2026 POST Hiking Calendar

A Hike Every Month with the 2026 POST Hiking Calendar

12.17.2025

Ready to have a happy new year by getting outdoors more? Start with a hike. Make that 12 hikes. We’ve got just the inspiration with the all-new, complimentary 2026 POST Hiking Calendar. The calendar highlights a hike a month, with plenty of bonus content like celestial events, other nearby hikes, and seasonal wonders like wildflowers and wildlife migrations.

Start the new year with an easy and quiet coastal hike to a vantage offering both tranquility and a truly enlightening point of view. Head out on a challenging 7-miler showcasing big and bold vistas of rugged coastal land and the Pacific. Go on a walk that serenades you with a field choir of grasshopper sparrows. Discover which hikes have you walking amid the grandeur and resiliency of old oaks and redwood groves.

Visually beautiful and highly informative with tips like difficulty level, duration, and details indicating adaptive trails and dog-friendly ones, there are also maps and links for easy navigation. Each month’s hike recommendation has been thoughtfully curated by the dedicated team at Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST). POST has been protecting open spaces across the Peninsula and South Bay since 1977—creating places for nature to nurture and allowing us to be part of the wonders.

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  1. Three Cheers

    Good things come in threes when you visit Sonoma. Head out on a short hike right from town, sip and stroll the historic plaza, then take in the magical holiday lights.

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  2. Island Tree Topper

    The light display atop Angel Island State Park’s Mount Livermore has long been a cheerful twinkle visible from many cities throughout the Bay Area on holiday season nights. Get into the festive spirit by hiking the 2-mile (one-way) trail from Ayala Cove up to the "Angel Lights."

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  3. Go, Tell It on the Mountain

    {NOTE: Due to atmospheric rivers that can come this time of year, always be sure to check ahead for trail closures and hazards. And of course, wait for better weather and drier con

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  4. Serene Las Gallinas

    A serene stroll alongside marshland, passing ponds and grasses frilled in seasonal wildflowers, with Mount Tam a beacon in the background … how nice. As part of the esteemed Bay Trail, San Rafael’s Las Gallinas Valley Birding Loop and Wildlife Ponds comprises about 3.5 miles of wide-open trail.

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    Hot Springs, Naturally

    Thermal spring waters are famous for their curative, relaxing elements, and Reno Tahoe is filled with them! Sink into these amazing thermal respites for a wellness super soak.

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  2. Dune It Right

    Want a beach that will really get you away from it all? Monterey's Fort Ord Dunes State Park is just the ticket. And it often glows golden toward sunset.

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    Three Sisters

    Good things come in threes at this hike to a lovely trio-tiered waterfall in Cleveland National Forest. The 4.25-mile out-and-back hike rambles among rolling hills, with rocky mountain views as switchbacks take you down to a lush canyon and the falls.

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