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Overview
On a network of paths that ring San Francisco Bay, the Bay Area Ridge Trail provides easy access to hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding across oakstudded grasslands and through tranquil forests. Discover dramatic coastlines, former Mexican ranchos, old Native American footpaths, vistas that inspired Spanish explorers, and more.With more than a dozen new hikes, the fully updated official guide to the trail covers more than 300 miles of the trail opened to date. Choose from 58 trips in parks and public lands like Marin County's hilly Mt. Tamalpais State Park, peaceful Jack London State Historic Park, and view-packed Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. Trips range from a 1.6-mile stroll on the Al Zampa Memorial Bridge over the Carquinez Strait to a 12.8-mile traverse of Bolinas Ridge in the North Bay.
Join veteran hiker Jean Rusmore on the spectacular Bay Area Ridge Trail-there's an outing suitable for every mood and group.
About the Author:
Jean Rusmore is the coauthor of Peninsula Trails and South Bay Trails
Synopsis
The official guide to the ever-growing Bay Area Ridge Trail, a proposed 400-mile route that circles the ridgeline of the San Francisco Bay, crossing over nine counties. Five new trails and 13 more miles await discovery in this new edition, bringing the mileage of the completed Ridge Trail to 225. It also includes new or rerouted sections of at least six trails and details five trails that were only briefly mentioned in the 1st edition update.