POST's 2024 Hiking Calendar

Get POST's 2024 Hiking Calendar

Ready to start the new year on the right foot? Get POST's complimentary 2024 hiking calendar and you'll be inspired with a great local hike every month of the year.

Get the 2024 Hiking Calendar

With beautiful photos and helpful tips like mileage, difficulty, and seasonal highlights, find out where to go for waterfalls, wildlife, and wowing views. Start the new year with an idyllic hike for bird watching and witnessing the king tide.

Then keep going with a less-known waterfall hike, scenic loops, and spectacular summits, all the way to tranquil redwood rambles and a coastal gem with two beautiful beaches. POST’s 2024 Hiking Calendar will keep you hiking all year long.

Since 1977, POST has been working hard to safeguard over 87,000 acres of open spaces on the Peninsula and in the South Bay for the benefit of all.

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