Hidden gems: Hiking areas in San Francisco

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in San Francisco. This list contains 242 places from Hiking area category.

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Redwood Grove Loop Trail
Hiking area
👍👍 This park is beautiful! Less crowded than Muir woods and for us easier to get to. Very informative, everyone offered tips or were there with information just when questions popped into your head. The visitor center has a lot of information also! And then there's the trees! During our walk I heard s...
5.00 (69 reviews) (~88.07 km from centre)
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Clark Kerr Fire Trail
Hiking area
👍👍 Great hiking trail with good views of the city and nature. Many lovely dogs on the trail too.
5.00 (35 reviews) (~18.14 km from centre)
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Sentinel Rock
Hiking area
5.00 (21 reviews) (~43.24 km from centre)
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Intersection of Lafayette Reservoir Rim Trail & Moraga Way Trail
Hiking area
👍👍 This is the upper end of the path from Moraga Way to the Lafayette Reservoir Rim Trail (aka "Jeep Trail"). The entrance of path is at 601 Moraga Way at intersection of Via Grenada, where there is plenty of street parking. The path is a nice summer/fall entrance to the Rim, with a cool shaded forest...
5.00 (10 reviews) (~27.53 km from centre)
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Airpoint Trail
Hiking area
👍👍 This is actually the Nature Trail. It’s short but connecting to the Spring Valley Trail. Almost completely shaded. Great for the whole family. Spring Vally Pond is at the end of trail.
5.00 (9 reviews) (~62.01 km from centre)
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Scenic Overlook
Hiking area
5.00 (9 reviews) (~22.05 km from centre)
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Seep Zone Interpretive Trail
Hiking area
5.00 (8 reviews) (~91.9 km from centre)
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Patrick Hannah Grove Picnic Area
Hiking area
👍👍 It's beautiful and quiet here. Nice bathrooms, BBQ pit, tables and outdoor sink. We've seen cows, deer, squirrels, woodpeckers, tarantulas, hummingbirds, horses, hawks, turkey buzzards and many other animals here. There are beautiful hiking trails for walking your dog and bike riding. It's really on...
5.00 (8 reviews) (~38.71 km from centre)
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Pacifica-Rockaway Trail
Hiking area
👍👍 Nice place for hiking,also friendly for kids and elder too.
5.00 (7 reviews) (~21.15 km from centre)
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Bridle Trailhead
Hiking area
5.00 (7 reviews) (~45.59 km from centre)
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Gold Ridge Trail Head
Hiking area
👍👍 Nice spot! Definitely muddy up there past the cow gate. Saw some cows and had a great time!
5.00 (6 reviews) (~35.63 km from centre)
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Umbrella Tree
Hiking area
5.00 (6 reviews) (~66.63 km from centre)
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Fern Loop Trail
Hiking area
5.00 (6 reviews) (~51.77 km from centre)
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Tower (Pena Adobe)
Hiking area
5.00 (5 reviews) (~70.76 km from centre)
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Mill Valley Steps #49
Hiking area
5.00 (5 reviews) (~18.18 km from centre)
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End of Rockspring Place Trailhead
Hiking area
👍👍 The round at the end of the road makes it easy to park and not annoy the locals.
5.00 (5 reviews) (~37.64 km from centre)
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Slackers Hill
Hiking area
4.90 (141 reviews) (~8.72 km from centre)
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Wilder Beach Overlook
Hiking area
👍👍 Beautiful place to hike and enjoy with family.
4.90 (129 reviews) (~96.57 km from centre)
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Redwood Glen Trailhead
Hiking area
👍👍 The quintessential California redwood grove. Whenever someone comes to visit from out of town, I take them here. Just gorgeous and makes you feel refreshed and connected to nature. It's all relatively flat so you don't have to stay on the paths, you can just explore amongst the big redwoods. Kids lo...
4.90 (68 reviews) (~21.7 km from centre)
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Castle Rock Trail
Hiking area
👍👍 Absolutely beautiful trail not far from the city offering fantastic views of the mountains and lots of greenery making it a nice getaway over a weekend. If you like climbing, you can climb a decently tall rockface if you bring the requisite gear/ropes. Try to get a trail map from the parking lot nea...
4.90 (56 reviews) (~67.52 km from centre)
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