After three long, long years — we’re back! Please join us in-person to celebrate this year’s returning pilgrims at our Welcome Home Celebration potluck. We’ll be gathering once again at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Oakland, near the border with Berkeley. To start us off, chapter member Emilio Escudero will lead a session on returning…

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 7.5-mile 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,…

Join us at 4:30 PM for a late-afternoon walk along Richardson’s Bay to Tiburon, then a picnic diner 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. Bring a light meal that’s easy to carry for your picnic (sandwich,…

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 spectacular climb to the top of San Francisco on this hike up and over world-famous Twin Peaks. At an elevation of 922 feet, only Mt. Davidson to the south is higher within city limits. Starting at the Glen Park BART Station, we’ll follow Islais Creek in Glen Canyon Park to the…

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 beautiful vistas of the San Francisco Bay Area as we take the ferry and hike the perimeter trail around 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 were…

Tune up for your next Camino! This gorgeous hike in Samuel P. Taylor State Park, that often-bypassed park off Sir France Drake Boulevard on the way to Point Reyes, features a long gradual climb through laurels and redwoods to Barnabe Peak, where we will have magnificent views north to Tomales Bay and south to Mt.…

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…