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Bluffing Good Hikes for 2025

Happy New Year! Plan some time for quiet contemplations and tranquil respites where you can think about 2025 and nurture yourself in nature. Here are three brilliant bluff hikes to find time for peace of mind. 

Week: 01.01.2025
Regions: Northern CA

Sweet as the Sea

Hike the Bluff-Top Trail at Sea Ranch in Sonoma County

Two people walking along the bluff trail at Sea Ranch on the Sonoma Coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean
Rough-and-tumble coastline, twisting Highway 1, open grasslands, hidden beaches, bluff trails, and a rustic lodge for storm watching from indoors—we’re not talking about Big Sur. We’re talking Sea Ranch and its namesake lodge on the Sonoma Coast. Walk its famous bluff-top trail, a cliff-hugging sensation with soaring Pacific scenery.
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The 2025 Hiking Calendar Is Here!

A New Hike for Every Month in 2025

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).
Get the 2025 POST Hiking Calendar

What the Bluff!

Hike Mendocino's Marquee Bluffs

Peanut butter and jelly, wine and cheese, Mendocino and bluff-side strolls… yep, it’s pretty much mandatory to pair your visit with a hike along Mendo’s marquee bluffs.
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Owl Be there

Hike the Owl Marin Trail in Marin

The Pelican Inn, Marin
The Owl Trail, Marin’s swooping seashore tramp, offers the chance to spy migrating gray whales offshore, and sightings of the trail’s namesake, great horned owls.
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