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Urban Trails: San Francisco

Author: Alex Kenin

Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1680510215

• Full-color guide to 50 trails, many of them within city limits • Routes rated for fitness for walkers, runners, and hikers San Francisco is home to more than 800,000 residents and hosts more than 17 million business and leisure travelers each year. But few visitors—or locals, for that matter—realize that there are more than 220 premier parks and 70 miles of hiking trails in the city itself. Urban Trails: San Francisco is the only guide available that details so many trails within the boundaries of the city, including mainland San Francisco and the city’s four islands: Alcatraz, Angel, Treasure, and Yerba Buena. With a focus on parks and trails, here you’ll find 50 routes for walkers, runners, and hikers. Other features include: • Trailhead directions, including public transit options • Info for families and dog owners • Trail distance, high point, estimated time, amenities, and more • Sidebars on area history, nature, tips, and sights

Urban Trails

Author: Alexandra Kenin

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781680510201

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A fresh, engaging pocket guide to trails in the City by the Bay

Urban Trails

Author: Alexandra Kenin

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781680510201

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A fresh, engaging pocket guide to trails in the City by the Bay

Urban Trails East Bay

Author: Alexandra Kenin

Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Published: 2020-04-08

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1680512579

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Urban Trails: East Bay offers 40 routes for walkers, runners, and hikers, with an emphasis on getting out and getting fit in your own backyard. Expert local hiking guide Alexandra Kenin offers a wide range of options, from leg stretchers overlooking the Bay Area at Tilden Regional Park to an afternoon stroll through the wineries around Jack London Square to a 6-mile hike along the slopes of Mount Diablo to spot seasonal waterfalls. Other features include: Trailhead locations, including public transit options Rated appeal for walkers, runners, or hikers Info for families and dog owners Trail distance, elevation gain, high point, amenities Sidebars on area history, nature, tips, and sights Historic trails, coastal trails, stairways, peak bagging

Stairway Walks in San Francisco (Large Print 16pt)

Author: Adah Bakalinsky

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2011-04

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 1459619005

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Hundreds of public stairways traverse San Francisco's 42 hills, exposing incredible vistas while connecting colorful, unique neighborhoods, and veteran guide Adah Bakalinsky loves them all. Her updated Stairway Walks in San Francisco explores well-known and clandestine corridors from Lands End to Bernal Heights while sharing captivating architectural, historical, pop culture, and horticultural notes along the way. This revised and expanded edition has been thoroughly updated and includes two additional walks, new maps, and new color photographs. The two new walks presented are: The Blue Greenway Walking, a new history, which follows the Embarcadero and weaves along the present day contour of the Bay into the future parklands and new neighborhood of San Francisco; and Jazz Takes A Walk in the Sunnyside neighborhood where the undulating geology of San Francisco invites one to hear the dance in the walk. A comprehensive appendix lists every one of the City's 600-plus public stairways. Long-term residents and tourists alike have used the book for over 25 years to adventurously uncover San Francisco's unexpected details.

Historic Walks in San Francisco

Author: Rand Richards

Publisher: Heritage House Publishers

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9781879367036

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Eighteen self-guided walking tours down city streets that will take you back in time, with colorful stories about the buildings along the way and the people associated with them. Brimming with insight and the odd fact, laced with humor and drama, this unique guidebook sheds new light on the history of one of America's renowned cities. Easy-to-follow maps, and dozens of historic photographs.

Best Hikes with Kids

Author: Laure Latham

Publisher: The Mountaineers Books

Published: 2011-07-28

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1594854971

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CLICK HERE to download two sample hikes from Best Hikes with Kids San Francisco * Features more than 100 kid-friendly trails * A comprehensive guide for families hiking in the Bay Area! In this colorful guidebook to the best family trails in the entire Bay Area -- including Sonoma and Santa Cruz counties -- author Laure Latham developed her list of hikes not just through personal experience, but also by interviewing local parent groups to hear what families really want when they hike with kids. Beyond detailed trail descriptions, Best Hikes with Kids: San Francisco Bay Area features: * Info on junior ranger/kid recognition programs * Guidebook section on environmental awareness for kids * Trail safety and how to easily identify poison oak and poison hemlock * Stroller-friendly and dog-friendly hikes * Trails near campgrounds, playgrounds, or quality picnic areas * Best hikes accessible via Bay Area public transit * Best hikes with nearby farms or nature museums —

Stairway Walks in San Francisco

Author: Adah Bakalinsky

Publisher: Wilderness Press

Published: 2014-09-22

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0899977502

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Hundreds of public stairways traverse San Francisco's 42 hills, exposing incredible vistas while connecting colorful, unique neighborhoods -- veteran guide Adah Bakalinsky loves them all. Her updated Stairway Walks in San Francisco explores well-known and clandestine corridors from Lands End to Bernal Heights while sharing captivating architectural, historical, pop culture, and horticultural notes along the way. A comprehensive appendix lists every one of the city's 600-plus public stairways. Long-term residents and tourists alike have used the book for over 25 years to adventurously uncover San Francisco's unexpected details.

100 Classic Hikes: Northern California

Author: John Soares

Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Published: 2018-05-29

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1680510576

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Completely revised and updated Every trail rehiked, with 13 new hikes and 80 new photos GPS driving directions to every trailhead No one knows this premier hiking region better than author John Soares, who now offers his fourth and fully updated edition of 100 Classic Hikes: Northern California. And while he’s still in love with many of the old trails, some of them have become unsafe or less accessible. The good news is that this gave him the chance to fall for some new trails, which are happily now included in this new edition. The old-growth forests and multiple mountain ranges of Northern California beckon the 10 million urban inhabitants of the Bay Area—who need outdoor experiences BADLY! This new edition not only gets them to the best of nature not far from their door, but looks tremendous on an urban coffee table, too. New hikes in this edition include: 2 in the Bay Area, including the Coastal Trail in San Francisco 5 in the Redwoods and along the coast north of the Bay Area 4 in the Sierra Nevada, including two summits: Ellis Peak and Sierra Buttes 2 in the Russian Wilderness in the Klamath Mountains

Urban Hikes San Francisco

Author: Shawn Dolgin

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-02-15

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781523974702

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The book contains 78 Urban hikes throughout all the neighborhoods of San Francisco. I include many of my favorite places and tastes along each hike to spur your senses. Which creates over 200 or more different urban hiking adventures. Since the city offers large areas of nature, I've included a Nature hike section, where you can get out to a trail in the middle of forest or grove or along a beach, while still being right in the middle of the city. I've given you a starting place, but remember it's your adventure and meandering off and exploring is encouraged and advised, so you can find your own hidden gem. Enjoy the Adventures...