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The best way to become acquainted with San Francisco Bay and its cities is to take in the views from Mount Livermore, which rises majestically atop circle-shaped and aptly named Angel Island. Mount Li
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco
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CA
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Hiking
- 7 miles
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This hike on the main road around Angel Island visits all the historical areas including the Immigration Station. Great views and picnic sites.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Tiburon
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CA
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Hiking
- 5.2 miles
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You have to love a hike that you can only reach by ferry. But the Angel Island hike does not take you away from it all. Instead, you take in gobs of civilization from a lofty and isolated plateau. On
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the San Francisco Bay Area
Tiburon
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CA
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Hiking
- 6.2 miles
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Angel Island is a perfect day trip, where the journey to the trailhead rivals the hike for sheer relaxation and beauty. Since you can only reach Angel Island by boat, sit back and enjoy the ferry ride
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: San Francisco
San Francisco
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CA
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Hiking
- 5 miles
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In the middle of the Bay, less than 5 miles from downtown San Francisco, Angel Island rises like a jewel. Accessible only by boat, the island offers a backpacking experience unlike any other, where vi
... Related information:... From the guidebook Camping & Backpacking the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco
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CA
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Hiking
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Angel Island is a sentinel, guarding the entrance to San Francisco Bay. This route uses the Northridge and Sunset trails to circle the island, and also visits its highest point, Mt. Caroline Livermore
... Related information:... From the guidebook Afoot & Afield: San Francisco Bay Area
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For an island barely a square mile in size, Angel Island has an extremely diverse history. Over the last two centuries, the island has seen use as a Mexican land grant, an Army artillery post, and an
... Related information:... From the guidebook California's State Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
San Francisco
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CA
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Hiking
- 5 miles
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Angel Island is a sentinel, guarding the entrance to San Francisco Bay. This loop takes you around the island and to its highest point, Mt. Caroline Livermore. The lower part of the route is through o
... Related information:... From the guidebook North Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Marin, Napa, & Sonoma Counties
Tiburon
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CA
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Hiking
- 4.5 miles
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This hike passes through beautiful Baltimore Canyon with redwoods and Dawn Falls, then climbs to Blithedale Ridge for great views. Can be flooded during heavy runoff.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 5.3 miles
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This short trail is battery-packed, visiting three separate sets of early twentieth-century fortifications. This loop is perfect for those who want to combine a short hike with the exploration of seve
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Muir Beach
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CA
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Hiking
- 0.8 mile
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One hike explores the shoreline in East Fort Baker. The other hike climbs up a ridge to offer a classic view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Some auto traffic along the route.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 1.6 miles
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Bolinas Ridge Trail provides commanding views of bald hills, wooded ridges, and expansive Tomales Bay as it escorts you past large coast live oak and eventually through Douglas fir. Be sure to take in
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California
Olema
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CA
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Hiking
- 10.2 miles
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Bolinas Ridge, a long finger of land bordered by Highway 1 and Point Reyes National Seashore on the west, is perhaps the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s most remote landscape. Ridge hikers are
... Related information:... From the guidebook California's National Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
Olema
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CA
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Hiking
- 10 miles
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This is mostly an out-and-back hike that explores the area around Alto Bowl and Horse Hill. Good local views. Trail can be muddy in winter.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 4.4 miles
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This hike out of Muir Beach passes through wild and remote coastal hills offering striking views of the ocean. Good wildflowers in spring. Can be muddy in winter.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 5 miles
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This route serves up an intriguing mix of grand views, challenging terrain, and abandoned military installations. I spend a lot of time alone on the trail, which gives me ample opportunity to muse. Mo
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Muir Beach
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CA
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Hiking
- 5.5 miles
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This is a great hike that travels up Rodeo Valley, then down Gerbobe Valley. It offers sweeping views and beautiful wildflowers in spring. Heavy bicycle traffic on weekends.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 7.1 miles
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This is one of the best ridge hikes in the Marin Headlands offering great coastal views, many old bunkers and hills of wildflowers. Can be muddy and have bicycles on weekends.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 5.2 miles
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Valley and ridgetop, ocean and bay—the views along this invigorating trail are expansive and unobstructed. This route encompasses rigorous and exposed terrain, climbing steeply from the floor of Tenne
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 5.2 miles
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This hike follows Diaz Ridge down to Muir Beach, then circles back through Franks Valley before making a gradual climb to the ridge. Some poison oak and can be muddy.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 6.8 miles
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Just a mile back from the coast, northeast of Rodeo Valley, lies a land that many hikers adjudge to be GGNRA’s wildest. Lovely Gerbode Valley, named for Marin Headlands preservationist Martha Gerbode,
... Related information:... From the guidebook California's National Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
San Francisco
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CA
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Hiking
- 6.4 miles
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This hike circles Warner Canyon to visit the small winter falls, then climbs to Blithedale Ridge to offer great views of Mt. Tamalpais. May have standing water.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 4.6 miles
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The overlook is about as close as you can get to the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge without actually being on the bridge. The overlook at Battery Spencer affords the classic view of the Golden
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 0.4 mile
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The first hike visits two of Mt. Tam's special places. The second hike continues on up to East Peak offering a steep climb and great views.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 11.4 miles
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The grassy hills that slope above verdant Green Gulch are bright and optimistic beneath the sun’s rays, whether vibrant green in the winter and spring or golden brown in summer and autumn. The numerou
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 4.6 miles
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Marvels of humankind (the tunnels and platforms built for the defense of San Francisco Bay), and marvels of nature (raptors, shorebirds, songbirds) mingle on the short path around Hawk Hill and Batter
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 0.5 mile
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The hike approaches the Marin Headlands from the north at Muir Beach and provides a good survey of the Headlands experience, passing first along rocky bluffs above Pirates Cove before returning via op
... Related information:... From the guidebook 101 Hikes in Northern California: Exploring Mountains, Valleys, and Seashore
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 4.7 miles
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This is a spectacular hike along the entire Tiburon Ridge with magnificent views, luxurious houses and great spring wildflowers.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Tiburon
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CA
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Hiking
- 6.3 miles
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This hike explores Homestead Valley and its redwood groves, then climbs to the ridge at Four Corners providing views. Good flowers. Poison oak in places.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 3.4 miles
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There’s no better beach in the North Bay from which to watch cargo ships and pleasure craft pass under the Golden Gate Bridge. Gazing upward from the beach at Kirby Cove, the span of the Golden Gate B
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 1.8 miles
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These two out-and-back hikes explore the southern Marin Headlands offering unparalleled views. Observe fall raptor migration at Hawk Hill. Can be windy.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 1.8 miles
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This loop, using the San Andreas, Middle Burdell, Cobblestone, San Carlos, and Big Tank fire roads, and the Michako Trail, explores the open grasslands, groves, and high ground of Burdell Mountain, a
... Related information:... From the guidebook North Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Marin, Napa, & Sonoma Counties
San Andreas
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CA
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Hiking
- 6 miles
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This short walk on the Deer Island Loop Trail visits open fields and oak-and-bay woodlands on its way around Deer Island, one of several low hills rising from the flatlands between Hwy. 101 and Hwy. 3
... Related information:... From the guidebook North Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Marin, Napa, & Sonoma Counties
Novato
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CA
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Hiking
- 1.8 miles
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This northwest-to-southeast traverse uses the Conifer Fire Road, San Geronimo Ridge Road, and Pine Mountain Road, along with an unnamed trail, to cross the Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve, named fo
... Related information:... From the guidebook North Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Marin, Napa, & Sonoma Counties
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Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve, surrounded by residential development near busy Corte Madera, perfectly demonstrates the value of land conservation and protection. Its slopes are home to a wonderfu
... Related information:... From the guidebook North Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Marin, Napa, & Sonoma Counties
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Although tiny, this open-space preserve, named for its 19th century owners, has a remarkable array of trees and shrubs, including old-growth coast redwoods. According to the MCOSD Western Preserves ma
... Related information:... From the guidebook North Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Marin, Napa, & Sonoma Counties
San Geronimo
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CA
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Hiking
- 2 miles
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This semi-loop, using the Pinheiro Ridge and Rush Creek fire roads, and an unnamed trail, explores the Rush Creek Open Space Preserve, a fine example of coastal salt marsh and valley-and-foothill wood
... Related information:... From the guidebook North Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Marin, Napa, & Sonoma Counties
Novato
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CA
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Hiking
- 3.7 miles
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This easy hike, using the Island Loop Trail and an unnamed trail, explores the shoreline of Santa Margarita Island and its forested uplands. This tiny gem, in a residential area on the outskirts of Sa
... Related information:... From the guidebook North Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Marin, Napa, & Sonoma Counties
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This scenic loop uses the Miwok and Bobcat trails to circle Gerbode Valley, an area slated in the 1960s for urban development but later protected as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (G
... Related information:... From the guidebook Afoot & Afield: San Francisco Bay Area
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This scenic loop uses the Miwok and Bobcat trails to circle Gerbode Valley, an area slated in the 1960s for urban development but later protected as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. I
... Related information:... From the guidebook Top Trails San Francisco Bay Area
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 4.5 miles
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The Marin Headlands’ soft rolling hills form a picturesque backdrop for travelers driving north across the Golden Gate Bridge, as well as a perfect platform for San Francisco city views that include t
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: San Francisco
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 6 miles
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This scenic loop uses the Miwok and Bobcat trails to circle Gerbode Valley, an area slated in the 1960s for urban development but later protected as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (G
... Related information:... From the guidebook North Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Marin, Napa, & Sonoma Counties
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The Marin Headlands features 15 square miles of beaches, marsh, lagoon, grass-covered valleys, and coastal hills with magnificent views. There is a large population of wild animals, including bobcats,
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the San Francisco Bay Area
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 8.5 miles
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This easy circuit of Rodeo Lagoon, which may have been named for the Rodier family who settled nearby in the mid-1800s, or perhaps to reflect the area’s ranching past, offers visitors a wonderful oppo
... Related information:... From the guidebook North Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Marin, Napa, & Sonoma Counties
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 1.8 miles
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This out-and-back route, using Pine Mountain Rd. and a short trail atop Pine Mountain to its summit, takes you to one of the best vantage points in the Bay Area, where your efforts on a clear day will
... Related information:... From the guidebook North Bay Trails: Hiking Trails in Marin, Napa, & Sonoma Counties
San Anselmo
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CA
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Hiking
- 4.7 miles
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With great views and relatively easy climbing, these trails offer great hiking or horseback riding. But it’s for mountain bikers that This will probably set the teeth of some hikers and equestrians on
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 7.3 miles
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This hike climbs out of Tennessee Valley to Coyote Ridge, then returns down the Coastal trail. Great views of the ocean and valleys. Bicycles likely and may be overgrown.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 5.1 miles
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From atop windswept grassy hills, Gerbode Valley wears many faces and they’re all gorgeous. When the sun peeks through broken clouds, blotches of shadows are strewn across its wide expanses. The golds
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 6.6 miles
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It’s easy to believe you’re the only soul for miles and miles when you’ve retreated to a cozy cove or unnamed beach along this journey. The hard part is choosing a favorite place, since there are so m
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 13.8 miles
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area boasts two major beaches in Marin, Stinson and Muir, the latter a semi-circular strand enclosed by a forested cove. Green Gulch Trail and Coyote Ridge Trail both b
... Related information:... From the guidebook California's National Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
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Bring binoculars and camera to climb to the highest point on Angel Island with one of the most spectacular views in the world.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Tiburon
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CA
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Hiking
- 4.9 miles
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This hike climbs out of Oakwood Valley to the second highest point in the Marin Headlands, then returns via Tennessee Valley. Some poison oak and may be windy.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 7.5 miles
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Oakwood Valley is host to vigorous cascades in winter and the fragrant shade of eucalyptus and bay laurel in summer. Poor Rover. So many of the trails in Bay Area parks are off limits to dogs that he’
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 3 miles
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The first hike explores one of Marin's historical treasures, then climbs to the ridge offering great views. The 2nd hike loops through forest. Part of the first hike is on streets.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
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The hike follows an easy paved path through a tunnel and over a unique suspension bridge to the lighthouse. Unfortunately, the lighthouse path is only open Saturday though Monday from 12:30 to 3:30 P
... Related information:... From the guidebook 101 Hikes in Northern California: Exploring Mountains, Valleys, and Seashore
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 1 mile
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There’s a dramatic backdrop to the incredible views hikers enjoy on Ring Mountain. Although small and totally contained by Tiburon residential neighborhoods, the preserve hosts Native American petrogl
... Related information:... From the guidebook 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: San Francisco
San Rafael
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CA
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Hiking
- 2 miles
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This climb up the grassy slopes of Ring Mountain provides some of the best views and wildflower displays in the Bay area. Can be muddy and strong winds possible.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 2.8 miles
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This hike explores the beach, coastal area and old military fortifications from Rodeo Beach to Pt. Bonita. Great views.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 3.7 miles
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Stroll the shapely shoreline of Rodeo Lagoon, climb past old military batteries to a tiny beach next to Bird Island, and cap the varied journey with a stroll along Rodeo Beach.
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 4.5 miles
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Rodeo Valley is the mother of all trailheads for the Marin Headlands, the jump-off place for explorations of beaches, military history and the bold beauty of the headlands themselves. Sweeping grassla
... Related information:... From the guidebook California's National Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
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This easy jaunt circumnavigates Rodeo Lagoon, offering great views of the local bird life. Think of the trail around Rodeo Lagoon as the perfect compliment to (or antidote for) a lazy day at Rodeo Bea
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
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This hike is a pleasant loop of trails that begins at the remnants of a turn-of-the century Chinese shrimp-fishing village and explores the dry oak-woodland hills of the San Francisco Bay Area, with p
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking the Redwood Coast
San Rafael
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CA
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Hiking
- 5.7 miles
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Enjoy unparalleled 360-degree views of San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate, and the Pacific Ocean from the summit of Slacker Hill. From the spacious summit of Slacker Hill, you look down on the best th
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 1 mile
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Bird Island and its winged residents dominate the views from South Rodeo Beach. Often shrouded in fog and littered with debris carried in by the surf, South Rodeo Beach is a place for parkas, binocula
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Muir Beach
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CA
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Hiking
- 0.6 mile
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The Tennessee Valley gradually unfolds into the Pacific Ocean on this family journey as you trek past wildflowers and grasslands to a lagoon and scenic Tennessee Valley Beach. A freshwater lagoon, pop
... Related information:... From the guidebook 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 4 miles
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This hike travels over rolling hills to the most remote area of the Marin Headlands offering great views of the coast and ocean. Bicycles likely.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 7.3 miles
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This is one of the most popular hikes in Marin as it offers easy, level access to the beach and ocean. Good flowers on cliffs by the beach. Crowded on weekends and bicycles likely.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Hiking Marin: 141 Great Hikes in Marin County
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 3.8 miles
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The beach at the end of Tennessee Cove is the perfect destination for a short and easy afternoon hike. The Tennessee Valley rivals the Rodeo Valley for popularity in the Marin Headlands, attracting an
... Related information:... From the guidebook Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Mill Valley
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CA
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Hiking
- 3.8 miles
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It was a dark and stormy night...when the side-wheel steamship Tennessee, with 600 passengers aboard, overshot the Golden Gate and ran aground off this isolated Marin County cove. No lives were lost o
... Related information:... From the guidebook California's National Parks: A Day Hiker's Guide
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The hike is a circuit around Picher Canyon on Griffin Trail, passing the overlooks of Bolinas Lagoon and the heronry early on. Telescopes are provided and friendly docents enrich the experience, maki
... Related information:... From the guidebook 101 Hikes in Northern California: Exploring Mountains, Valleys, and Seashore
Stinson Beach
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CA
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Hiking
- 2.3 miles
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It is as it was. Rolling hills cleft by valleys, split by ridges, battered by the sea. A land of sweeping vistas, vibrant life, and dramatic geology in a protected natural world isolated from the bust
... Related information:... From the guidebook Camping & Backpacking the San Francisco Bay Area
Sausalito
,
CA
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