Hiking the San Francisco Bay Area; A Guide to the Bay Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures,9780762712069

Hiking the San Francisco Bay Area; A Guide to the Bay Area's Greatest Hiking Adventures

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ISBN13: 9780762712069
ISBN10: 0762712066
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2003-04-01
Publisher(s): FalconGuides
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Summary

This volume features more than 40 of the Bay Area's greatest hikes, with detailed descriptions and superb maps for each trail. Each chapter also includes an elevation profile, difficulty rating, trail contacts, and much more. This is the best hiking guide available to the San Francisco Bay area.

Author Biography

After nine years of teaching high school English, drama, and college composition, and with an MA in English under her belt, Linda Hamilton set out to achieve the daunting goal of writing for a living. Her work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, American Heritage of Invention and Technology Magazine, MyFamily Travel newsletters, Americaslibrary.gov, and many online business sites. She resides with her husband Doug in their Oakland home.

Table of Contents

Preface vi
Map Legend viii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1(3)
How to Use This Guide 4(2)
Getting around San Francisco 6(289)
Point Reyes
1. Mount Wittenberg and Bear Valley Loop
12(6)
2. Point Reyes National Seashore: Toraales Point
18(6)
3. Point Reyes National Seashore: Lighthouse and Chimney Rock Trails
24(6)
4. Point Reyes National Seashore: Palomarin Trailhead to Alamere Falls
30(6)
5. Toraales Bay State Park: Heart's Desire Beach to Shell Beach
36(6)
6. Samuel P. Taylor State Park: To the Top of Barnabe Peak
42(8)
Honorable Mentions
A. Point Reyes National Seashore: Inverness Ridge
47(1)
B. Point Reyes on Rainy Days
47(3)
Mount Tamalpais and Its Foothills
7. Muir Woods: Bootjack Trail to Dipsea Trail Loop
50(7)
8. Phoenix Reservoir: Tucker and Bill Williams Trails
57(5)
9. Steep Ravine Loop to Stinson Beach
62(6)
10. East Peak Loop
68(7)
11. Marin Headlands: Miwok Trail to Point Bonita
75(8)
12. Marin Municipal Water District: Kent Trail along Alpine Lake
83(5)
13. Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve
88(6)
14. Ring Mountain
94(8)
Honorable Mention
C. Cataract Trail
100(2)
San Francisco and the Bay
15. Angel Island State Park
102 (6)
16. Cliff House Walk at Land's End
108(7)
17. Sweeney Ridge: The Portolá Discovery Site
115(5)
18. The Presidio: Lovers' Lane and the Ecology Trail
120(7)
19. San Bruno State Park: Summit Loop Trail
127(9)
Honorable Mention
D. Golden Gate Park
133 (3)
San Mateo County Coastline
20. Pescadero Marsh Trail
136 (7)
21. Butano State Park
143(7)
22. Alio Nuevo State Park
150(6)
23. McNee Ranch State Park and Montara State Beach
156(6)
24. James V Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: The Tide Pool Loop
162(8)
25. San Pedro Valley County Park
170(8)
The Northern Santa Cruz Mountains
26. Big Basin State Park: Berry Creek Falls Trail Loop
178(7)
27. Castle Rock State Park
185(6)
28. Portola Redwoods State Park
191(5)
29. Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
196(14)
Honorable Mentions
E. Huddart County Park and Phleger Estate
202 (1)
F. Wunderlich County Park
203(1)
G. Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
203(1)
H. Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
204(1)
I. Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
204(1)
J. Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
204(1)
K. Upper Stevens Creek County Park
205(1)
L. Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve and County Park
205(1)
M. Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
206(1)
N. Pescadero Creek County Park
206(4)
Mount Diablo and Las Trampas Foothills
30. Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
210 (6)
31. Donner Canyon to the Falls Trail
216(7)
32. Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
223(7)
33. Rock City to the Summit
230(13)
Honorable Mention
O. Las Trampas Regional Wilderness: The Eugene O'Neill Loop
239(4)
Three Ridges: San Pablo, the Oakland/Berkeley Hills, and Sunol Ridge
34. Briones Regional Park
243(7)
35. Redwood Regional Park: East to West Ridge Trails
250(6)
36. Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
256(5)
37. Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
261(9)
38. Sunol Regional Wilderness
270(7)
39. Tilden Regional Park: From Jewel Lake to Wildcat Peak
277(8)
40. Anthony Chabot Regional Park
285(10)
Honorable Mentions
P. Tilden Regional Park-Greater Tilden
292 (1)
Q. Briones Reservoir
292(1)
R. Mission Peak Regional Preserve
293(1)
S. Coyote Hills Regional Park
294(1)
The Art of Hiking 295(19)
Appendix A: Hiking Clubs 314(7)
Appendix B: Hike Finder 321(4)
About the Author 325

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