Challenging Hikes San Francisco

Hike: Snoqualmie Valley Trail and Tanner Landing Park Loop

Hello hikers, Posting another hike route worth doing together: 🥾 Snoqualmie Valley Trail and Tanner Landing Park Loop 📏 1.9 mi ⏱ ~47 min I'd love to organise a self-hosted meet to do this hike together on Saturday, June 6. 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/e1189269437/snoqualmie-valley-trail-and-tanner-landing-park-loop Hope to see some of you there.

Grand Loop of Redwood RP / 3,100' EG & 13 miles / Dogs ok

Stream, Fern and French Trails in Redwood Regional Park Hike (3.6 miles)

**Join Valerie for a moderately challenging loop along the scenic Stream, Fern and French Trails in Redwood Regional Park in Oakland. Total of 3.6 miles and about 600 ft elevation gain. The hike will begin at the farthest parking lot for the Canyon Meadow Staging Area. Parking is free and there are restrooms near the parking area. Friendly dogs are welcome on leash.** **Meeting place: Canyon Meadow Staging Area** **https://maps.app.goo.gl/tTrXN4yHrhAY9Pdd6** **We will hike at an average to slower pace (25-30 mins per mile) so we can enjoy the experience while we get the heart pumping. Please update your RSVP if you cannot attend, so as many people as possible can enjoy this hike.** **LIABILITY WAIVER** By joining The Sweeps Hiking Group for any event, you hereby release 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 illness, 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. By participating in this event, you assume all risks of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release providers of all liability. It is advisable to consult your doctor before you participate in any physical event or hiking activity. The organizer is not trained for emergency or medical services.**

Backpack in Spectacular Palisades Creek Trail

4 beautiful waterfalls! This is the Yosemite of Northern California without the crowds. After you RSVP. text 530-450-5768 to coordinate a call to discuss the trip, your experience, fitness etc. Please include your phone number and times that work for you for a call. We will meet at trailhead at Cascade Lake on 5/22 and camp there. On May 23rd we will backpack from the trailhead of Palisades Creek trail at Cascade Lake to the North Fork of the American River, 7 miles, all downhill and camp by a wonderful waterfall. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/palisades-creek-trail--2 (Note that there are two Palisades Creek trails. We are doing the one from that is all trail NOT the one that has scrambling. ) On May 24th we will enjoy the river and the waterfalls. We will camp another at beautiful waterfall one mile 500 gain above the river. On May 25th we will backpack out 6 miles and 2,000 gain. I Kathi Simonsen reserve the sole right to modify the trip itinerary as I deem necessary at any time. * PARTICIPATION IN THIS MEETUP AFFIRMS THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED TO THE FULL LEGAL DISCLAIMER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY on [Meetup’s Backpackers of the American West's website](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5vagycqs7imueqnm4foud/Backpackers-of-the-American-West-Rules-and-Regulations-3-9-25.pdf?rlkey=q84l4kchrawlfa0yyugvkhvjo&st=zm3zzw76&dl=0).

Conscious Women's Hike: Muir Beach and Coastal Trail

Join the SF Conscious Women's Hiking Group for a transformational experience combining conscious connection, mindfulness, meditation, and hiking. This hike will take us along the Coastal Trail in Marin with dramatic views of the coast. We'll begin near Muir Beach and hike along the coastline to Pirate's Cove. We'll begin with a guided intention setting practice for mindfulness and have opportunities to connect along our hike. Partway through our hike we'll have a silent walk so that we can mindfully connect with nature and this beautiful area we live in. Nature is a beautiful way to find deeper meaning in life-- to get out of the noise of our mind and the stress of our world and into presence and connection. We'll have an optional picnic at the beach after our hike to continue the connection. Bring snacks to share. This experience is designed to rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit with other women who are also on a path of self-awareness. This hike is led by Keegan Mils, professional yoga & meditation teacher, women's empowerment coach and outdoor lover. While Keegan is guiding this experience, she is not the expert in hiking or this trail, this hike is collaborative and is more about connection with nature and each other. This is a hike at your own risk event and take care of each other. We look out for each other and take care of each other along the way, but most importantly, take good care of yourself first. That means knowing your own limits, taking breaks, bringing water to stay hydrated. **Trail description from All Trails**: [https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/pirates-cove--2](https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/pirates-cove--2) This 3.9-mile out and back trail near Muir Beach, California is generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 2 h 33 min to complete (without stops). Our group will most likely take about 3 hours, so plan accordingly. This is a popular trail for birding, hiking, and running. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash. If you do bring a dog, please make sure your dog is dog and human friendly. Please reach out the coordinator, Keegan, to let her know. Recommended to wear sturdy light hiking shoes and bring layers. **Hike Route: Starting point:** We'll meet at the Muir Beach Parking Lot on Lagoon Dr. (Google Maps Pin: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/PVwSJB2mY7XswgRU8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/PVwSJB2mY7XswgRU8)) **Level:** Moderate **Total Distance:** 3.9 mile out and back trail **Elevation Gain**: 862 ft. **Hiking Time:** 3-3.5 hours **Information:** The free (no-pay) parking lot is busy and may be full by the time we start our hike, so plan accordingly as you may need to wait 15 minutes for a spot. Suggest to carpool. There are restrooms available in this parking lot but not on the trail. **Carpooling:** [http://groupcarpool.com/t/uvj6oc](http://groupcarpool.com/t/uvj6oc) **Carpooling instructions:** Join the carpool link and contact the driver or rider directly. **Meeting Point:** We'll meet at the Muir Beach Trailhead near the bathrooms in the parking lot (Google Maps Pin: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/Mgc57EsW6nLVozP6A](https://maps.app.goo.gl/Mgc57EsW6nLVozP6A)) If you'd like to contribute to the organizer for the event for organizing costs and facilitation of this event, you can Venmo (@KeeganMills) or PayPal. Suggestion contribution ($5-10). There is a fee to host a meetup group on this platform, so your contribution helps support the ongoing efforts of keeping this group going.

Tilden Park Loop (6.0 miles)

May Hike at Lands End SF

Angel Island State Park Hike - 5-16-26

DipSea and Playa

Trip #8: La Verkin, UT (Zion NP, Bryce Canyon NP, Brian Head) May 17-24

Deep dark forests, wide open views and secret pathways, 8m/1.3k'⬆️

14ish mile loop from Bootjack Campground