places to hike?

1krazykitty

where are some great places to hike in norcal?

sm23

Where do you live? How far are you willing to drive?

mrs.moosie

Oh, OP, I'd like to piggy back on this and find out too. I'd like to go hiking with Huz (he really enjoys it). We're in San Jose, and would probably drive about an hour.

1krazykitty

we live in solano county, but I'm taking recs all over the area

EmmieB

We just went to Purisma Creek in Half Moon Bay over the weekend.

Also - Sanborne and Castle Rock in Saratoga are great.

pictures from our hike: 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmieb1/sets/72157625909720771/

rori11

My sister and I are HUGE hikers (day hikes, usually anywhere from 4 - 6 miles).

These are our favorites:

Lafayette Resevoir (the upper ridge trail): http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/lafres.html

Steep Ravine Trail (Mt Tam down to Stinson Beach): http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/stinson.html

Mt Diablo: http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/mdsp/diablo.html

Las Trampas - there are a ton of different trails off of here: http://www.ebparks.org/parks/las_trampas

 

FYI - www.bahiker.com is really a GREAT website for local hikes.  You can search by area, distance, etc.

sm23

Moosie, check out the state parks in the Santa Cruz area. I hiked at a bunch when I was going to school there and they're beautiful.

In the East Bay, some of my favorites are Tilden Regional Park, Briones Regional Park, Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve and Mt. Diablo.

We've also ventured out to the Golden Gate National Recreational Area and had a good time.

hannikan

I don't know if someone already mentioned this and I didn't notice but Muir Woods is fabulous. http://www.nps.gov/muwo/index.htm

kouiii

We usually hike in Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, up on the hill between the ocean and the bay. We love to go there in spring to see the wildflowers. We also like to hike on mount Tamalpais.

http://www.bahiker.com/ has an index of all/most hiking trails in the bay area.