Advanced Hiking San Francisco

Hike: Likeke Falls Trail

Hey everyone, Sharing a great hike route I came across: 🥾 Likeke Falls Trail 📏 1.8 mi ⏱ ~54 min I'd love to organise a self-hosted meet to do this hike together on Sunday, June 28. No commercial host, just members of the group meeting up to enjoy the route. Bring water, weather-appropriate gear, and the route loaded on your komoot app: https://www.komoot.com/smarttour/e1335237091/likeke-falls-trail See you on the trail!

💚Green Exercise🌻🌷🌸Wildflowers 🌊Ocean Hike 🥾Beautiful Mori Point Sunset🌄

**Hello Ocean Lovers!** Ready to trade the treadmill for ocean breezes? 🌊 Let’s gather for a 💚“green exercise” wellness Hike, Rock climbing/hiking/walking at the Rockaway Beach🏖️ to the scenic Mori Point Trail! Fresh sea air, breathtaking views, and the soothing sounds of the waves await.🌞 Come make new friends, recharge your body, and let the healing magic of the ocean lift your spirit. Because nothing beats a little seaside therapy for our physical health and mental well-being! 😇 Rockaway Beach is located Pacifica, CA that offers scenic views. "This is a great place to hike and to enjoy the great views of the Pacifica coastline. There are trails that hug the coastline climb up to the hilltop for panoramic views." MORI POINT Spectacular 360 degrees ocean view. This place has a lot of that here. And most of all, it also has an impeccable view of the sunset. Take advantage of the free sunset show only at Mori Point. ROCKAWAY BEACH Watch the sun drop below the horizon at Rockaway Beach. This hidden gem in the Pacifica is a sight to behold. You can learn surfing while waiting for the sun to set or enjoy your afternoon snack at a nearby restaurant while waiting for the sun to KISS the OCEAN. 💚 Support Our Group! Thanks for joining our wellness club event, it does take time and money to make it happen. Thank you for being prepared and supportive 🌿 Our hikes, dinners, and events run thanks to member support. A small contribution is appreciated to help keep our wellness community active and fun! Thank you for helping us make every event special! **\*Requested contribution** suggested amount $5-$20 to keep the club going! **​Dr. Heidi will ask for the contribution during event check-in.** Accepted in person. Your support helps cover the many behind-the-scenes efforts that make these events possible, including route scouting, Meetup platform fees, permits, communication with park staff and members, and planning hikes, dinners, and road trips. This community exists because of the support and kindness of its members. **The organizer reserves the right to ask a participant to depart!** If they refuse to contribute or follow event guidelines. This ensures our community remains a positive and respectful space for everyone. Thank you for helping keep our wellness community positive, respectful, and active. 🌿 Our meetup events have a very positive impact on people's lives, people meet, fall in love💘 meet new friends, HAPPY, better health, less stress, anxiety, depression, isolate being alone and got extra bonus for LOVE ​💞 ⚠️ Please Read Before Joining: These hikes and group dinners are hosted voluntarily and with love for the outdoors and community. Participation is completely voluntary, and everyone joins at their own risk and responsibility. 👉 We kindly ask you to review the event details carefully — including directions, trail descriptions, and dinner spots — before joining. Trails are part of nature and may not match everyone’s preferences. Dinner venues are selected based on group size, availability, and location. We do our best but can’t guarantee personal favorites. 🧡 Most importantly, come with an open heart, positive energy, and kindness. Let’s enjoy what we can control — good company, fresh Ocean air, and meaningful connections. **Meet time: 1:30pm** & **Hike time: 2pm** Meet by beach parking lot near the big rocks 📍GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fJnCgTYjDQadaEzo7 📍Address: Parking lot, 651 San Marlo Way, Pacifica, CA 94044 Level: Moderate + challenging! several Steep Hills climbs... Total Distance: 5-6 miles Hiking Time: 2.5-3 hours Elevation: 800 ft Route: Loop Parking: Free Dogs: No! Exposure: Sun Views: Amazingly Beautiful **Bring Smiles for Miles**! Water, Snacks, Sunscreens, Hiking Poles Wear Sturdy Hiking shoes Near Ocean can be windy and/or foggy, so wear layers Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in a private message not on the message board. Thank you! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/sy02q5 Optional: Sunset time around 6:30pm to 7pm After hiking the social dinner place TBD... \*We are an intermediate hiking group. Please be ready to keep up hiking with us from 5-6 miles without any health issues. If you don't workout, afraid high, steepest hill climbs mountains, unable to hiking minimum 5 miles regularly, this event is not a good fit for you. **\*LIABILITY WAIVER**: By signing up for the wellness hiking event, you hereby release its organizers, hosts, and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for illness, injuries, damages, and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein. You agree to full responsibility for your own health issues. **\*DISCLAIMER:** By participating in this wellness hiking event, you understand that Meetup event Host/Organizer assumes ABSOLUTELY NO responsibility and you have to assume all at your own risk of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release host/Organizer of all liability. **\*Hike at YOUR OWN RISK**. Open trails aren't necessarily free of hazards--by entering the wilderness, you assume responsibility for your safety and must use good judgment. **\*Participation in this event is strictly voluntary!** The event host/organizer assumes no responsibility for any injury, damage, or loss you may incur. You join and hike entirely at your own risk. **\*DO NOT ATTEND** if you're experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, have a compromised immune system. If anyone wishes to join our hike team, please answer the RSVP question every time when you sign up for our event. For everyone's safety in the group. If you are unable to send me a message confirming that you are in good health and you are able to hike 5-6 miles without health issues we CANNOT approve you come to this hiking event. \*Please don't just walk in. Thank you for your cooperation! I'm looking forward to meeting, hiking with you and making good memories together. Yours in good health! Dr. Heidi💝 ❤️American Heart Association BLS-CPR, Heartsaver CPR, First Aid Courses -Learn and Live!❤️ \*Three courses available upon request: [https://visibook.com/ahacprfirstaid](https://visibook.com/ahacprfirstaid) \*By taking this course, you're contributing to the safety and well-being of those around you. \*These skills are crucial for everyone to know, as they can help save the lives of loved ones, friends, or even strangers in the community.

Group Hike at Lands End!

Hi everyone! For those in town this holiday weekend looking to get a little socializing and nature in, feel free to join my “social stroll” group hike! It’s an easy mostly flat under one hour one way and great way to have natural conversations and connections with new people. RSVP here and I’ll DM you the main guest list with the other hikers and more info such as exact meeting spot. Limited capacity as we already have a group joining but we have some spaces left so please grab one if you to come with! Hope everyone is doing well and has a wonderful weekend whatever you do! 🩷 Lizzy

Golden Gate Park, Eastside Hike to POIs & SF Botanic Garden

**\*Don't be a no-show. *See the Group's no-show policy below.*** Don't be a no-show and lose your membership in the Group. Attendance is always taken and no-shows recorded. **[Here's a link to the video of the tour we did here on May 21st, 2022.](https://youtu.be/bJWphCOOW1g)** Golden Gate Park celebrated its 150th year anniversary in 2020. That's a lot of urban history. We'll get into just a little bit of that fascinating history today. But we want to get a good walk in. Distance today will be around 3.5 miles. Little up hills or elev. gain. Bring water only. Food trucks are available. My all time favorite is Sam's Chowder House truck, behind the huge, music Band Shell. Just the best clam chowder around. If you tip a dollar I'm sure you get extra clam, let's try it!. Also Annie's food carts, always around here and there. Below are the highlights to choose from in the eastern section. Unique about this walk is the members will choose as we go from the suggested sampling below. Come and see how this, **"we do it ourselves"**, style tour works. (I love it!) ***Golden Gate Park, (A sampling of POIs)*** Conservatory of Flowers (1878) US President James Garfield Statue (1884) Victorian era Baseball Player Statue, by Douglas Tilden (1891) Lily Pond & Australian Tree Fern Dell (1902) Tennis Courts (1894-2021) Lawn Bowling Courts (1901) Sharon Meadow (1894) Coffee House in the Park (recent) Lake Alford (1882) Alford Bridge & Tunnel (1889) Children's Quarter (1888) Sharon Building (1888) GG Park Carousal (1888-first Carousal) A Monastery Stone & the amazing story of these 8000 tons of stones that landed in the Park from Spain in 1931? Handball Courts Big Rec Baseball fields (1893) Shakespeare Flower Garden(1928) Spreckels Temple of Music , the "Band Shell" (1900) LUNCH (about 12:00pm) Music Concourse (built for 1894, Calif.Mid-Winter Fair) & new Ferris Wheel (Golden Gate Park Band plays Sundays at 1:00pm in season.) Japanese Tea Garden (1894) Stowe Lake (1881) San Francisco Botanical Garden (1940) (Then returning to where we started to the Conservatory of Flowers, we'll pass by the following.) **Itinerary-San Francisco Botanical Garden Tour, If we go there on this tour?** Garden of Fragrance Rhododendron Garden Heidelberg Hill & Magnolias Mediterranean Garden Ancient & Primitive Plant Garden South Africa/(Cape Town) Garden New Zealand & Australia Andean Cloud Forest Zellerbach Garden of Perennials Japanese Moon Viewing Garden Camellia Garden Redwood Grove California Natives Lots of interesting things in the Park. In-season: "Magnificent Magnolias", peak bloom time around Feb.1st. But we'll find lots of other beautiful plants and flowers to amaze. (\*Don't be a no-show.) It's good to give out name tags which I do. I fill out the name tags just before I leave for the tour. This also gives me a way to take attendance. Because name tags that are not picked up, are recorded as no-shows. If you get too many no-shows recorded in your personal Meet-up profile you'll be cancelled from this Meetup. In the photos is a picture of No-show name tags in February 26. (To cancel your RSVP beforehand [please at least 24 hrs. in advance]. Look for the, **"Edit Attendance"** tab at the bottom right hand corner of the screen for lap tops and left, bottom for phones.)

Hike to Wildcat Peak,

Greetings all My next hike will be to Tilden and Wildcat Peak. Great panoramic view of the bay, Berkeley and the Reservoir. Bring your cameras Hike will be 3 to 3.5 miles in length. It is a loop. Elevation gain/loss will be about 700 feet. To get to Tilden take the 24 to Fish Ranch Road. North on Fish Ranch Rd to Grizzly Peak Bl, and turn right. Take Grizzly Peak to Canon Drive and Turn Right. Take Canon Drive to the Bottom and Turn Left. Go to the end which is a large parking lot and park there. Walk to the area of the environmental education center. I will be there with the sign. Trail starts there. Hope to see you there. Norman

Urban Hikers' Scavenger Hunt

It's time for the second annual Urban Hiker's Scavenger Hunt. **Please read below carefully.** Meeting place: Francisco Park at the picnic tables if available or the concrete benches near the restroom if the tables are not available. Meet 4 pm, Start Scavenger Hunt 4:30 pm Neighborhoods: Russian Hill, Fisherman's Wharf, Marina, and possibly Telegraph Hill or Cow Hollow. Teams of 4 people, and 12 Clues/Locations A paper list of Clues/Locations to be distributed to each team at 4:30 Regular walkers with our group are encouraged and prioritized to participate and will have an advantage in figuring out some of the clues. **We would like the game participants to be walkers who regularly have done walks with us. If not enough people in that category sign up, we will open it to others. So sign up by putting your name on the wait list and we will move the regular walkers to the join list. Anyone from the wait list can come and hang out with us or be a stand by if someone a team late cancels. The scavenger hunt team players will be on the actual attendee list.** Must be back at start point at 6:15 for judging and prizes. Each team must go to the site directed by the clue in each section and take a selfie of all 4 team members visible, and the location clearly visible. All selfies must show team member faces unless otherwise noted on the clue. The judges will determine if you have found the correct, intended location and selfie acceptability. Prizes, some admittedly silly, for the first team to return with acceptable selfies for all 12 clues, or whoever gets the most, if no team gets all 12. No cheating with vehicle transport (no Uber, taxi, MUNI etc). Also, we'll have prizes for the best team story, told MUNI diary style. We will have a picnic style after gathering at the start point while we judge and give out prizes. If it's good weather we will just have the picnic. If bad weather, we will have a quick picnic and have an indoor gathering to follow. Participants can bring picnic items to leave with the judges while they are on the hunt or give money to judges to buy items for the picnic. Judges will go to TJ's while the hunt is going on to buy provisions. Please note: Phone help is not available for latecomers. If you are late it is very hard to catch up with us. We walk at a medium pace. Escorts or sweeps are not provided, so slower walkers should be completely prepared to finish the hike on their own if they become separated from the group, and they may want to consider bringing a friend to walk with them. I reserve the right to make small changes to the route as needed. Liability Disclaimer: The organizers of this meet-up are unpaid volunteers and not expert hiking guides. All participants agree to assume 100% responsibility for their own safety, conduct, and well-being and recognize that possible hazards exist while participating in outdoor (or any other) activities, and agree to participate solely at their own risk. If you RSVP “Yes” and/or attend any of our events, it shall be conclusively presumed that you understand and agree to this policy.

Tennessee Valley to Muir Beach Via Fox Trail

Tennessee Valley Hike (6 miles)

Join other east bay millennials for a hike in Tennessee valley. Here’s the route we’ll take on Alltrails: Tennessee Valley Golden Gate Loop: Tennessee Valley Golden Gate Loop on AllTrails https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/tennessee-valley-golden-gate-loop-trail?sh=kg6832 Please arrive a few minutes before 12:00PM. We will start the hike shortly after 12:00PM. We'll do our best to hike as a group, but I'd recommend downloading an offline map of the area on Google Maps on your phone just in case you happen to get separated.
Please bring:
• Positive attitude
• Water bottle
• Charged phone
• Snacks!!
• Hiking / athletic clothes and shoes
• Sunscreen
Please only attend this event if you feel like you are in shape to walk 6 miles with \~1400ft of elevation gain. If you have any health conditions that prevent you from exercising, this might not be the best event for you.
The East Bay Hiking Club welcomes people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, or other identity. We do our best to create an inclusive and open minded environment.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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By attending the event, you agree that you understand the risks involved in outdoor activities and take full ownership for your safety and assume all risks inherent in attending the event. You also release the event organizer and all event participants from any responsibility for your safety.

No Hurry, No Worry Weekly Wednesday Hikes at Redwood Regional Park 4:30 pm

Join us for a weekly easy/moderate no hurry no worry afternoon hike in the redwood regional park. Enter from Redwood Gate https://goo.gl/maps/PrGuttC8dEnxN1KC9 Park and meet at canyon meadow parking lot (the last one). Please make sure no valuables are left or visible in the car to prevent break-in. At 4:30 pm we will start with meet and greet; and each person gets to share 2-3 things that made them happy this week. Please be on time and get to know your new friends during the hike. Depending on the group we will go fast or slow, 4-5 miles. Route to be determined on day of the hike. The hike is scheduled for 2 hours and I will try to get us back by then though occasionally and depending on the group we may be back a little later. Please make sure to bring enough water and clothes and respect for everyone and nature. If you cannot make it, please update your RSVP at least a day in advance of the event so others can join! No shows will be marked if there’s no valid reason, and more than 2 no shows i will have to remove you from the group. Thank you for your understanding. Participants assume responsibility for their own safety. https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOnngZk55O?hl=en courtesy of Bob on the hike from 5/31/2024 If you enjoy the hike and are able to, please consider donating for meetup organizers subscription fee.

The Oakland Rose Garden & Lakeshore Neighborhood's Pathways/Stairs Walk

FREE WALK. Now open for RSVPs. Free. We will meet at 11:00 AM in front of a cafe called Tierra Mia Coffee, on the corner of Broadway & 20th Street, so people on BART should go to the 19th Street BART Station and then they should exit at the 20th Street exit and our starting point is right across the street. One may bring a sack lunch or buy one at Tierra Mia Coffee. We won't have time for the group to buy lunches after we have started walking. It would be good if our attendees buy drinks or something at our starting point (Tierra Mia Coffee) &/or give tips so they will like us. Attendance limit is 70. Below is a link about Tierra Mia Coffee: http://www.tierramiacoffee.com/ At 11:10 AM we begin a 20-minute walk to the local Whole Foods Market for a restroom break. We plan to eat lunch about 12:30 at Oakland's Morcom Rose Garden. I encourage all to take BART or other public transportation to be safer. I expect to come in a bus. Everyone should bring water, paper towels and a map. I love it when attendees bring cameras and upload their photos of the walk on our webpage. Dogs and other pets are not welcome. After Whole Foods Market we will walk to the Morcom Rose Garden to eat our sack lunches because it is the only location big enough for our group to eat lunch. We haven't done this walk since many years ago in the Covid days, and I changed it from a hard walk to a a nice relatively easy walk. We will see great things such as the Morcom Rose Garden in bloom, the Davie Tennis Stadium, and the Gardens at Lake Merritt, just to name a few. We expect to reach our ending point back at our starting point, the 19th Street BART Station at 4:45 PM. Some legal disclaimers: By joining us for any event you hereby RELEASE and DISCHARGE it's organizers, hosts and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for injuries, damages, death and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice or information contained herein. You further agree that if you or someone under your supervision uses the information on this website you assume all risks of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release providers from all liability therefore. It is advisable to consult a doctor before you begin any strenuous physical activity. The organizer is not trained for emergency medical procedures and no doctors, nurses or ambulances are provided on the walks.

No Hurry, No Worry Weekly Wednesday Hikes at Redwood Regional Park 4:30 pm

Join us for a weekly easy/moderate no hurry no worry afternoon hike in the redwood regional park. Enter from Redwood Gate https://goo.gl/maps/PrGuttC8dEnxN1KC9 Park and meet at canyon meadow parking lot (the last one). Please make sure no valuables are left or visible in the car to prevent break-in. At 4:30 pm we will start with meet and greet; and each person gets to share 2-3 things that made them happy this week. Please be on time and get to know your new friends during the hike. Depending on the group we will go fast or slow, 4-5 miles. Route to be determined on day of the hike. The hike is scheduled for 2 hours and I will try to get us back by then though occasionally and depending on the group we may be back a little later. Please make sure to bring enough water and clothes and respect for everyone and nature. If you cannot make it, please update your RSVP at least a day in advance of the event so others can join! No shows will be marked if there’s no valid reason, and more than 2 no shows i will have to remove you from the group. Thank you for your understanding. Participants assume responsibility for their own safety. https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOnngZk55O?hl=en courtesy of Bob on the hike from 5/31/2024 If you enjoy the hike and are able to, please consider donating for meetup organizers subscription fee.

“Bridge to Breakfast Walk" from SF to Sausalito over the Golden Gate Bridge

**Join us on this 8-mile *Bridge to Breakfast Walk* ® across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco to Sausalito! Take one of the most unique and exhilarating walks on the planet. Make friends and get in shape.** *["**Bridge to Breakfast Walk**" is a registered trademark and may not be used without permission.]* The walk starts at the St. Francis Yacht Club parking lot near Crissy Field in San Francisco, crosses the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, pauses for a "bring-your-own" picnic-style meal together in historic Fort Baker, and continues to historic and quaint Sausalito. Your return to San Francisco may be had by Golden Gate Transit Bus or by Ferry. Although we usually return to our starting point before noon, you may plan on returning no later than 1 p.m. **Your host, Lindsay Spiller** (he, him), will be wearing a Cal cap and will be standing at the far end of the parking lot next to the stone wall bordering the bay. **Information about the walk:** * **Breakfast: Walkers are advised to bring their food and beverages (water and coffee if desired) on the walk. We will stop at and use picnic tables on the Marin side on the way to Sausalito** * **Total time.** Set aside about 5-6 hours (2-3 hour walk; 1.5-hour breakfast and socializing; 30-minute Ferry ride back to SF or a bus ride back to the starting location) * **Start.** St Francis Yacht Club Entrance (99 Yacht Road, San Francisco, California) * **Meetup and Departure times.** Please plan to arrive at 6.45 AM as we leave promptly at 7:10 AM * **Return to SF.** Upon arriving in Sausalito, you can explore the town, return by Golden Gate Bus Transit, or return by Ferry. The bus fare back to the starting point is $8 and may be paid by Clipper Card or Cash. Credit cards are not accepted. * **Difficulty.** Moderate: Mostly flat with some moderately steep slopes * **Hazards.** Limited hazards include uneven paths and pavement, occasionally sharing the roadway with cars and bicycles, etc. (please read "Participant's Waiver" below) * **SPECIAL NOTE:** * Bring earplugs or AirPods (the bridge crossing can be noisy) * Dress in layers * Bring water if you want * There will be many breaks for restroom use and water **\*\*\* If you RSVP and can't make it, please cancel at least the night before the event so we won't wait for you. Thanks!** **PARTICIPANT'S WAIVER:** By signing up for this event and participating in this walk, you acknowledge the following: * Unpaid volunteers and non-professional guides have organized this event. * You are aware and informed your guests that this event involves risks, dangers, and hazards that could cause serious injury, temporary or permanent disability, death, and property damage. * That you and your guests freely accept and assume all responsibility for your safety, health consequences, and conduct during this event * You, at this moment, release event organizers, hosts, and participants from any liability, claims, demands, or causes of action that you now have or may have in the future for illness, injuries, damages, and economic loss of any kind or nature arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein. * You further acknowledge that any injury you may sustain while participating in the event may be compounded by negligent or delayed medical service or negligent or delayed assistance by the hosts and organizers and * YOU VOLUNTARILY AND FREELY ASSUME ALL RISKS AND DANGERS THAT MAY OCCUR UNDER YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT, INCLUDING THE RISK OF INJURY, DEATH, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, EVEN IF CAUSED BY THE EVENT HOSTS OR ORGANIZERS' NEGLIGENCE. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lindsay Spiller. ***Bridge to Breakfast Walk*** is a registered trademark and may not be used without permission.