Picturesque mountain with 5 peaks featuring challenging hiking & cycling trails, plus scenic views.
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What clients say about Mt St Helena in Azusa (CA)
It opens 360 for grand view of Napa valley in layers of hills and yonder. It has surprisingly challenging rock climbing sites to entice your adventures spirit.
Definitely I was impressed to meet many different facial expressions of the mountain, just need to take a moment to observe and recognize them, allowing yourself the space, not rushing through and miss them out. They are the spirits and the keepers of the mountain. ^&^
Mount St. Helena Trail (Robert Louis Stevenson State Park)
• Distance: ~10 miles round trip
• Difficulty: Moderate–hard
• Highlights:
• Panoramic views of Napa Valley, Sonoma, and even Mount Shasta on a clear day
• Wide, well-maintained fire road
• Iconic summit hike in the area
• Great for: Sunrise, long scenic hikes, cooler days
A solid good hike. I’d say it is moderate at best. Park at the RLS State Park signs off Hwy 29. It’s about a half mile through the woods to the Stevenson marker. All told it’s .92 miles from Hwy 29 to the access road. The wooded part is either hard packed dirt or uneven rocky trails. Definitely watch your footing. Once one the access trail it’s another 3.08 miles along an access road with loose dirt and gravel up to the south peak’s picnic tables. All told it’s 4 miles to the south peak and you’re rewarded with great views. It’s another 1.7 miles to the north peak if you’re feeling peckish. There is no water available and no sun shade once you’ve reached the access road.
TLDR; moderate hike in the beginning. Bring good hiking shoes, water and a hat. Reward are a good exercise and great views of the surrounding area
did it in nov 22, not snowing but pretty windy & cold. the top part has some private property signs for some company but no gates or anything. mt st helena is 2nd the highest peak in the bay area
(July 2023) Beautiful hike to the top! Not too step, but it can get hot in the summer. Bring extra water. Not a hard climb if you’re in shape, but don’t bring your noob hiker friends or they might not have a good time. STUNNING views at the top.
I’m taking off one star because to get to the peak, you definitely have to pass some “private property” signs, which sketched me out. I think a telecom company owns the land at the top? There are some radio towers and propane tanks up there. Interesting to see but a little odd. The companies also need to practice Leave No Trace and not litter debris along the trail.
The views at the top are indescribably awesome, though. Sweeping views of Napa valley.
Beautiful area overlooking the petrified forest and you wouldn't know it if you didn't know. Gotta visit! Full day of excitement
Ok faithful and way more.
Beautiful hike. Best in the winter when it's not too hot. I could see the snow capped Sierra stretching for hundreds of miles so go on a clear day. Please use knee supports. It can be hard on the knees.
Beautiful hike with all types of terrain, and very neatly kept. The snow melted about 3 days ago ?? however we saw a lot of snow along the sides, and there was a little here and there on the trail. The waterfall near the entrance is amazing, and view from the top is breathtaking. All in all no complaints, just wish we timed the hike better so we would see full snow.
Hike it, climb it, bike it and even on occasion drive it, this mountain is a good destination. Mountain bikes can peddle to the top up the fire road which starts up the mountain just East from the parking lot at the top of the pass on the highway. Hiking starts right from the parking lot so pack some water and start walking uphill.
Lando (Shiba Inu) 3 years old, and I, 68 year old, walked to the summit in January. There was snow! So beautiful. Tiring and exhilarating. Yes, you can see the Sierra Nevadas from even half way up. Bring your own water! We learned that the hard way almost thirty years ago.
Mt. Saint Helena is about a five mile hike to the summit and the first mile is single track trail and the remaining four miles are open fire road. Due to the trail being a 10 mile round trip it will take you 3-4 hours to complete and due to recent fires there is very little to no shade on the hike for the fire road portion. Bring water and start you hike early in the day for Spring to Fall. Best to hike on a clear day for the best views and there are 360 degree views from the summit.
Absolutely spectacular. A one of a kind landscape. This one of a kind landscape could only be found in Northwestern California. Don’t leave California without visiting Mount Saint Helena. You don’t want to have this as a regret on your travel list of places to go. You will make memories and take beautiful photographs by coming here. Have fun and truly enjoy yourself.
One of my fav winter hikes. Some 25X over the years. Used to lead hikes on New Year's Day, with champagne brought up from the Napa Valley, for the local chapter of the national enviro hiking club. Photos and accounts at my website.
An awesome place to hike. Went up last weekend for an afternoon hike. Fog started rolling in as we reached the summit. Not many trail markers but the majority of the hike is on a fire access road so it's not hard to follow.
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