Join us for a local Caminho da Costa with both spiritual and not-so-spiritual variants right here in the Bay Area — starting from the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station and ending at that place across the bay where the road always rises, the wind always freezes, the fog is always at your back (and your…

Join us on this walk that takes place on the first Saturday of the month, rain or shine! We meet at the “The Columns” (aka Pergola) on the northeast corner of Oakland’s Lake Merritt at 10:30 AM and start walking by 10:45 AM. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes a…

Join us on a waterfront hike from San Francisco to Sausalito: Walk along the Embarcadero through Fisherman’s Wharf, across the Golden Gate Bridge and then into Sausalito. It will be a moderately-paced, 12-mile hike, mostly on flat pavement with lots of stops for wonderful views. We’ll return to San Francisco by ferry and enjoy the…

Help us celebrate our returning pilgrims at our annual Welcome Home potluck. We’ll be gathering again at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Oakland, near the border with Berkeley. This year, our theme is “Continuing the Camino Journey at Home.” We’ll reflect on our personal Camino experiences to identify our most important discoveries, then brainstorm ways…

Join us on this walk that takes place on the first Saturday of the month, rain or shine! We meet at the “The Columns” (aka Pergola) on the northeast corner of Oakland’s Lake Merritt at 10:30 AM and start walking by 10:45 AM. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes a…

Join us for a late-afternoon walk along Richardson’s Bay to Tiburon, then a picnic dinner while watching the sunset, followed by a moonlight walk around Belvedere Island in the dark with wonderful views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate. Schedule: Meet us at 4:30 PM at the restrooms near the Blackie’s Pasture parking lot…

Join us on this walk that takes place on the first Saturday of the month, rain or shine! We meet at the “The Columns” (aka Pergola) on the northeast corner of Oakland’s Lake Merritt at 10:30 AM and start walking by 10:45 AM. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes a…

Return with us to hike in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, which has the largest remaining natural stand of coast redwoods in the East Bay. Our loop route includes the Canyon, East Ridge, and Spring Trails. It begins with a steep uphill climb, eases into a pleasant hike underneath oaks and laurels along the ridgeline, and…

Join us on this walk that takes place on the first Saturday of the month, rain or shine! We meet at the “The Columns” (aka Pergola) on the northeast corner of Oakland’s Lake Merritt at 10:30 AM and start walking by 10:45 AM. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes a…

Join us for sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay as we take the ferry for our annual hike around the perimeter of historic Angel Island, the largest natural island in the Bay and site of the former U.S. Immigration Station, the so-called “Ellis Island of the West,” as well as various Army installations that…