San Mateo Hiking Section

All Hikers: Welcome!

The San Mateo Hiking Group does moderate hikes two times a week.

Due to several Sierra Club policy changes, most of our hike leaders have opted out from leading Sierra Club sponsored hikes in the future.

This has resulted in many of our planned hikes being cancelled.

This page will no longer reference our hike schedule, which is being managed offline and not affiliated with the Sierra Club.

For those of us still leading Sierra Club hikes, please refer to the Sierra Club calendar for scheduled events.

Hope to see you out there!

Where We Hike

The San Mateo Hiking Group primarily hikes on trails located up and down the San Francisco Peninsula. We also hike from time to time in the North Bay, South Bay, and coastal areas. Our favorites list includes many of the Mid Peninsula open spaces, and county and state parks. You may find us at Russian Ridge, El Corte de Madera, Skyline Ridge, Windy Hill, Edgewood, Purisima, Stevens Creek, Huddart, Coal Mine Ridge, Sam McDonald, Butano, Big Basin, Pescadero, Monte Bello, Henry Cowell, Portola, Pulgas, Phleger, Wunderlich, and many more. We often venture out farther afield to Mt Tamalpais, Sierra Azul, Mt. Umunhum, the East Bay, and to many coastal areas as well.

We like the redwoods all year round, but the ridges are especially wonderful in the springtime for the wildflowers. Many of our hikes explore the beaches and coastal preserves as well as city hikes in San Francisco.

Our Wednesday hikes are longer and more strenuous (7-9 miles) than our Thursday hikes (5-6 miles). Our group is usually 12-20 people and most of us have been hiking with the group for many years.

We welcome new hikers and leaders too!

Here are some of the 2025 Spring Flowers I have found:

Spring Blooms 2025

Here are views of some of our favorite places: