Experience Marin’s pastoral soul on the coast and inland on a dozen-plus strolls. Generations of residents have lobbied, volunteered, and donated land to preserve Marin County’s open space. […]
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Take in lagoon, dune, and ocean views en route to 19th-century lighthouse. Any day of the week you can enjoy most of the 4.5-mile round-trip stroll from Rodeo
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One of the county’s easiest hikes is also among its most appealing, especially in springtime, when wildflowers bloom. Given that a planned community of about 20,000 people was proposed
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Pack a lunch, bring the binocs, and bask in the coastal views. Four easy to challenging coastal hikes are the centerpiece scenic Marin Headlands escape that takes in
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Hike the scenic “back-door” route into Muir Woods National Monument. Slip quietly into Muir Woods National Monument through a Mount Tamalpais State Park redwood forest on this 4.5-mile
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Enchanting and marvelously primeval, Muir Woods prompts reflection not only about its majestic trees but also the broader ecosystem a redwood forest supports. The forest of old-growth coast
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Scenic path winds to dune-backed beach. A mostly flat path, a little more than 2 miles round-trip, winds from the Abbotts Lagoon parking lot to a dune-backed Pacific
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Oceanview trek’s sensory pleasures reward at every turn. This hike north of the town of Bolinas follows a section of the Coastal Trail to Bass Lake and Alamere Falls.
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Start near the water or in the forest for views of ocean and redwoods. A major crowd-pleaser and deservedly so, this 7.3-mile loop begins in Stinson Beach and heads
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Photo ops abound in shorebirds’ natural habitat. Egrets, blue herons, ducks, and other wildfowl inhabit the oval-shaped Rodeo Lagoon. The 1.5-mile, well-maintained loop trail rings the inlet, marked
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