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This area is managed as part of a 24,000-acre watershed that brings drinking water to 246,073 people in Marin County, but you could have fooled me—the sprawling area includes five lakes stocked with t
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Fairfax
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Your destination is the rugged stone lookout on Barnabe Peak. As the trail ascends, you’ll get a good look at Bolinas Ridge and San Geronimo Ridge. Once you make the top, stop to rest and take in the
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Novato
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CA
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This is a hike where you wouldn’t expect it. Nestled in the developments and neighborhoods is a trek that features remote trails through forest of native trees—mixed hardwood and conifer and some red
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Mill Valley
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CA
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- 7 miles
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first 2.5 miles, cutting through rough granite outcroppings as the wide and inviting path inches up the ridgeline. You’ll come to your first spot to look around at a little over 0.5 mile. Look northwe
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Novato
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CA
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- 11 miles
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It’s not the most powerful waterfall you’ll likely see in your life, more like a gurgling friend, a quiet spot to rest, relax, and step out of the rat race, if only for the hour it takes to wander tho
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Fairfax
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CA
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- 1.8 miles
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It’s a gut-wrenching climb that makes sweat pour down your forehead, and even the stoutest dog will have its tongue extended fully, but Cataract Falls and the Laurel Dell Picnic Area are worth every p
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Fairfax
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CA
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- 2.5 miles
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If you’re not a local, you’ll swear we’re leading you along here. In a mix of new, grand estates, thirty-year-old ranch homes, and a strip mall, no way will you think there was any place around to enj
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Novato
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CA
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- 3 miles
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This hike is a quiet secret: a nifty drop from Vista Point on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge to Fort Baker below. And completing the hike depends on the country’s present threat level. See,
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Sausalito
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CA
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- 2.5 miles
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This nearly circular trail takes hikers along a wide path up and down the pretty grasslands that make up the Marin Headlands. It’s hard to imagine that for nearly 100 years, the area served as a milit
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Sausalito
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CA
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- 6.6 miles
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For 6000 years, the Miwok Indians had a village at the base of Mount Burdell, which they called Olompali. Food, namely acorns, was abundant, as was water as rains ran down from the ravines. But histor
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Novato
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CA
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- 6.2 miles
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So the ranger says, “If you really want a nice hike up Mount Tam, try this route up Colier Springs Trail to the Northside Trail. Inspiration Point has some killer views and it’s a good route to the to
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Fairfax
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CA
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- 13 miles
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If you have a dog who “loves to read the signs,” gentle Phoenix Lake is the place to be. This 4.2-mile trip is a dog walker’s heaven, where friendly people ask—often—if their dogs can meet your dogs.
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Ross
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CA
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- 4.2 miles
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This trail, however, is more than just a sweaty excuse to get outdoors. Pine Mountain is a beautiful trek where a wide fire road winds its way up through low-growing chaparral—like chamise and ceanoth
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Fairfax
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CA
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- 5.8 miles
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This 377-acre open space preserve encompasses the ridge between the towns of Corte Madera and Tiburon and has great views of San Francisco to the south and the ferries shuttling passengers across San
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Getting here is half the fun. The Marin Headlands is 15 square miles of beaches, marshes, lagoons, and lush coastal hills that rise to spectacular views. Wildlife lovers will love this trek, since the
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Sausalito
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CA
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Hiking
- 1.7 miles
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Here’s a happy little trail that passes through a pleasant meadow, dives into a darkened forest of giant redwoods, and comes back out again. There’s no destination here, just a carefree little jaunt w
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Fairfax
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CA
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- 3 miles
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Residential neighborhoods seem to be closing in everywhere, as the squeeze to fit more people into California (the population is expected to top 54 million by 2050) collides with the needs of people t
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Fairfax
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CA
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- 7 miles
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Point Reyes National Seashore is a national treasure—where dogs are pretty much not allowed. Except for South Beach, an untouched beachfront where people can bring their pets, so as long as there are
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Inverness
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CA
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Hiking
- 20 miles
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Every happy person I know has a favorite lake or pond from childhood; maybe it’s the water, but people who have grown up skipping stones, hunting salamanders, casting a line, or sticking their toes in
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Fairfax
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CA
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- 5 miles
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The highlight of this hike is cattail-ringed Pacheco Pond, a quiet space where the dogs will have a wonderful time taking a quick dip—and you can rest and take in a snack. The closeness to the College
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Novato
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CA
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Hiking
- 3 miles
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