Rediscovering the South Bay has been an incredible experience for me. I don’t recall hiking to Hunter’s Point with my family growing up; I’m not sure if it’s because I have a bad memory or if it’s because we never did. Anyway, we found a parking space pretty easily and headed up the trail for the 1.6 mile(roundtrip) hike. The trail was well maintained and fairly easy with a gradual incline. The pup loved sniffing everything around him. The local residents passed us with a friendly hello and before I knew it, we were at the top. I brought my selfie stick(obviously, because I am Asian after all) and we snapped a few photos before heading back down. It was a nice way to kill an hour.
Ashish K.
Place rating: 5 San Jose, CA
For me, this walk/hike is one of those, low effort high reward kinda stuff! Great views once you reach Hunter’s Point. Do it, it’s easy and would be over before you even feel a thing.
Hanh D.
Place rating: 5 San Jose, CA
Very easy hike compared to most other places. Good for beginners or someone who just wants to take a relaxing stroll. It does have quite the view at the top. Many of the trails have lots of shade so don’t have to worry about getting a heat stroke.
Carolyn S.
Place rating: 5 Sunnyvale, CA
Beautiful views and lots of trails with some fairly decent inclines… Watch out for snakes though
Erik J.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
Great hike, you can get to the peak in less then and hour! Must see! My google maps, waze, wouldn’t take me to the parking lot, just take prospect toward saratoga until you hit the parking lot and you’ll find it.
Kathleen N.
Place rating: 3 San Jose, CA
Hunter’s Point at the top is worth seeing as any view overlooking the Bay Area is always beautiful. It’s not as high as I would have hoped but still something I can sit and quietly admire for a bit and breathe in the fresh, crisp air. It’s nice to have visited this place at least once but I’m not sure whether I would come back as I prefer higher summits for a more vast view. It’s still a wonderful place if you live close by to here but I believe there are better sight-seeing hikes if you are planning on making a long drive anyways! Happy Hiking!
Kaje Y.
Place rating: 5 San Francisco, CA
Ahh, the classic Hunter’s point. I didn’t know this was in Saratoga, as there is an entrance on regnart road on the Cupertino side. There is a few parking spots at the base(on the cupertino side), and it ends up being a super short hike(.3 miles each way, for a total of .6 miles round trip) I love going to hunter’s point. The best kept secret is that Hunter’s Point offers one of the best sun rises in the area, however it’s a terrible place to watch sunsets. This short hike offers very little shade, and has no water fountains or anything. It ends up being fairly steep for those who are not used to it.(think SF hills) In recent years, they’ve installed a bench at the top. Hunter’s Point offers a very gorgeous view, paired up with south bay’s beautiful weather. You can’t go wrong.
G B.
Place rating: 5 Sunnyvale, CA
Having lived in Cupertino for over 30 years and hiked all the trails around, Hunter’s Point is definitely one of the best in the South Bay Area. I made an aerial video with a GoPro mounted on my rc helicopter for a birds eye view of the area:
Gabriel C.
Place rating: 3 Seattle, WA
Simple mountain bike climb that’s short, but challenging. View from here is serene and leaves you feeling removed without having to head too far from Cupertino /Saratoga
Misha N.
Place rating: 5 San Bruno, CA
Beautiful hiking spot. I’ve been coming here for years and it’s always great. Nice steep climb gets the cardio going. Fun to run down if you’ve got the strength and proper footwear for it. Be careful if you choose to run down as it’s steep and easy to slip!
Aditi J.
Place rating: 5 San Francisco, CA
Within less than a mile hike, you will find yourself atop the 900-foot hilltop known lovingly as «Hunters Point.» Offering some of the best views of the Silicon Valley, maybe it can be likened to the South Bay equivalent of Twin Peaks, but this loyal reporter can’t say since she’s never seen the latter. Nonetheless, what she has seen atop this gem are: the Bay Area’s finest July 4th fireworks shows simultaneously, sickeningly sappy teen couples holding hands, defatigated cross-country runners running several hills, and the occassional stunning sunset. Nothing says home in Cupertino more than an evening hike to Hunters Point(and beyond) with the family.
Ally T.
Place rating: 4 Saratoga, CA
easy hike up to a bench with a lovely view of the silicon valley. i’ve heard there’s a special geocache here too.
Sam K.
Place rating: 5 Santa Clara, CA
I have been to Hunter’s Point over 100 times but this is my first review about the peak. My favorite spot to check-in into Unilocal and get network coverage to check my email/text while doing mountain biking. This is not the highest peak at Fremont Older, there are 2 other peaks which I highly recommend — Masei’s Peak and Nob Hill. But Hunter’s Point is the most popular peak you see after the first climb and easy uphill hike for kids and family. The Open Space Preserve recently replaced with a new bench for resting and this is great place to make conversation with strangers while catching your breath.
Glenn G.
Place rating: 5 Orange County, CA
On a clear day, Hunter’s Point offers a panoramic view of Silicon Valley , with stunning vistas of some of the cities within it, including Cupertino, West San Jose, and Mountain View. If the air is particularly crisp, you can even see Shoreline Amphitheatre and the hangers at Moffett Field. Hunter’s Point is within Fremont Older Open Space Preserve, which contains a myrid of intertwined trails, so there are short, medium, and long hikes that will bring you to Hunter’s Point. The short route is a simple out and back which runs 1.2 miles in each direction, straight up the Hayfield Trail from the parking lot off Prospect Road. The medium hike is a 4 mile loop which includes the Seven Springs Trail . This trail has enough terrain variation and changing elevation to be an enjoyable and moderately challenging hike, but its tame enough so that Spenser the Wonder Dog (who has tiny legs but a huge heart) can make it most of the way under his own power. The long hike that includes Hunter’s Point is 8 or 9 miles, and a fairly rigorous challenge. It’s done starting from the Hayfield Trail, then incorporating the Seven Springs Trail, passing through Hunter’s Point, and then down Hayfield Trail and up another loop which includes the Coyote Ridge Trail, and the Vista Loop Trail to round back past the back end of the Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards , then around in front of the Garrod Farms Stables and back down the trail there to return to the Hayfield Trail and end up back at the parking lot. Teal’c is an awesome hiker, and while he’ll tolerate the short or the medium trails, he vastly prefers the long one! Today, we were doing things Teal’c’s way, when I realized that he and I have gone here hundred of times together but never Unilocaled it once; I had my Droid with me, so we rectified the situation immediately!
