The Bay Area Ridge Trail

by Rusmore, Jean

• ISBN13: 9780899972800
• ISBN10: 0899972802
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Wilderness Pr

Summary

The official guide to the over 230-mile Bay Area Ridge TRail. Eleven new trails and approximately 10 more miles await discovery in this new, redesigned edition. Maps by Ben Pease. Published in cooperation with the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	xi
Foreword	xiii
Congressman George Miller
15 Years of Success	xiv
Location Maps	xvi
Map Legend	xx
Introduction	3	(8)
Bay Area Setting
The Bay Area's Heritage of Outdoor Enjoyment
A Land Conservation Ethic
Development of parks and Open Spaces
The Role of Private, Nonprofit Groups
The Bay Area Ridge Trail	11	(8)
The Beginnings
Bay Area Ridge Trail Accomplishments
The Next Step---Closing the Gaps
Other Regional Trails in the Bay Area
Other Long Trails
About this Guidebook	19	(292)
A Proposal Takes Shape
How to Use This Guidebook
Sharing the Trails
Some Hazards for Trail Users
What to Wear and Take Along
Where to Stay
SAN FRANCISCO
Regional Map	26	(1)
Regional Contents	27	(1)
Fort Funston to Stern Grove	28	(6)
Stern Grove to the Presidio	34	(8)
San Francisco Presidio	42	(14)
THE NORTH BAY
Regional Map	52	(1)
Regional Contents	53	(3)
Marin Headlands---Golden Gate National Recreation Area	56	(8)
Marin Headlands---Golden Gate National Recreation Area	64	(4)
Mount Tamalpais State Park	68	(5)
Mount Tamalpais State Park and Golden Gate National Recreation Area	73	(6)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Samuel P. Taylor State Park	79	(7)
Loma Alta Open Space Preserve to Lucas Valley Open Space Preserve	86	(6)
Indian Tree Open Space Preserve to O'Hair Park	92	(7)
Mt. Burdell Open Space Preserve	99	(7)
Helen Putnam Regional Park and McNear Park to Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park	106	(6)
Jack London State Historic Park	112	(6)
Annadel State Park	118	(6)
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park	124	(5)
Skyline Wilderness Park	129	(4)
Rockville Hills Community Park	133	(6)
Hiddenbrooke Trail	139	(4)
Vallejo-Benicia Buffer	143	(6)
Benicia-Vallejo Waterfront	149	(10)
THE EAST BAY
Regional Map	156	(1)
Regional Contents	157	(2)
Martinez City Streets to Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline	159	(5)
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline to John Muir National Historic Site	164	(5)
Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve	169	(5)
Kennedy Grove to Tilden Regional Park	174	(7)
Tilden Regional Park to Redwood Regional Park	181	(7)
Redwood Regional Park and Anthony Chabot Regional Park	188	(8)
Anthony Chabot Regional Park	196	(6)
East Bay Municipal Utility District Lands to Independent School	202	(7)
Independent School to Five Canyons	209	(5)
Mission Peak Regional Preserve and Ed R. Levin County Park	214	(11)
THE SOUTH BAY & PENINSULA
Regional Map	222	(1)
Regional Contents	223	(2)
Boccardo Trail Corridor	225	(6)
Alum Rock Park	231	(5)
Joseph D. Grant County Park	236	(5)
Coyote Creek Parkway North	241	(6)
Coyote Creek Parkway South	247	(3)
Santa Teresa County Park and Los Alamitos/Calero Creek Trail	250	(8)
Mt. Madonna County Park	258	(5)
Sanborn County Park and Castle Rock State Park	263	(6)
Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve to Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve	269	(6)
Skyline Ridge and Russian Ridge Open Space Preserves	275	(6)
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve	281	(5)
Wunderlich County Park to Huddart County Park	286	(4)
Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve	290	(5)
Sweeney Ridge To Milagra Ridge---Golden Gate National Recreation Area	295	(8)
Mussel Rock to Fort Funston---Golden Gate National Recreation Area	303	(8)
Appendix 1 Bay Area Ridge Trail Parks At-A-Glance	311	(9)
Appendix 2 Information Sources and Contacts for Parks on the Bay Area Ridge Trail	320	(7)
Appendix 3 A Bay Area Ridge Trail Sampler: Trips for Many Reasons	327	(17)
Appendix 4 Map: Camping and Hostels On and Near the Bay Area Ridge Trail	344	(1)
Appendix 5 Selected Readings	345	(4)
Appendix 6 Bay Area Ridge Trail Council Dedication Dates	349	(5)
Heads Up!	354	(1)
Index	355	(8)
About Greenbelt Alliance	363	(1)
About the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council	364