Advanced Hiking San Francisco

Hike: Trillium Lake Loop Trail #761

Hello hikers, Posting another hike route worth doing together: 🥾 Trillium Lake Loop Trail #761 📏 2.1 mi ⏱ ~52 min I'd love to organise a self-hosted meet to do this hike together on Friday, July 24. No commercial host, just members of the group meeting up to enjoy the route. Bring water, weather-appropriate gear, and the route loaded on your komoot app: https://www.komoot.com/smarttour/e1210635632/trillium-lake-loop-trail-761 See you on the trail!

Tennessee Valley to Muir Beach Via Fox Trail

Hike to Wildcat Peak,

Greetings all My next hike will be to Tilden and Wildcat Peak. Great panoramic view of the bay, Berkeley and the Reservoir. Bring your cameras Hike will be 3 to 3.5 miles in length. It is a loop. Elevation gain/loss will be about 700 feet. To get to Tilden take the 24 to Fish Ranch Road. North on Fish Ranch Rd to Grizzly Peak Bl, and turn right. Take Grizzly Peak to Canon Drive and Turn Right. Take Canon Drive to the Bottom and Turn Left. Go to the end which is a large parking lot and park there. Walk to the area of the environmental education center. I will be there with the sign. Trail starts there. Hope to see you there. Norman

Urban Hike: Noe, Mission and Porchfest

Let's do an urban hike in Benal, Noe and the Mission ending at Porchfest. Highlights of the walk may include: Castro Duncan Open Space Comerford Greenway Sanchez Slow Streets Balmy Alley Murals [Porchfest](https://www.sfporchfest.org) I am still working on the exact route but there will be hills and stairs, paths and gardens. We will meet at 1:30 but leave at 1:40 (grace period). We will have an after gathering. If it is nice we might do it outdoors, otherwise we will look for a commercial establishment in the area. Bring a cup just in case. Hope to see you there! Please note: Phone help is not available for latecomers. If you are late it is very hard to catch up with us. We walk at a medium pace. Escorts or sweeps are not provided, so slower walkers should be completely prepared to finish the hike on their own if they become separated from the group, and they may want to consider bringing a friend to walk with them. I reserve the right to make small changes to the route as needed. Liability Disclaimer: The organizers of this meet-up are unpaid volunteers and not expert hiking guides. All participants agree to assume 100% responsibility for their own safety, conduct, and well-being and recognize that possible hazards exist while participating in outdoor (or any other) activities, and agree to participate solely at their own risk. If you RSVP “Yes” and/or attend any of our events, it shall be conclusively presumed that you understand and agree to this policy.

Tennessee Valley Hike (6 miles)

Join other east bay millennials for a hike in Tennessee valley. Here’s the route we’ll take on Alltrails: Tennessee Valley Golden Gate Loop: Tennessee Valley Golden Gate Loop on AllTrails https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/tennessee-valley-golden-gate-loop-trail?sh=kg6832 Please arrive a few minutes before 12:00PM. We will start the hike shortly after 12:00PM. We'll do our best to hike as a group, but I'd recommend downloading an offline map of the area on Google Maps on your phone just in case you happen to get separated.
Please bring:
• Positive attitude
• Water bottle
• Charged phone
• Snacks!!
• Hiking / athletic clothes and shoes
• Sunscreen
Please only attend this event if you feel like you are in shape to walk 6 miles with \~1400ft of elevation gain. If you have any health conditions that prevent you from exercising, this might not be the best event for you.
The East Bay Hiking Club welcomes people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, or other identity. We do our best to create an inclusive and open minded environment.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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By attending the event, you agree that you understand the risks involved in outdoor activities and take full ownership for your safety and assume all risks inherent in attending the event. You also release the event organizer and all event participants from any responsibility for your safety.

Micro Moon Hike from Pantoll

This hike will be led by Docent Franklin Young. Hike docents have been trained under the California State Parks Volunteers in the Park Program (VIPP). Distance: 4 miles/ 150 ft elevation gain, easy / moderate pace Trails: Stage Coach fire road (unpaved). It is suitable for low light and light rain. **Headlamp/flashlight highly recommended** Meeting place: Pantoll by the Friends of Mt. Tam trailer. There is a $8 parking fee at Pantoll. Pay with exact change or using QR code. We’ll leave Pantoll promptly at 7:30PM to observe an unusual situation: the Sun will set at 8:25PM and the Moon will rise at the same time. Under twilight, we will take the Old Stage fire road to West Point Inn. We’ll arrive just in time to admire a near Full Moon on a backdrop of city and East Bay lights(weather permitting). We will return in the dark the same way via the Old Stage fire road. This hike is limited to 19 people. Please sign up via Meet-up. Check Meet-up for any updates (cancellation, schedule change…).

Urban Hikers' Scavenger Hunt

It's time for the second annual Urban Hiker's Scavenger Hunt. **Please read below carefully.** Meeting place: Francisco Park at the picnic tables if available or the concrete benches near the restroom if the tables are not available. Meet 4 pm, Start Scavenger Hunt 4:30 pm Neighborhoods: Russian Hill, Fisherman's Wharf, Marina, and possibly Telegraph Hill or Cow Hollow. Teams of 4 people, and 12 Clues/Locations A paper list of Clues/Locations to be distributed to each team at 4:30 Regular walkers with our group are encouraged and prioritized to participate and will have an advantage in figuring out some of the clues. **We would like the game participants to be walkers who regularly have done walks with us. If not enough people in that category sign up, we will open it to others. So sign up by putting your name on the wait list and we will move the regular walkers to the join list. Anyone from the wait list can come and hang out with us or be a stand by if someone a team late cancels. The scavenger hunt team players will be on the actual attendee list.** Must be back at start point at 6:15 for judging and prizes. Each team must go to the site directed by the clue in each section and take a selfie of all 4 team members visible, and the location clearly visible. All selfies must show team member faces unless otherwise noted on the clue. The judges will determine if you have found the correct, intended location and selfie acceptability. Prizes, some admittedly silly, for the first team to return with acceptable selfies for all 12 clues, or whoever gets the most, if no team gets all 12. No cheating with vehicle transport (no Uber, taxi, MUNI etc). Also, we'll have prizes for the best team story, told MUNI diary style. We will have a picnic style after gathering at the start point while we judge and give out prizes. If it's good weather we will just have the picnic. If bad weather, we will have a quick picnic and have an indoor gathering to follow. Participants can bring picnic items to leave with the judges while they are on the hunt or give money to judges to buy items for the picnic. Judges will go to TJ's while the hunt is going on to buy provisions. Please note: Phone help is not available for latecomers. If you are late it is very hard to catch up with us. We walk at a medium pace. Escorts or sweeps are not provided, so slower walkers should be completely prepared to finish the hike on their own if they become separated from the group, and they may want to consider bringing a friend to walk with them. I reserve the right to make small changes to the route as needed. Liability Disclaimer: The organizers of this meet-up are unpaid volunteers and not expert hiking guides. All participants agree to assume 100% responsibility for their own safety, conduct, and well-being and recognize that possible hazards exist while participating in outdoor (or any other) activities, and agree to participate solely at their own risk. If you RSVP “Yes” and/or attend any of our events, it shall be conclusively presumed that you understand and agree to this policy.

💚Green Exercise Easy 5 Miles 🥾Hike SF Golden Gate Park🏞️

**Hello Golden Gate Park Lovers,** Let's meet up go for a Wellness Walk/Hike, come explore the wonders of San Francisco Golden Gate Park! For our physical health and mental well-being😇 Meeting new friends and get a good workout together. Discover Golden Gate Park The rumors are true. Golden Gate Park is as fantastic as they say. Explore this iconic park’s 1,017 acres, from bucolic lakes and meadows to vibrant activity destinations. Golden Gate Park has something for everyone. **Meet time: 1:30pm** and **Hike/Walk time: 2pm** Great Highway & John F Kennedy Drive, San Francisco, CA 94121 across from the Beach Chalet Brewery at beach side parking lot GPS: https://goo.gl/maps/QUFRePaoDCEFWBYL8 Route: Golden Gate Park Loop Parking: Free Level: Easy to Moderate Length: 5 miles+ Elevation gain: 500ft Route type: Loop Dog: No **Bring Smiles for Miles!** Water, Snacks... Wear Hiking/Walking shoes, Layers, Sunscreens.. Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in a private message not on the message board. Thank you! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/svnkq0 Optional Social dinner after Hike: Thai food Place coming soon... 💚 Support Our Group! Thanks for joining our wellness club event, it does take time and money to make it happen. Thank you for being prepared and supportive 🌿 Our hikes, dinners, and events run thanks to member support. A small contribution is appreciated to help keep our wellness community active and fun! Thank you for helping us make every event special! **\*Requested contribution** suggested amount $5-$20 to keep the club going! **​Dr. Heidi will ask for the contribution during event check-in.** Accepted in person. Your support helps cover the many behind-the-scenes efforts that make these events possible, including route scouting, Meetup platform fees, permits, communication with park staff and members, and planning hikes, dinners, and road trips. This community exists because of the support and kindness of its members. **The organizer reserves the right to ask a participant to depart!** If they refuse to contribute or follow event guidelines. This ensures our community remains a positive and respectful space for everyone. Thank you for helping keep our wellness community positive, respectful, and active. 🌿 Our meetup events have a very positive impact on people's lives, people meet, fall in love💘 meet new friends, HAPPY, better health, less stress, anxiety, depression, isolate being alone and got extra bonus for LOVE ​💞 ⚠️ Please Read Before Joining: These hikes and group dinners are hosted voluntarily and with love for the outdoors and community. Participation is completely voluntary, and everyone joins at their own risk and responsibility. 👉 We kindly ask you to review the event details carefully — including directions, trail descriptions, and dinner spots — before joining. Trails are part of nature and may not match everyone’s preferences. Dinner venues are selected based on group size, availability, and location. We do our best but can’t guarantee personal favorites. 🧡 Most importantly, come with an open heart, positive energy, and kindness. Let’s enjoy what we can control — good company, fresh air, and meaningful connections. **\*DO NOT ATTEND** if you're experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, have a compromised immune system. **\*Hike/Walk at YOUR OWN RISK.** Open trails aren't necessarily free of hazards--by entering the wilderness, you assume responsibility for your safety and must use good judgment. **\*Participation in this event is strictly voluntary**! The event host/organizer assumes no responsibility for any injury, damage, or loss you may incur. You join and hike entirely at your own risk. \*We are an intermediate hike group. Please be ready to keep up hiking with us from 5-8 miles without any health issues. **\*LIABILITY WAIVER:** By signing up for the wellness walking/hiking event, you hereby release its organizers, hosts, and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for illness, injuries, damages, and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein. You agree to full responsibility for your own health issues. **\*DISCLAIMER:** By participating in this wellness hiking event, you understand that Meetup event Host/Organizer assumes ABSOLUTELY NO responsibility and you have to assume all at your own risk of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release host/Organizer of all liability. If anyone wishes to join our hike team, please answer the RSVP question every time for everyone's safety in the group. If you are unable to send me a message confirming that you are in good health and you are able to hike 5-8 miles without health issues we CANNOT approve you come to the hiking event. \*Please don't just walk in. Thank you for your cooperation! I'm looking forward to meeting, hiking with you and making good memories together. Yours in good health! Dr. Heidi💝 ❤️American Heart Association BLS-CPR, Heartsaver CPR, First Aid Courses -Learn and Live!❤️ \*Three courses available upon request: [https://visibook.com/ahacprfirstaid](https://visibook.com/ahacprfirstaid) \*By taking this course, you're contributing to the safety and well-being of those around you. \*These skills are crucial for everyone to know, as they can help save the lives of loved ones, friends, or even strangers in the community.

The Oakland Rose Garden & Lakeshore Neighborhood's Pathways/Stairs Walk

FREE WALK. Now open for RSVPs. Free. We will meet at 11:00 AM in front of a cafe called Tierra Mia Coffee, on the corner of Broadway & 20th Street, so people on BART should go to the 19th Street BART Station and then they should exit at the 20th Street exit and our starting point is right across the street. One may bring a sack lunch or buy one at Tierra Mia Coffee. We won't have time for the group to buy lunches after we have started walking. It would be good if our attendees buy drinks or something at our starting point (Tierra Mia Coffee) &/or give tips so they will like us. Attendance limit is 70. Below is a link about Tierra Mia Coffee: http://www.tierramiacoffee.com/ At 11:10 AM we begin a 20-minute walk to the local Whole Foods Market for a restroom break. We plan to eat lunch about 12:30 at Oakland's Morcom Rose Garden. I encourage all to take BART or other public transportation to be safer. I expect to come in a bus. Everyone should bring water, paper towels and a map. I love it when attendees bring cameras and upload their photos of the walk on our webpage. Dogs and other pets are not welcome. After Whole Foods Market we will walk to the Morcom Rose Garden to eat our sack lunches because it is the only location big enough for our group to eat lunch. We haven't done this walk since many years ago in the Covid days, and I changed it from a hard walk to a a nice relatively easy walk. We will see great things such as the Morcom Rose Garden in bloom, the Davie Tennis Stadium, and the Gardens at Lake Merritt, just to name a few. We expect to reach our ending point back at our starting point, the 19th Street BART Station at 4:45 PM. Some legal disclaimers: By joining us for any event you hereby RELEASE and DISCHARGE it's organizers, hosts and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for injuries, damages, death and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice or information contained herein. You further agree that if you or someone under your supervision uses the information on this website you assume all risks of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release providers from all liability therefore. It is advisable to consult a doctor before you begin any strenuous physical activity. The organizer is not trained for emergency medical procedures and no doctors, nurses or ambulances are provided on the walks.

SFVS Monthly Hike

Hi all! Looking forward to hiking the Fox, Coastal and Tennessee Valley Trail Loop with you! Please see the route details here: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/fox-coastal-and-tennessee-valley-trail-loop We’ll explore the beauty of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, offering sweeping views of the ocean and the bay. A few notes: * Please arrive on time (10:00 AM). If you’re running late, please comment on the Meetup link, and we’ll accommodate within reason. * The hike is unfortunately NOT dog-friendly. :'( * Stopping points will be discussed at the outset to ensure everyone is accounted for. * Please wear appropriate shoes, dress in layers, apply sunscreen, and bring water. * We’ll meet at the trailhead off the parking lot. If the parking lot is full, there is easy parking along the side of Tennessee Valley Road. Hope to see you there!

Exploring Patagonia: An Introductory Guide to Traveling in Torres del Paine

Join us for an informative and inspiring presentation all about Chile's Torres del Paine, one of the most breathtaking national parks in Patagonia! Whether you're planning your first trip or just curious about what it takes to explore this stunning region, this session will cover everything you need to know about traveling to this iconic part of the world. I'll be drawing from my own Torres del Paine adventure from 2023 to discuss practical details like logistics, safety, and main things to keep in mind when going on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. The presentation itself will be 30-40 minutes, after which we'll have a casual Q&A session for anything anyone wants to cover and chat for a while. Join and share some of your own travel stories! (Would love to hear from people who've done Camino de Santiago, the Pacific Crest Trail, Hornbjarg in Iceland, etc.) Anyone is welcome, but please note that - given the limited space - this event is geared mainly for people who are actively interested in these kinds of travels and would benefit the most from the information shared. Also, please note the location will be my apartment, and that I live close to the Crepevine location listed in Meetup. I'll share my address to those attending about a week before the event. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. 628-236-9369

Noe Valley stairways