Training Hikes:

Our bi-weekly group training hikes are a great chance to get in shape, meet your fellow climbers, share fundraising ideas and successes, and see the beautiful Bay Area as you get in shape for the climb of your life! The hikes listed below are all tentative, so check back with this site often. Also, if you want to do a hike that is not listed, we would love to hear about it. Please email us with any hike suggestions, and let us know if you would like to lead it!

• China Hole and Middle Ridge Loop

  May 17th, 10 am - 4 pm
  Henry W. Coe State Park, Santa Clara County: 10.2 mile loop. Moderate to difficult, with total elevation change of about 1,850 feet. Check out the hike here.
  

• Sunrise Lakes

  June 1st, 10 am - 4 pm
  Yosemite: 8.8 miles starting at Tioga Pass Road. Moderate, with total elevation change of about 1300 feet. Check out the hike here.
  

• Waddell Beach to Berry Falls to Chalk Mountain

  June 14th, 9 am - 6 pm
  Big Basin: 17 mile loop. Difficult. Check out the hike here.
  

• Weekend in Yosemite

  June 28th - 4 Mile Trail to Wowona Tunnel.
  June 29th - Snow Creek Falls to Upper Yosemite Falls.
  You can join us for either day, or both, but plan on staying nearby. Details TBA.
  

• Weekend in Yosemite

  July 12th - Mount Hoffman. Check out the hike here.
  July 13th - Mount Dana. Check out the hike here.
  Join us for either or both days, but plan on staying over night in the area either way. Details TBA.
  

• Sky Trail

  July 27th, 10 am - 6 pm
  Point Reyes: 10.5 miles. Moderate/hard. Check out the hike here.
  

• Grizzly Gulch, Willson Peak Loop

  August 9th, 10 am - 4 pm
  Henry W. Coe State Park, Santa Clara County: 11 mile loop. Moderate. Check out the hike here.
  

• Mono Pass

  August 24th, 9 am - 5 pm
  Yosemite: 7.8 miles starting at Tioga Pass Road. Moderate, with 900 feet total elevation gain. Hike is at high altitude, so a great way to train for the summit. Check out the hike here.
  

• Muir Woods to Stinson Beach to Mt. Tam

  September 6th, 9 am - 6 pm
  18 mile loop. Hard, through Muir Woods, down to Stinson Beach, then all the way to the top of Mount Tam. Check out the hike here.
  

• Rancheria Falls

  September 21st, 10 am - 6 pm
  Yosemite, Hetch Hetchy and Big Oak Flat: 13 miles. Moderate, with 800 feet total elevation change. Check out the hike here.
  
  

• PAST - Coast Trail, Palomarin Trailhead to Alamere Falls

  March 9th, 10 am - 4 pm
  Point Reyes: 7.5 miles out and back. Moderate, with about 600 feet of elevation change. Check out the hike here.
  
  

• PAST - Little Giant Loop

  March 23rd, 10 am - 5 pm
  Mt. Diablo: 9.2 mile loop. Moderate, with 1900 feet elevation change. Check out the hike here.
  
  

• PAST - Rose Peak

  April 6th, 7 am - 5 pm
  Ohlone Trail: 20 mile out-and-back. We will start at Del Valle and stop at Murietta Falls on the way. Difficult, with about 3000 feet elevation change. Check out the hike here.
  
  

• PAST - Robert Louis Stevenson State Park

  April 19th, 10 am - 5 pm
  Napa County: 11.2 mile out and back. Difficult, with a total elevation change of about 4000 feet. Check out the hike here.
  
  

• PAST - Stinson Beach to the Golden Gate Bridge

  May 4th, 7:30 am - 6 pm
  16-18 miles, one-way only, so we will shuttle cars. RSVP to cliff@bawt.org for details.