Coronavirus Hikes: March 2020
Not getting far from home any time soon so all hikes for now will be local. I found a great web app, Routeshuffle, that will generate a random hike from the starting location of your choice. It's a great way of seeing streets you'd never venture down normally. The map is generated with some software I wrote to combine multiple KML files for easy rendering in Google Earth (oh, and Google Earth, I guess that does the heavy lifting). I'll post these every month while we're locked down. March is 15.6 miles total.
Hike starts at: 37.800778, -122.455943. View in Google Earth.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Coronavirus Hikes: March 2020 #hike #coronavirus #sanfrancisco #map Pandemic lockdown hikes around San Francisco from March 2020 )
Kirby Cove
A short two mile out and back from the Battery Spencer parking area on Conzelman Road to Kirby Cove.
The Marin Headlands have had a bit of a traffic management change recently so you need to go through the tunnel to get in and Conzelman Road is now one way back to highway 101. The advantage is that there is way more parking then there used to be. I think I've only ever managed to park near Battery Spencer once in 20 years.
The walk is my least favorite profile, downhill to start and uphill on the way back and also not a loop. It's worth it though because it's short and Kirby Cove beach is quiet and has wonderful views of San Francisco through the Golden Gate Bridge. You can also visit Battery Wagner and Battery Kirby on the way back up.
Hike starts at: 37.829459, -122.48401. View in Google Earth.
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Mt. Livermore on Angel Island
The Immigration Station at Angel Island is a fascinating piece of history. It's amazing how unwelcoming we were to Chinese immigrants while the station was in operation, and how ineffective all of the unpleasantness was. It's a racist mirror universe of Ellis Island. Get a guided tour if you can. I've visited the Immigration Station a couple of times and also hiked around the perimeter (which is spectacular), but this trip was the first time going up to the top. The Angel Island Company site suggests that this is a 6.5 mile hike but my GPS thinks it was 5 miles and so did the fact that we made it back in time for our planned ferry back to San Francisco.
Get off the boat, head right and up the hill to pick up the sign for Sunset Trail. This takes you up to a spur about half a mile from the top that is well signed for Mt. Livermore. There are a few picnic tables and an annoying mast that makes it hard to take the panorama that this peak is so obviously calling for. On the way back down head right at the first opportunity to follow North Ridge trail back to Ayala Cove.
Hike starts at: 37.868337, -122.434656. View in Google Earth.
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Mt. Livermore on Angel Island #hike #sanfrancisco #angelisland #map Five mile hike to Mt. Livermore at the summit of Angel Island State Park in the San Francisco bay. )
Bay View and Shoreline Trails at China Camp State Park
A nice 4 mile hike at China Camp State Park - starting at the day use parking in the campsite follow Powerline Fire Trail up to a left on Bay View Trail then left on Back Ranch Fire Trail and finally left again on Shoreline Trial back to the parking lot. Gentle ascent for three miles then a fairly steep stretch down Back Ranch Fire Trail (I slipped three times, watch where you're going) and then gentle again for the final half mile.
(Previously: shorter 3 mile hike of Back Ranch Meadows and Turtleback Point loop)
Hike starts at: 38.006014, -122.496775. View in Google Earth.
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Limantour Spit
There is a shorter trail through the dunes before you get to the beach which we attempted a couple of years ago. The vegetation is spiky and unforgiving for small people. Better option is to hit the beach, turn right and walk as close to the end as you can. Five mile flat round trip. We saw harbor seals and one very decomposed whale.
Hike starts at: 38.025765, -122.884455. View in Google Earth.
Updated 2024-04-13 21:52:
Another visit, on another beautiful day. Spotted a seal and I think a grey whale.
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San Pedro Valley Park Waterfall Loop
A short but steep 2.2 mile loop in San Pedro Valley Park. From the parking lot go behind the toilet block and turn right to find the start of Montara Mountain Trail. After 1.2 miles winding slowly up you reach the junction with Brooks Creek Trail at a bench with views to the Pacific. Take Brooks Creek Trail down 1 mile to the parking lot, passing another bench with a view of the waterfall on the way down.
Hike starts at: 37.578046, -122.475395. View in Google Earth.
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China Camp State Park
New Year's resolution: hike more again.
This is a combined hike of Back Ranch Meadows and Turtleback Point loop at China Camp State Park (around 2.7 miles total). Have never been to China Camp before, it's a beautiful park forty minutes north of San Francisco with plenty of interesting looking trails so will be back again soon.
(Hikes was my first blog, now folded into ITHCWY. Here's an old post about the blog. Since the last update I've ditched My Tracks because it got terrible and switched to Gaia GPS. I also moved from BlogEngine.net to my own custom blogging platform which is mostly better but hasn't worked well for my hike posts. I had to manually upload any KML files and also manually scrape out the coordinates for the start of the hike. Today I've automated this for my post by email system - I just need to attach a KML file to the email and it gets automatically uploaded to the blog and the start point is used to link to Google Maps, geocode the post and include an embedded map. Pretty cool. Hopefully this will inspire me to hike more and post more hikes as well.)
Hike starts at: 38.00733, -122.490322. View in Google Earth.
Updated 2022-11-24 14:14:
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Coho Salmon in Lagunitas Creek
A five mile guided hike from Samuel P. Taylor State Park to the Leo T Cronin Fish Viewing Area along Lagunitas Creek and back again to spot spawning Coho Salmon. The hike was a program offered by Turtle Island and the specific route will vary based on where the salmon are currently active. Having done this once I think I could spot them again without assistance but it's well worth donating to get the full naturalist led experience.
Hike starts at 38.0244751,-122.7291936 (Google Earth).
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Coho Salmon in Lagunitas Creek #hike #lagunitascreek Finding spawning Coho Salmon in Lagunitas Creek with Turtle Island naturalists, a hike from Samuel P. Taylor State Park to the Leo T Cronin fish viewing area. )
Batteries to Bluffs
Batteries to Bluffs trail with stop at Marshall's Beach, extended by starting at Immigrant Point and then continuing on to the Golden Gate Bridge.
Hike starts at 37.7962571,-122.4780047 (Google Earth).
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Round Top loop at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Round Top is a remnant of a 10 million year old volcano, tipped over by tectonic activity. It's pretty high at 1,763 feet. Unfortunately the peak is privately owned so you can't go right to the top but there is a 2.5 mile loop around the peak. You get views out to Mount Tam, Mount Diablo and even the Sierras and an occasional glimpse of the bay. The drive up is also spectacular.
Hike Starts at 37.8483327,-122.1986103 (Google Earth).
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(Published to the Fediverse as: Round Top loop at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve #hike #sibley #roundtop #map #volcano #snake Hike around Round Top Loop (a 10 million year old volcano) at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve with views out to Mount Tam, Mount Diablo and even the Sierras )