Join us on an urban adventure through San Francisco on the increasingly-popular Crosstown Trail. True to its name, this now 2-year-old trail cuts across the city, starting (or ending) at Candlestick Point and ending (or starting) at the Lands End Lookout. We’ll pick up the trail at the Glen Park BART station and head northwest,…

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 east side 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 hike the five-mile loop trail around historic Angel Island. This is a moderate hike with just 400 feet of elevation gain and brings us to the former Immigration Station, the so-called “Ellis Island of the West,” and various Army installations that were…

We are pleased to invite you to a hike in the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve in Berkeley. This is a rigorous/hard hike (approx. 6.5 miles) with several steep, uneven and narrow trails in the first half of the hike. On the return, most of it will be along a fairly smooth and mostly flattish trail…

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 east side 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…

Please join us to celebrate St. James’ Day on the eve of the feast dedicated to the Camino’s favorite saint with a brand-new hike in San Francisco from Ocean Beach to Dolores Park in the Mission District. We’ll meet at the Avenues San Francisco café in the Sunset District and walk along Santiago Street to…

Meet at the Richardson trailhead inside the park. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/rice8yg7rb8hXJtd7. Parking available at the trailhead ($7 day use fee). Free parking just before the Visitor Center at 6201 Channel Drive (~1 mile walk to the trailhead). 6-mile loop to Lake Ilsanjo with some initial elevation gain. Bring snacks and/or lunch. Leaders: Lorie and Mark Florence.

Meet in front of the Ferry Building main entrance on The Embarcadero street side. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/G6vMWf5NTUNyp7zP9. Flat, paved 6 miles along the Bay Trail to Crane Cove Park with return via Mission Creek. Bring a lunch or buy at the Ferry Building for an optional group picnic afterwards. Leader: Mike Miller.

Meet at the Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola). Map: https://goo.gl/maps/BGnUScnrNxxurkAb7. Flat, paved 3.5 miles around the lake. Bring a lunch or buy at the nearby Grand Lake Farmers Market for an optional group picnic afterwards on the lake. Leaders: Laurie Ferris and Guy Joaquin. (This is an ongoing event on the first Saturday of every…

Join chapter member Martin Peña as he Zooms directly from his Sonoma County kitchen and walks us through preparing this world famous signature Spanish dish. Break out your paella pan and cook along or sit back, relax and enjoy the demonstration with a glass of wine or your favorite drink! While cooking, we’ll take the…