The 2025 Hiking Calendar Is Here!

A New Hike for Every Month in 2025

12.25.2024

Ready to make hiking part of your New Year’s wellness plan? Get the all-new 2025 Hiking Calendar courtesy of Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST).

POST’s Hiking Calendar shares the best trails to explore each month, including tips on seasonal highlights like wildflowers, wildlife, and waterfalls. It also has reminders for events like meteor showers, full moons, and National Beach Day (hey, there’s a trail for that!).

Get the 2025 Hiking Calendar

What’s the first hike of the New Year? Hint: It’s got stunning coastal and wetlands scenery.

Beautifully photographed for extra inspiration, POST’s 2025 Hiking Calendar also has helpful details like mileage and hours to plan for, difficulty levels, as well as ADA-accessible trails and dog-friendly hikes.

Fill your year with respites in the redwoods, the soothing sounds of songbirds and creeks, wowing views with picnic perches, gardens, farms, and the peace that only nature can provide. See you on the trails!

Since 1977, POST has been working hard to safeguard over 89,000 acres of open spaces on the Peninsula and in the South Bay for the benefit of all.

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