there.

(Most Cars) GPS Degrees Minutes Seconds Format:

37°30'55.2"N 121°49'49.7"W

(Google Maps) GPS Degrees Decimal Format:

37.515330, -121.830461

Nearest street address:

1895 Geary Road, Sunol, CA

The Google Waze app will route around "restricted access" roads, unlike the Google Maps app, using the same map data as Google Maps. Therefore, Waze is recommended over the Google Maps app for your phone.

If you have the Waze app installed on your phone, click this URL:

http://waze.to/?ll=37.515330,-121.830461&navigate=yes

Just click it. It will open Waze and start navigating to the trail head.

• As always, it is good practice to confirm the night before that any app you use takes you to where you expect by comparing the destination with what is posted above on your PC/Mac.

• Most street addresses provided are approximate, and may be up to a couple of miles from the hike location. Use GPS coordinates when driving, if possible.

Parking:

Plan to arrive 30 minutes early to find parking, and walk to the trail head.

Carpooling: We will use this link for carpooling:

https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/3rqm7n

Please sign up here.

CARPOOLING MANNERS:

Please refrain from trying to negotiate your carpool in the comments, as it is equivalent to sending multiple "Reply All" emails to everyone.

Please start your carpool quest, by first adding yourself to the carpool link above.

Then, use the contact info provided by the driver or rider in the link above to contact them directly and privately.

Please be considerate of others and resist the urge to "Reply All".

Thank you for understanding.

HIGHLIGHTS

Bedrock mortars used by Native Americans for pounding acorns that were found in the area are reminders of Sunol's first inhabitants. For the past century, however, the land known today as Sunol Regional Wilderness was used almost exclusively as ranch land. Today, camping, picnicking, hiking, back-packing and equestrian trail rides attract thousands of park visitors a year.

Visitors should bring drinking water because there is no drinking water in the park.

Exploration will reveal sandstone outcrops with fossils deposited in what was once ancient seabed. Great boulders of greenstone, schist and metachert indicate a turbulent past. The massive basalt outcrop at Indian Joe Cave Rocks provides sport and challenge to rock climbers.

TRAIL HIKING DIRECTIONS

Ohlone Wilderness Trail -> Canyon View Trail -> McCorkle Trail -> Cerro Este Road -> Little Yosemite

Head back up Cerro Este Road -> Cave Rocks Road -> Indian Joe Creek Trail -> Canyon View Trail -> Ohlone Wilderness Trail

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