Santa Margarita Open Space Preserve (Marin: 0.4 mile flat loop hike on a tiny oak-dotted island.

Total elevation change is about 310 feet.) One of the most popular recreation trails in the Bay Area. Sawyer Camp Trail (San Mateo: 6.9 mile out and back walk on paved path along Crystal Springs Reservoir. Paved and easy, although there is 570 feet in elevation change.) Nimitz Way (Contra Costa: 4 mile out and back hike along a ridge in Tilden Park. Total elevation change is about 150 feet.) Los Alamitos Creek Trail (Santa Clara: 3.9 mile out and back walk on a paved trail. Regional Shoreline (1.7 mile out and back along Oakland wetlands. Contra Costa Canal Trail (Contra Costa: 4.7 mile out and back on a paved trail running along the Conta Costa Canal, bordering residential neighborhoods. Crown Memorial State Beach (Alameda: 3.1 mile out and back on paved sidewalks and the beach. Nice views of the bridge, bay, and Marin Headlands. (San Francisco: 3.4 mile out and back through the Presidio, with a turn around at Fort Point, under the Golden Gate Bridge.

Cesar Chavez/North Waterfront Park (Alameda: 1.4 mile loop along the bay. Bothin Marsh Open Space Preserve (Marin: 1.6 mile out and back on a paved multi-use trail right off US101. Miller Knox Regional Shoreline (Contra Costa: 1 mile paved loop around a semi-manicured park on the edge of Point Richmond and the bay. This walks and hikes are ranked inĭescending order, with the easiest walks and hikes at the top of each section Particularly if you are a beginning hiker. Read the detailed descriptions of the individual hikes before attempting them, One mile hike may be more difficult than another two mile hike in many casesĭifficulty levels between preceding and following hikes may be negligible. Of pavement and dirt, while walks take place wholly on paved surfaces. Difficulty is determined by a number of factors, includingĭistance, trail surface, and elevation gain/loss. Bay Area Hiker: hikes sorted by difficultyĪll current walks and hikes sorted by difficulty, including distance, county,Īnd prominent features.

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