2018 Calendar of Local Hikes

2018 Calendar of Local Bay Area Hikes

12.22.2017

New Year’s Resolution: Hike locally! How to make it happen? Download the complimentary Peninsula Open Space Trust 2018 Hiking Calendar! The calendar gives you a seasonal guide to the best hiking trails in the Bay Area, including the optimal time to visit.

You’ll know when and where to hike every month of 2018. The calendar also offers helpful tips for getting outdoors and marks special dates like meteor showers, fun holidays, and National Trails Day. Plus you get an interactive map of the trails. Thank the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) for creating this inspirational, motivational, and complimentary hiking calendar.

Their conservation work protects the Bay Area’s open spaces, farms, and parklands. A hike for every month of 2018: now that’s a Happy New Year!

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