strenuous hikes

Gordon Mill Trail

Happily, there is shade and plenty of scenery on Gordon Mill Trail in El Corte de Madera Open Space Preserve. Photo by L. Clark Tate.

A relatively easy-to-follow, wide-open dirt road diving deep into mountainside forests.

Rogue Valley Loop at Rancho San Antonio

Wildcat Loop Trail is partly shaded. On some days, that's a very good thing.

A 9-mile trail with 1450 feet of climbing just outside of Cupertino offers views of Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay.

Whitehouse Ridge Trail

The view of Point Ano Nuevo from the Whitehouse Ridge Trail. Allison Titus photo.

There's more to Año Nuevo than elephant seals.

McNee Ranch

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The view from Montara Mountain at McNee Ranch: not too shabby. Photo by Eugene Kim on Flickr.

A steep trail and epic views just outside Half Moon Bay.

Butano Trail Camp via Canyon Trail

Vestiges of the old-growth redwood forest that once thrived here are to be found on Canyon Trail.

An 11-mile hike to the Trail Camp in Butano State Park.