Links to my Hikes column, which appeared twice a month in the Eye section of the San Jose Mercury News from the spring of 2007 to the summer of 2008. It’s South Bay-centric because that’s who buys the paper, so it’s admittedly light on all the great Marin County trails.
North Bay
South Bay
- Almaden Quicksilver County Park: Hiking through history
- Alum Rock Park
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park
- Butano State Park
- Calero County Park
- Castle Rock State Park
- Henry W. Coe State Park
- Hidden Villa Nature Preserve
- Joseph D. Grant County Park
- Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
- Mount Madonna County Park
- Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve
- Sanborn-Skyline County Park
- Santa Teresa County Park
- Uvas Canyon County Park
East Bay
- Coyote Hills Regional Park
- Mount Diablo State Park
- Sunol Regional Wilderness
- Mission Peak Regional Preserve
Coast
Peninsula
- Huddart County Park
- Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
- Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
- Pescadero Creek County Park
- Portola Redwoods State Park
- Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
- Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
- Wunderlich County Park