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Bald Mountain Loop (Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, CA)
Towering above California’s wine country, Bald Mountain (2,729’) is the highest point in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park and one of the tallest peaks in the Mayacamas Mountains, a subset of the Coast Range in the North Bay. While the main … Continue reading
Top 10 Hikes in 2019
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Posted in California, East Bay, George Washington National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, Jefferson National Forest, Moderate Hikes, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Pinnacles National Park, Santa Cruz Mountains, Strenuous Hikes, Virginia, Wyoming, Yosemite National Park
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Mount Diablo via Eagle Peak and Mitchell Canyon (Mount Diablo State Park, CA)
At 3,849 feet, Mount Diablo is one of the highest and most prominent peaks in the San Francisco Bay Area and perhaps the most well-known mountain in the East Bay. Taking its name from a linguistic accident in the early … Continue reading
Posted in California, East Bay, Strenuous Hikes
Tagged Bald Ridge, Bald Ridge Trail, Bay Area, California, Clayton, Deer Flat, Deer Flat Road, Diablo Range, Eagle Peak, Eagle Peak Trail, East Bay, Juniper Trail, loop hike, Mitchell Canyon, Mitchell Rock Trail, Moses Rock Ridge, Mount Diablo, Mount Diablo State Park, North Peak Trail, Prospectors Gap, summit, Summit Trail, Twin Peaks
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Ben Johnson-Bootjack Trail Loop (Muir Woods National Monument, CA)
The redwood groves of Muir Woods National Monument, while lovely, have a people problem. Within a half-mile radius of the park’s tiny visitor center, there are scores and scores of visitors. Yet the western stretches of the park—or better yet, … Continue reading
Posted in California, Marin, Moderate Hikes, Mount Tamalpais State Park
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Coastal Trail to Tennessee Point (Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA)
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Point Bonita Lighthouse Trail (Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA)
Throughout much of San Francisco’s history, ships seeking to enter the Bay Area flirted with disaster: jagged rocks, shallow beds, dense fog, and nasty waves left hundreds of vessels in the 19th and 20th centuries capsized, torn apart, and buried … Continue reading
Posted in California, Easy Hikes, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin, North Bay
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Purisima Creek Redwoods Loop (Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, CA)
The San Francisco Bay Area in northern California is a fantastic launching point for redwood hunters, with accessible groves of these mesmerizing trees within an hour and a half both north and south of the Golden Gate. While the largest … Continue reading
Coastal Trail – Lands End Section, including Mile Rock Beach (Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA)
The windswept shoreline of Lands End forms the northwest tip of the San Francisco Peninsula and is easily accessible from northern California’s iconic cultural capital. For those looking for a brief urban escape, the Land’s End section of the Coastal … Continue reading
Posted in California, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Moderate Hikes
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Dipsea Trail – Steep Ravine Trail Loop (Mount Tamalpais State Park, CA)
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Rock Spring and Laurel Dell (Marin Municipal Water District, CA)
*The following is a guest post from my friend and old classmate, the lovely Emily Alpert! Perched on the top of Mount Tamalpais, the Rock Spring Trail meanders through meadows, chaparral, and forests. The trailhead offers sweeping views of the … Continue reading
