Trail Trekker Little Yosemite

Deep within the hills of the Sunol Regional Wilderness lies one of the East Bay’s best-kept secrets and, this past Saturday, the Pack went on a semi-spontaneous Trail Trekker hike to discover this secret.

Several families met at Sunol Visitor Center to tackle the Little Yosemite Trail Trekker hike. The Visitor Center has a small collection of exhibits and and a costume area where kids can dress up in 1800s style clothing. There’s also a helpful staff here to answer any questions.

This trail is considered a “moderate” hike, so we had to put in some effort to get to the top of the East Bay hills, but the trail itself was in good condition and easy to navigate, if a bit steep.

A sturdy wooden bridge led the scouts over the Alameda Creek where we began our hike on the Canyon View Trail.

Scouts of all ages and ability made the arduous 3-mile, 440-ft climb up and over the Canyon View Trail until they reached the refreshing and beautiful Little Yosemite area. We broke for lunch before jumping into the Alameda Creek at Little Yosemite.

The Little Yosemite area is a wonderful place to explore and climb and splash after a long, hard hike. The water wasn’t too high so we were able to cross over and explore from both sides of the creek. Scouts (and parents) tried their hand at skipping stones and climbing boulders and tree trunks and all sorts of other nature-friendly activities.

Alas, all things must come to an end and the scouts were both eager to get home but sad the adventure was over.

Tags: hiking, Little Yosemite, Trail Trekker