Well, George and I did this trail during the Labor Day weekend (I think it was), but I'd like to visit there once more before the season is over. It just was really nice place to visit, and I'd like to share with anyone who is willing to drive out, and hike a little (at the end). And, I plan this trip 2 weekends after Xterra Championship because this trail is located above 7,500 ft... The trip has to take place before the bad weather. :rolleyes:

Trail: Eagle Peak Trail
Duration: 1 Day
Difficulty: Moderate
Date: Oct 9, 2004 (Sat).
Location: Northeast of Sonora, Pinecrest and Strawberry off of Hwy 108

Trail Condition: It does require 4Lo for some places & about 20 degrees off camber at a couple places.
Vehicles: Any SUV... You can join even if you drive 2wd Xterra. We'll help you get up, so don't worry.

If you're looking for a trail run that is very challenging, this run is not it for you. If you want to put it into 4Hi/4Lo, enjoy a stress-free, great scenic trail, this is it. Both George and I have 32" tires and susp. lift, and we had a great time running this trail.

Trip Details:
Meeting Place: McDonald's at Santa Rita Exit off of I-580 in Pleasanton @ 7 am.
Lunch & Snack Shopping: Park N Save in Sonora @ 9:30 - 10:00 am
Trail head: 11:00 am
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Please note: Meeting time has been changed

Is this your last trip before the snow?

I think I can make this trip.

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Is there any one camping on this run or can one truely do this in one day coming from the Sac area?

Thanks

According to Mapquest, Sacramento to Sonora is about 95 miles, or a bit shy of a 2.5 hour drive. Most of us from the bay area drive farther than that, but only you can be the judge of whether 5 hours round trip on the highway is tolerable.

Yeah I already ran the mapquest and got 114 miles to Pinecrest.....I was hoping someone who had run this before could comment on the time it takes to run the trail? Then I can get a good read on how long I can expect to be out that day.

Thanks

George and I did this trail in 1 day... From the Bay area, it's kinda long drive, but it didn't feel like extremely long. From Sac, it shouldn't be too bad at all unless you stay up all nigth and then attempt to join the run. :p

Yup we did it in one day.... we left milpitas around 9am, arrived at the trail around 12nn and looked for a spot for lunch and had it by 12:30 noon.
we reached the dead end around 3:15/30pm hiked a couple of minutes to the peak.....enjoyed the scenery, then went down around 4:20/30.
The trip didn't seem to be that long.
Arrived home around 10:30 pm.

I am gonna try once again to make this NCCX trip

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if its 4x4 stock friendly ill more than likely be there

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Yes, it is.

well.. if its stock friendly.. im gonna do everything in my power to be there!! so its an up and back huh, no camping???? if there's a spot to stay, i'll stay the night. im always game for an overnighter!

I managed to find a few pics of that region.

click here

Good job, Dean... That's exactly what you'll get to see if you join the run.

Well, there seems to be a campground nearby, but... I'm planning to set up another trip in either late October or early November. The difficulty of the trail is going to depend upon how many people actually respond to the other thread that Huey started out for me...

Here's some more Pictures from our trip.

Is this the same trail as the Pinecrest Peak Trail in the Backcountry Adventures book? Reason I ask is I see Eagle Peak in the write up for that trail as well? Just curious......cause I have both books you have been talking about

Don't know... I didn't use the Backcountry Adventure book to plan this trip. I'll check once I get home tonight...

Akio,
I am definitely interested, but I have a prior commitment. I haven't been out wheeling all summer and I am really anxious to get out, but I just can't make it on the 9th. I'll try to make it the next time.

Thanks for the invitation on the AC board.

Ted

No, it is not. They are very closely located, though. The description of the trail from Backcountry book sounds good, too... I think the view is better from Eagle Peak @ 9,370 ft than Pinecrest Peak @ 8,441 ft. though.

[UPDATE]

Please note that the meeting time has been changed in the original post.

If anyone wants to meet us @ Park N Save in Sonora, it is located at:

Park N Save
1291 Sanguineth
Sonora, CA 95370
(209) 533-7810

so is this eagle peak run off due to the running of the hell hole trail??

Nope. Only thing changed is the meeting time.

Eagle Peak on Oct. 9th (Sat) - a day trip
Hell Hole on Oct. 23rd & 24th - a camping trip

Sorry Akio.....got your email but I have been out of town on Vacation and just got back. October 9th actually works well for me. October 23 could work as well? But 9th gets my vote for best day

Vacation? Nice...

Eagle Peak Run is still taking place on the 9th as long as the weather permits. Just the time to meet is shifted early by 1 hour.

Sounds good......I will probably try and meet you guys in Sonora but will post here as we get closer for sure where and when

Well, weather.com forecasts as of now as following:

"Mostly Sunny" @ 20% in Sacramento,
"Partly Cloudy" @ 20% in Sonora,
"Partly Cloudy" @ 20% in Strawberry, and
"Few Showers" @ 30% in Pinecrest.

Strawberry and Pinecrest are about half a mile apart, and Pinecrest is about 500 ft. higher in elevation.

If it's truely "few showers," I think we'll be still okay. That would probably get the ground little moistened...less dust for us.

If it changes to higher percentage in Strawberry and Pinecrest, we'll have to cancel this trip. If it rains in those area, it could be snowing at the Eagle Peak @ 9,370 ft.

Keep your fingers crossed, and keep watching weather channel.

Yeah I imagine at that elevation you are gonna get some snow.

Regarding the meeting place in Sonora.....the Pak & Sav.......do you have an address and basic directions of how to get there in Sonora? I have never been there so I have no idea how big or small the town is.

Thanks

Meeting time is still 9:30 to 10:00am in Sonora right? And what is the club FSR channel again? Thanks

The meeting place in Sonora is:

Park N Save
1291 Sanguineth
Sonora, CA 95370
(209) 533-7810

And, I have no idea what this place looks like.

Best way to find out where it is seems to be the way I found it in the first place... Go to
http://www.safeway.com/StoreLocator.asp
and enter : Sonora, CA

I'll be coming through Dublin/Pleasanton, Manteca, Oakdale....on Hwy 108 to Sonora.

Meeting time in Sonora is still 9:30 - 10:00 am... Club FRS channel...? What's that? ...Let's try Ch.8.0 (no sub-code).

LOL Yeah sorry I meant FSR. Ch 8 sounds fine

Thanks for the email Akio......I will use your directions to get there.....although I haven't decided which way I am coming....either Hwy 49 or 99 ro 108? Not sure which one is faster for me coming from downtown Sac.

By the way who is all coming on this run just curious?

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I meant to say that I didn't know that there was an official club FRS channel. I think we've also used some other channels as well...

Anyone else? :rolleyes:
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A friend of mine with his Xterra is gonna try and go as well

Anyone else? :rolleyes:
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I did want to ask though? Is there "anyway" we could possible move the meeting time in Sonora up a little bit? I am thinking 9:00 to 9:30? Would give us a chance to get off the trail a little bit earlier for the long drive home? I was hoping to get back out to the highway by 3:30? Is that a possibility?

I don't have a problem shifting the meeting time by 30 min., but I'm not sure about others. So, that means...

Meeting Place: McDonald's @ Santa Rita Exit off of I-580 in Pleasanton @ 6:30 am
Lunch & Snack Shopping: Park N Save in Sonora @ 9:00 - 9:30 am
Trail head: 10:30 am

Is everyone okay w/ this change? Please post your response...

Thanks Akio......not trying to cause any problems but just thinking with the day light getting short and such earlier the better. Should put you guys and gals home at a little better hour too?

I know myself and my friend with the Xterra are fine with it. That makes 2 of 6 ok

Man... and I was thinking 7:00am is too early ...

I think I can wake up another 30 minutes ealier

If you don't see me @ the Mcdonald by 6:30am, wait another 15 minutes

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If the weather and the ground condition are good, we'll get to hike 0.2 miles. Remember to bring a comfortable shoes.

See you guys tomorrow!

Sounds good.....see you at the Sonora Pak & Sav between 9:00am and 9:30am.

Hey Everyone,
I just got back today, from flying one of our helicopters from New York...We finally made it home...

Count me in for this trip!!!
I'll see you all @ the McDonalds off the Santa Rita Exit off of I-580 @ 6:30am...

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If anyone else interested in camping on Saturday Night, Let me know:-)

ill be there... dark and early..... what time was it.. oh yeah... 0 dark 30

Well, I hope you all enjoyed the great view from 9,000+ ft.

Yeak thanks I had a great time.......was great to meet all of you.

After I split off from you to go home I had an interesting time. About 20 minutes down 49 I came to a huge line of cars backed up with people all standing outside their vehicles. I was told a huge pile up ahead and they had closed the highway indefinately. Well........lets just say I should have stuck with you guys and gone 108 out....since I had to back track and hit 108...to 120...to 99.

Oh well....still had a great time and looking forward to getting out again. Great view from Eagle Pk

Does anybody that had a camera on this trip have them loaded up yet? Since my battery was dead in mine I am dying to see some of yours so I can show my wife what she missed.

Thanks

I snapped a couple of pics and got a few minutes on DV. I'll try to post the pics tonight.

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http://community.webshots.com/album/199134394wExJjb?276

Thanks guys!

great pix akio! thanks for sharing them and for organizing a great run! i had a lot of fun, and im sure the rest of us did too! it was nice to meet ryan, ron, and theresa(sp)! hope to see you guys at more events!

Yeah it was great to meet all of you too....I had a great time! Did Andy ever make it home ok after that phantom electrical bug popped up?

By the way I was already looking ahead to some possible "winter" runs where we have to stay down at lower elevations. I noticed there are some nice trails.....although not to challenging up by foresthill.

Another location with a little more challenge would be say the Jeep Peligrine trail (this one is very promising....highest elevation here is 3700 ft) just east of Red Bluff? There is Lovelady Ridge..................and of course there is always our friend Hollister OHVP. If you are even remotely interested in a snow run there is always the Icehouse reservoir area....where the destination could be sledding and a day in the snow before you head back home. There is the old pony express trail that you can take from Icehouse back down to Highway 50 (this route is also called Webber Mill Rd) . I took this once in the winter time and if the snow isn't down to low it is just muddy with a little snow mixed in. Actually made for an "interestingly" challenging little trip back to US 50.

Anyway you do have to get more creative and maybe drive a little further (north) to run in the winter......but it can be done. Just some ideas.

Wow... What a timing. That was my choice Peligreen Jeepway for early November run... Because of the distance, I am planning to make it a camping trip...(I guess you could make it a day trip, but 250 miles/4.5 hours is a bit too much for me for a day run... ) The date for it is either Nov. 6-7 or Nov. 13-14...depending upon which is more convenient for majority. I guess I should start a new topic on this one soon...

LOL

Yeah I have been kind of saving to do that one for the fall/winter because of the elevation too. November should be a great time to run this as it is REALLY hot there in the summer time. Hopefully it is on a weekend I can make it would love to run it with the club. I will keep my eye out for your post.

Yeah for people from the Sac area it could be made into a day run...............a long day run but it would be definately be doable in one day if you cant get a camping pass from your significant other for the night. lol

I vote for Peligreen Jeepway also..

Gates are closed on that trail for deer hunting and I dont think they open the one side up till spring. And its at least a three day trip. It looks like a great trail been on it a few times Just some small sections. It is not a stock friendly trail And yes it will get snow up where it exits. Its is about an hour and half out of red bluff to one trail head and about 2 1/2 till the other. I dont know if the road still passible because only quads go on it.