Friday, January 24, 2020

North Fortuna, Mission Trails Hike

North Fortuna in Mission Trails Regional Park is part of the 5-Peak Challenge and getting there is probably the most interesting hike of the five peaks.  At least in the winter or early spring, once it dries out it is probably not as interesting. There are several routes, I found the lower part to the Oak Canyon trail not obvious with many chances to get lost, so maybe take a map.  The trails at the top part are obvious. If you take the Fortuna Saddle route, there is a really steep climb at the top, so you have a couple miles of relatively easy trail then BAM, a half mile of steep uphill.  The round trip is 5+ miles depending on the route, but not really something you could kick out after work.