Popular Trips in Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Spectacular scenery, amazing temperature changes, panoramic views of both Mount Tamalpaias and San Francisco on this short, refreshing hike. Point Bonita is rich in nautical history dating back to late 1700s and much of the other infrastructure dates back to 1902 with the consturction of the first US military installations. Today, the military property is decommissioned and most of the buildings in the area are used for recreational purposes. Besides the visitor\'s...
Stinson Beach to Mount Tamalpais Summit... and back
Stinson Beach, California, United States
15.2 miles
15.2 miles
I've been meaning to do this hike for quite some time. In addition to everything nice about it (the flowers, the views, the climb, the length, the company), it just seemed meaningful.Since several of us were considering that hike, it was just a matter of picking a date. Barbara and Pavla called it, and there we went.We started on the Stinson Beach parking lot shortly after 9:30 and took Dipsea trail to...
Inspired by the homebrew crew (Sounds like a good EveryTrail group name...) trip last weekend, David and I decided (last minute) to sneak in a hiking trip--wait, no--a BACKPACKING trip (which basically ended up with us carrying packs much heavier than we needed). We finally got all of our stuff together around 6pm in San Francisco and drove across the Golden Gate Bridge towards Mt. Tam. We were trying to decide if...
I've taken so little vacation recently that I'm not allowed to accumulate any more, so I decided to take a day off work and go hiking at Mt. Tamilpais. This is one of the most scenic and beautiful hikes you can do in the Bay Area. I took the Matt Davis trail from the Pan Toll ranger station down to Stinson Beach, and climbed back up via the Dipsea and Steep Ravine...
Paradise loop, San Francisco - Golden Gate - Tiburon
San Franscisco, California, United States
35.8 miles
35.8 miles
The classic Paradise loop from San Francisco to Tiburon, crossing the Golden Gate.
Bay Area Ridge Trail: Marin Headlands to Shoreline Highway
Sausalito, California, United States
8.3 miles
8.3 miles
This is a great hike across the headlands with expansive views of the Golden Gate, the Marin Headlands, the North Bay and Pacific. You gain a lot of elevation but for some reason (maybe temps in the 40s/50s?) it doesn't feel like half of what the DEM data says.Sammydee and I dropped a car up on Hwy 1 and shuttled back to parking at the NW parking lot near the northern end...
OK, maybe not a swim, but pretty close. Barbara, Pavla, Rebecca, David and I decided to hike up Mount Tam this Saturday, despite the rain. It would just be a very wet hike and we had to embrace this. I much prefer sunny, dry weather, but the choice was between a wet hike or no hike at all.We met at a Starbucks store in Mill Valley to finalize our plans. The area...
Today I met my friends Alan and Tony for a casual bike ride over the Golden Gate Bridge to Marin County. We headed up the Headlands and rode the legal fire road trails. This is a good ride for riders who are not into technical riding, but are relatively fit and want nice views. The day we rode was a spectacular cool fall day. Clear skies and not much wind. I wore...
Excellent round trip hike from sea level at Stinson Beach to the summit of Mt Tamalpais and back. The myriad of trails on Mt Tam allow for some creativity with the loop and an incredible variety of terrain. We parked at the beach and picked up the Dipsea Trail from just south of the fire station. From Dipsea we followed Steep Ravine up and connected with old road for the rest of the...
Had a great hike with Antony. We dropped at car at the Highway 1 trailhead, then drove back to the Golden Gate Bridge to start our hike. There were a couple of fairly steep uphill sections, but overall this hike was quite mellow. Trail signage is excellent; we had aerial imagery, photocopies of the relevant pages from the Bay Area Ridge Trail book, GPSes and lots of info - but we would...
