San Andreas Fault Exploration Hike

Sunday, January 3, 2027

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Los Trancos Preserve

Approximate Total Miles

2.5

Join Docent Naturalists Liza Coe and Dave Kocsis on a leisurely-paced loop hike exploring the San Andreas Fault and learning about the amazing forces that built, and continue to shape, the landscape that we see. Without the San Andreas and its associated faults in the Bay Area, we would be living in a very different (and much flatter!) environment. Your route will explore the San Andreas Fault Trail and a portion of the Canyon Trail in across the road in Monte Bello Preserve.

Where to Meet

Meet at Los Trancos Parking Area on Page Mill Road (across from Monte Bello Preserve), 7 miles west of I-280 or 1.5 miles east of Skyline Boulevard. Those traveling from I-280 on Page Mill Rd. should allow approximately 35 minutes travel time.

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