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Portola Valley Trails

Bay Area Backyard: Hiking Portola Valley Trails

Tucked away in a remarkably equestrian area of Silicon Valley lies the Coal Mine Ridge of the Portola Valley Trail system. Managed by the town, these trails offer respite for those of us living and hustling up and down the Peninsula. Portola Valley Trails: It’s impossible for me to live in a place like the...

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Hiking Mt St Helena, Napa Valley, California

Mt St Helena is the tallest mountain in the San Francisco Bay Area. At 4,342′ it is one of the rare coastal summits that receives measurable snow in the winter. A true classic for any hiker in the region The summit views of Mt St Helena Boy is it ever refreshing to be surrounded by...

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