Ridgetop Views
Peak hikes get a lot of attention. But what about ridgetop rambles? These hikes and bike rides in the Bay Area traverse amazing ridges for some seriously cinematic outdoors.
Week: 07.22.2020
Regions: Northern CA
Go See Grandmother
Hike to the Grandmother Oak in Hood Mountain Regional Park
Grandmother’s calling, so you must go. The Grandmother Tree is the largest known coast live oak in Sonoma County, and she resides in quite the beautiful setting. Visit her via a 5-mile (round-trip) hike high in Hood Mountain Regional Park.
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Kalispell Montana Summer Adventure Plan
It’s known as the Soul of Montana: Kalispell is one of the West’s ultimate mountain towns—only a 30-minute scenic drive to the west side of Glacier National Park. Make the friendly mountain town your home base to these top adventures.
Plan Your Trip to Kalispell & GlacierRidgetop Rolling
Bicycle Ride the Nimitz Way Trail in Berkeley's Tilden Regional Park
Tilden Regional Park is the flagship of the East Bay Regional Parks system. And its best views? Find them along Nimitz Way, a paved, multi-use ridgetop trail. We recommend biking this trail for about 4 miles.
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Hike to Sweeney Ridge Between Pacifica and San Bruno on Sneath Lane
Situated at 1,200 feet on a ridgeline between Pacifica and San Bruno, the scenery from Sweeney Ridge and the San Francisco Bay "Discovery Site" is quite grand, thought it's history isn't.
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