Prior to October 2023, Andy Cohn and his wife, Kate Stewart, had walked the principal Caminos in Spain and Portugal, as well as multiple other long-distance trails throughout western Europe, but they had never ventured west of Lands End in San Francisco. So with some trepidation, they set off for Japan intent on walking 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 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 spotlight is on giving back to the Camino. We’ll hear from veteran pilgrims who served as hospitaleros in donation-based albergues, volunteered in the Pilgrims…

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 lovely autumn hike in Sonoma County. This hike, mostly on dirt trails, will begin in the historic Sonoma Developmental Center in Glen Ellen/Eldridge, and skirt by Fern Lake, before entering Jack London State Historic Park where we’ll find the 2,000-year-old, 14-foot diameter ancient redwood. After our lunch break in the shade…

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 Camino lunch at the Basque Cultural Center in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port’s sister city, South San Francisco! With its origins going back to the Basque community in San Francisco, the center has been serving old country cuisine here since 1982 and even has it own frontón (court) for playing pilota (Basque handball). We’ll work…

Camino de Steam Trains! Indulge your inner 4-year-old on Tilden Park’s iconic steam trains! But first, you’re gonna have to earn it. By walking there. (And that will be swell, too.) From the Quarry picnic site in the park, we’ll cut up on the Quarry Trail to the Seaview Trail, which we’ll follow along 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…