Hikes
My collection of hikes, mostly around the San Francisco Bay Area (zoom out to explore further afield!). Click a marker on the map below for a link to the blog post about the hike, or browse all hike posts.
The first blog post I ever wrote was about a short test hike with a Magellan GPS back in 2015. Since then I've posted about almost every new hike. The amount of equipment used has varied tremendously. Currently I log the route on my phone using Gaia GPS, record a hyper lapse video on an Insta 360 and take some photos.
Post processing results in a downloadable KML track in case you want the exact route and a visualization on both Google Maps and a chart of the elevation profile (details here).
While I used to only post the first time I did a hike I'm trying to start a habit of adding a photo or video every time I go back. Some of these routes are one offs but many are family favorites that we visit often.
I use the tag sfdogwalk for dog friendly hikes.
Recent Hikes
- Philosopher's Way in McLaren Park (2.28 miles, 208 feet total elevation gain, Thursday, June 29, 2023.)
- Presidio Loop Hike (4.12 miles, 322 feet total elevation gain, Monday, June 12, 2023.)
- Phantom Falls (3.74 miles, 322 feet total elevation gain, Monday, February 27, 2023.)
- Short Shell Ridge Open Space Loop (2.30 miles, 223 feet total elevation gain, Wednesday, February 22, 2023.)
- Treasure Island Perimeter (4.37 miles, Sunday, March 27, 2022.)
- Mount Davidson (2.88 miles, 573 feet total elevation gain, Saturday, January 22, 2022.)
- Summit Loop, San Bruno Mountain (3.27 miles, 623 feet total elevation gain, Sunday, January 2, 2022.)
- Creekside Trail to Big Leaf Trail Loop (7.29 miles, 620 feet total elevation gain, Saturday, December 18, 2021.)
- Barker Dam and Wall Street Mill (3.50 miles, 104 feet total elevation gain, Saturday, December 4, 2021.)
- Ladder Canyon and Painted Canyon (4.33 miles, 1,097 feet total elevation gain, Saturday, December 4, 2021.)
Longest Hikes
- Point Reyes - Tomales Point (9.23 miles, Sunday, April 26, 2009.)
- Oakland Hills (Longer Walk) (8.16 miles, Friday, November 24, 2006.)
- Point Reyes - Drakes Estero (7.58 miles, Sunday, September 25, 2005.)
- Creekside Trail to Big Leaf Trail Loop (7.29 miles, 620 feet total elevation gain, Saturday, December 18, 2021.)
- Coronavirus Hikes: May 2020 (5.26 miles, 767 feet total elevation gain, Monday, June 1, 2020.)
- Bull Valley Trail to Port Costa (5.20 miles, 726 feet total elevation gain, Sunday, May 30, 2021.)
- Angel Island Perimeter Road (5.02 miles, 434 feet total elevation gain, Thursday, July 22, 2021.)
- Limantour Spit (5.01 miles, 108 feet total elevation gain, Wednesday, May 29, 2019.)
- Twin Peaks Loop (4.94 miles, 912 feet total elevation gain, Sunday, October 3, 2021.)
- Devils Kitchen (4.90 miles, 457 feet total elevation gain, Tuesday, July 28, 2020.)
Browse all hike posts on I Thought He Came With You.