Urban Hiker Day Tour

Nature adventures don’t have to all involve getting out of the city - there are plenty of hikes within San Francisco itself, but sometime you need some extra help finding them.

Urban Hiker SF was founded by Alexandra Kenin, who fell in love with the hikes in San Francisco while working as a marketing manager at Google.
These are proper hikes, not casual strolls, so make sure you are wearing good walking shoes, and get ready to traverse hilltops, climb up and down winding staircases, and find parts of the city that even many locals don’t know about.

Two great hikes we’ve tried are: Goldsworth Gallery Tour, which is a 5 mile, 2.5 hour hike that takes you to artist Andy Goldsworthy’s famous Wood Line (an outdoor artwork of giant curving branches), and Spire (a must-see towering sculpture made from wood). $50 per person.

Urban Jungle is a 5 miles, 3 hours, moderate to strenuous (according to their website, although we didn’t find it too bad, and there are plenty of rest stops). Take in views of the city and Golden Gate Bridge while finding some of San Francisco’s hidden urban jungles. $50 per person.

You’ll get a great dose of local flavour and history from your guide, a really unique side of the city that many people will never see.