The Palisades / Oat Hill Mine Road

Love palisades hike it’s just rite it’s not too steep it is very rocky so wear good hiking shoes or hiking boots. I love to take my dog on this hill because he gets a good work out there is also people on there Mountain bikes so be on the look out to move fast out of there way when they are coming down hill. I goto the top where there’s some big boulder rocks and u can just enjoy the view for a while and we’ve had some great rain so when your walking uphill you will see lots of little waterfalls and it’s so peaceful and relaxing vibe to it. Comparing to when we had the drought it was dry and just not a pretty site now you can see alot of moss on trees and on the rocks just a great workout.

Great hike. Not too strenuous, not too easy. Two meetup groups were hiking at the same time we were which made for some awkward passing on the trail. But good views, clearly marked trail, and a beautiful day. No real water source, so bring plenty of water, but there was a small stream that the dogs could cool off for a minute. Parking was tough when we got there around 11am. Get there early so you don’t have to park on the road. Also, did see a a sign that said car break-​ins were frequent. We were fine though.

Hiked the Oat Hill Mine Road from the Silverado Trail, Calistoga on Sun 12÷12÷10. We hiked w/​the Napa Land Trust starting at 9am, I got up really early to do this hike.
Parking — across from the pizza place La Prima (Lake St & Lincoln Ave) or next to the Trailhead. No Bathrooms — just gotta pee in the off to the side of the trail or find a bush.
We did the Lower Oat Hill Mine Trail & lunch at Holms Place. Then we went off trail cross country to Point Duff & had great views of Mt St Helena w/​fog under it. Pretty cool. We didn’t go to Duff cave w/​platform, but saw a cave — I didn’t go up to get a close look, others did.
Started 9am, finished 3:40pm with lots of breaks. We did about 11 miles round trip.
Advice: Go on a clear day or when there’s 10% chance of rain or less.
There were a bunch of crazy mountain bikers that don’t tell you they are coming up or down so be careful.
Didn’t see ticks Sun 12÷12÷10, but saw them 5÷13÷07.