Alameda Creek Overlook (formerly Little Yosemite)–Indian Joe Cave Rocks, 7 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Sunol Regional Wilderness near Scotts Corner, CA. The route passes Alameda Creek Overlook (formerly Little Yosemite) and Indian Joe Cave Rocks. It climbs 1,386 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi394 – 906 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ohlone Wilderness Trail 37.51565, -121.83069
Nearest town Scotts Corner, CA
Directions
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Alameda Creek Overlook (formerly Little Yosemite)–Indian Joe Cave Rocks, 7 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 392–906 ft
Out & Back · Sunol Regional Wilderness
Trailhead: Ohlone Wilderness Trail · 37.51565, -121.83069
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Shady Glen Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hayfield Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Canyon View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto McCorkle Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Canyon View Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Cerro Este Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Alameda Creek Overlook (formerly Little Yosemite).
- 250 ftSharp right onto Camp Ohlone Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto McCorkle Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Canyon View Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Indian Joe Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miPass Indian Joe Cave Rocks.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hayfield Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Shady Glen Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
18% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Ohlone Wilderness Trail Trailhead
- Ohlone Wilderness Trail & Shady Glen Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Indian Joe Cave Rocks–Hayfield Road, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 699 ft
- Alameda Creek Overlook (formerly Little Yosemite)–Canyon View Trail, 5 sights 4 mi · ▲ 810 ft
- Flag Hill–Indian Joe Cave Rocks Loop, 5 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft
- Cerro Este Overlook–Indian Joe Cave Rocks, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,285 ft
- Flag Hill–Vista Grande Overlook Loop, 10 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,610 ft
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