the bay area ridge trail, first proposed “in the 1980s by William Penn Mott Jr., who by then had directed public lands agencies in the East Bay for 40 years and later helmed the National Park Service.”
read more: sfchronicle, 30.07.2021.
citymaus in the forest, because the trees are the city.
point reyes, 27.12.15.
Source: Flickr / dianneyee
Devil’s Slide: A new trail on a well-worn path. sfgate, 31.03.14.
Devil’s Slide, the mountainous stretch of coastline between Pacifica and Montara, is a graveyard of transportation infrastructure. The Tom Lantos tunnels, opened last year to carry Highway 1 through the area, are at least the fifth attempt since the 19th century to build a stable north-south route through the steep, landslide-prone cliffs, and that’s not even counting the bankrupt railroad and the planned but never-built freeway. The persistent difficulty faced by road-builders is, however, a boon to hikers and bicyclists. The old routes, which proved impractical for motorized traffic, have been converted to hiking and biking trails.
only 1.3 miles, but bike and ped only–no motor vehicle access!
The trail’s one downside, at least for the moment, is access. On the south side, a narrow, shoulderless 1.8-mile stretch of Highway 1 separates the trail from Montara, and, on the north side, a .7-mile stretch of steep, equally narrow highway separates the trail from easy access to Pacifica. State and county governments are working on plans to bridge these gaps, but these connector trails are still several years away at best.
more about the proposed access trails: Spectacular New Devil’s Slide Trail Difficult to Reach Without a Car. sf.streetsblog, 01.04.14.