Every hike will start at Rock Spring and follow different routes to East Peak and then back to Rock Spring. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-day-hikes-tickets-53478779469 for more details and FREE tickets. RSVP required.
Ferns are an important and ancient part of the lush greenery that abounds in our forests. Come learn about some of the first vascular plants dating back to the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth and beyond! Distance (mi.): 9.5 Elevation gain (ft.): 1,992 Strenuous.
Cancelled rain 40% and wind gusts above 30mph. DOG FRIENDLY. Obtain a dog permit. Enjoy your endorphine high and share it with other hikers while exploring a landscape of Ferns, Sargetn Cypress trees, Serpentine Rock, Douglas Fir and free flowing creeks. Distance: 5.9 Elevation gain: 988 ft. Moderately strenuous.
Long, quiet, wet hike on the northside of the ridgeon Water District lands. Distance: 6.4 Elevation gain: 1,405 ft. Moderately strenuous.
CANCELLED - RAIN AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMSSunday January 20 at 9:30 from Rock Spring trailhead. "Wildflowers" with docent Santi Abascal. ---It is winter, but as daylight becomes longer there will be some first bloomers here and there. Let's have a walk along the upper part of the Redwood Creek watershed and discover which plants are blooming […]
Look at the water in different creeks and notice how they sound - listening to the forest. Distance: 4.2 Elevation gain: 584 ft. Moderate.
Meet at Rock Spring; assess local oak species mixtures. Explore area trails of differing topography. Experience variances in plant life along trails. Distance: 6 Elevation gain: 1,263 ft. Moderately strenuous.
Sunday January 27 at 9:30am from Stinson Beach trailhead. "Meditations in Nature" with Rosalind Gottfried . We will stop to appreciate, and meditate on, the sounds and smells of the trails, particularly the Steep Ravine trail, and admire the ocean views from the Matt Davis trail. Distance: 6.9 Elevation gain: 1,804 ft. Strenuous.