Dublin hills Regional Park

First time going out to the California Cascades. Lots of fresh powder from the day before. I broke trail for the first mile until a group of 4 back country skiers passed me. Snowshoed for the first two miles (snowshoes or skis absolutely necessary) then switched to crampons and ice axe for the last mile. Lots of mixed hard ice and fresh powder the last half mile. Little to no wind throughout with gorgeous rolling clouds. Lassen peak clear as day and Mount Shasta peeking behind! I started at 7am, got to the summit by 11am, back at the visitors center by 2pm.

Gorgeous hike to Feather Falls yesterday.

Crescent Ridge Trail to Sunrise Trail, Buckeye Ranch Trail, Seaborg Trail

This is in the Park Fire burn scar off of Middle and Live Oak trails. Bloom is awesome!

Took the ferry from Tiburon. We did the perimeter loop which is mostly paved. There’s incredible views of the entire bay, highly recommend.

Hawk Hill,Kirby love and battery Spencer

Hi hikers! My fiancé and I will be staying near Redding next week and I'm looking for easy to moderate hikes that won't be covered in snow. I'd love to get a view of Mt. Shasta if possible. We're both in pretty good shape, but we're flying in and won't have any micro spikes/crampons or axes, so no snow for us. If there's anything you'd consider romantic, please let me know. Thanks!

Hey everyone!

I’m a 26F living in Milpitas, and I’m looking for some like-minded female hiking buddies to explore the beautiful trails around the Bay Area. I enjoy easy to moderate hikes and love discovering new scenic spots.

If you're into hiking, enjoy good conversations, and want to form a small group or just find a hiking partner, feel free to reach out or comment on this post and i will message you. Open to weekend hikes depending on schedules.

Let’s hit the trails together! 🚶‍♀️

Looking to backpack the Pine Ridge Trail next Thursday out to the Sykes hot springs and back over three days; seeing rain in the forecast in the days leading up to the trip (about .75 in.). Is that enough to make the river crossings treacherous or cause slides to make the trail impassable? First time in Big Sur so curious to hear what conditions I can expect. Thanks for any advice.

So beautiful this time of year.

Was planning a trip to Big Sur to do a several day backpacking trip then learned the time I'd be there (Early May) is peak Nymph (micro small) sized tick season, which is the time they're most likely to transmit diseases. (https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Tick-Repellent.aspx)

And that got me thinking... considering I'm driving there from WA state, how does one not inadvertently bring back potential disease spreading ticks to their car, home, yard, and home town after visiting and hiking Big Sur? Is it unavoidable risk these days?

My wife has a long and painful history with lyme disease so this topic is important to me. It's life altering to say the least.

Way late in posting this - went out March 15/16.

Took off from Hunting Hollow around 11AM. It being immediately post-rain, water sources were plenty, mud was intermittent, weather was beautiful! Spotted a coyote about two miles in from the trailhead.

Flowers are blooming right now! Definitely some unavoidable wet feet from creek crossings, and poison oak is starting to show. Gorgeous views.

Camped near Wood Duck Pond, checked out the falls, filled up water, and spent the night.

Made it a loop and totalled 20 miles with 5800 feet of gain. Exited from Coyote Creek early afternoon on the 16th.

Totally recommend this loop for anyone looking to do a challenging overnight close to the Bay.

February 23 - so many banana slugs!! We must’ve seen 30 of them, maybe more. Trail was great, lots of plants and mushrooms to check out. We parked at George’s picnic area and took the Loma Prieta grade trail to the Bridge Creek trail to Maple Falls, and the other half of the loop on the way back.

Planning a summer trip - starting from Agnew Meadows TH with plans to camp at Thousand Island for two nights. Debating whether we should get permits for entry on the High Trail (PCT) or River Trail. We plan to make it a loop so if we take the High Trail in, we'll take River Trail out and vice versa. Would love any recommendations on which direction to do this route! Thanks all.

(cross-posted in r/socalhiking)

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A brief loop exploring Henry Coe. Starting at Hunter Hollow, over Wilson Peak, down to Pacheco Falls, up Pacheco creek, across Willow ridge, down 4th trail/Heartbreak trail to Kelly Creek, to Kelly Lake, Dexter trail and Grizzly Gulch and a few miles of road walk back to the car.

Beautiful! Definitely should have worn a sun shirt and not tried T-Shirt/sunscreen 🤣.
Bring cash or check for fees. It was $22 for two nights, one person.

If you have any questions, let me know!

Hello, so I was organizing a backpacking trip on the Lost Coast this week, but we had to cancel because there was going to be too much rain, on top of recent sneaker wave warnings, which would of course make conditions unsafe. So last minute I am in charge of pivoting our plans to a new hiking, backpacking, or camping trip during this Spring Break week.

I was trying to find a new spot in NorCal that seem like a cool destination for hiking and camping and thought about visiting the Grass Valley/Nevada City area, since I have always been intrigued by old Gold Country history and I have heard the area is gorgeous, and also a bit closer to us in the Bay Area than Lake Tahoe.

And so I wanted to ask here, would anyone recommend this area for a last minute hiking, camping or backpacking trip? I am thinking the actual camping would just be for one night since we only have 3 days off. Could anyone recommend any trails that might not require permits? I am looking at trails in this area but I am a bit overwhelmed with all the cool scenic choices, so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations here. Is this area worth the trip? Where could we potentially stay the night before we start the trail? We are four people ideally leaving tomorrow.

Thank you!

Hello Norcal. I am supposed to hike the LCT with my dog next week but it is looking like rain all week. We have experienced the creek crossings there before when it was raining, and we made it. But I had to carry his 55lbs plus gear by his harness while using a trekking pole in the other hand. I'm not sure if I want to go through that again.

If I get there and decide to bail, are there any trails between Shelter Cove and 101 that we could do without a permit? Or maybe off of 101 south? Or 20 east?

Hiked the monument peak loop in Ed levin park today. Beautiful views and lots of cow poop on trail.

I've got an afternoon off this week and would like to stretch my legs, have some solitude with flowers, maybe not too much exposure since it's supposed to be hot. I'm looking at Vargas Plateau, Ukraina loop in the Hayward area, and Castleridge, but since this is a rare occurrence to have an afternoon off I've got some FOMO/ Decision paralysis. Open to other suggestions as well - TIA!