I like to hike to things. Waterfalls ... and abandoned missile silos — can be found in the Peninsula’s El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve. Just west of Woodside, California, and buried fairly ...

Add a new staging area with free trail maps, trailhead and portable restroom to the mix and it’s like a new park. El Corte de Madera (ECM for short) is on the Peninsula Skyline, a few minutes ...

This is the first view of the 300-foot-high precipice of Corte Madera Mountain just right and beyond the sign. Clearly marked are Espinosa Trail, Los Pinos Peak (closed vertical access road ...

Alto Bowl Preserve, a hilltop greenbelt nestled between Mill Valley and Corte Madera, is a good hike if you don’t want to get lost. It’s a short, relaxing jaunt, perfect for the short winter ...

(Harvey Warne Trail coming up from the road is better maintained and does not require ducking under a couple of large fallen tree trunks, though busy Corte Madera Avenue has no sidewalk to walk ...

a group that creates hiking challenges across the country. Hikers must climb six peaks in the county, including Volcan Mountain, Corte Madera, Cuyamaca Peak, Hot Springs Mountain, High Point at ...

As I follow the undergrowth past a fork in the road with a freshly painted sign pointing toward Corte Madera, I begin to hear voices ahead of me on the trail, and I brim with anticipation.