If you are in Half Moon Bay in Northern California and looking for a great way to spend your morning for a half day walk or even a full day of explorations, there are several Half moon bay hikes and trails that are not to be missed. Best part about the Half moon bay hikes …
What a shame would it be leave your lovely pet dog that deserves fresh ocean air at home, just because you want to enjoy a day at the beach either surfing or hiking ? California coastline got you and your dog covered. Check out the dog friendly beaches in Half moon bay to take your …
As a Bay Area resident or as a tourist visiting San Francisco, one of the top activities I recommend as a local who loves exploring the Half moon bay costaline is to give yourself the joy of horseback riding Half moon bay. Horseback riding in Half moon bay is indeed such a great family friendly …
Another gem of Santa Cruz mountains, the Henry Cowell State Park offers camping as well as day hike options. We did a 7.3 mile loop that took us through 4 river crossings, some waist deep. We started at Rincon Fire road parking lot and followed the trail for 1.2 miles. The first river crossing comes …
Here is the link to Strava Map: https://www.strava.com/activities/1030567590 Starting point of the hike: https://goo.gl/maps/DiDSbWzvb5A2 This intersection has a few different trail starting points. We parked at the designated parking lot and started at the Skyline Trail (1.7 miles) towards Laughry Woods trail (1.8 miles). From Skyline trail you have to cross the main road to reach Laughry …
Trailhead parking lot : http://g.co/maps/ujy4t An approximately 10-mile round trip to the waterfall pouring into the ocean, this hike started off with a nice shaded section of eucalyptus trees. There was a Highway 1 closure due to road conditions and we took a long detour via Muir woods to reach the trailhead. But, the drive is …
One of the best hikes that offer coastal view in the bay area is along the Pacifica beach area with stunning views of the coast, beach access and if you are lucky, wild flowers. We went in the first week of May 2017 and didn’t hope for any wild flowers, but what a surprise !!! …
A short one hour away from Bay area, is this beautiful state park, with good number of hiking options of varying difficulty levels. We did a 10-mile hike that started at the George’s Picnic Area via Aptos Creek Fire Road. And took the Bridge Creek trail to the Maple Falls. It’s a moderate-to-easy hike with few short …
Spring season is probably the best time to visit Henry W. Coe State Park in the bay area for a dense blankets of wildflowers. We did a 10.6 mile loop that went through China Hole. The park is big enough to do hikes of pretty much any length. First half of the hike had lot …
Just an hour drive from south bay, Mavericks Cliffs Trail at Half Moon Bay is an easy hike along the cliffs overlooking the world famous Mavericks surfing and stunning half moon bay coastline view. Mavericks Cliffs Trail & Pier California weather is one to take advantage of when it comes to outdoor activities. Any time …
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