European Style Trekking in the United States
Wine Country Trekking provides luxury, self-guided, inn-to-inn walking vacations from the gateway city of San Francisco to the California Wine Country with a focus on superb hiking, lodging, food and wine.
Featured Treks
Featured Treks
San Francisco to the Wine Country
Overview
Enjoy our signature ten day trek vacation where you will experience the best of the San Francisco Bay Area. Written up as one of the “50 Tours of a Lifetime” by National Geographic Traveler This vacation takes you to San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito, Muir Woods National Monument, Point Reyes National Seashore, pristine Tomales Bay, Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen, and superb Sonoma Wine Country estate wineries. This trek is a fantastic walking holiday that has everything you could wish for! (more…)
Featured Treks
Sausalito To Point Reyes Runner’s-Hiker’s Trek
Overview
This is our 5 day/4 night trek that is ideal for running or hiking. This trek was inspired by a custom trek we designed for Runner’s World magazine. The trek traverses the beautiful trails of Marin County and Mount Tamalpais, “arguably the country’s best trail running”. Of course, these same trails are lovely to hike as well! You will see and experience Sausalito and Muir Woods National Monument, and end at Point Reyes National Seashore park. It is the perfect runner’s-hiker’s vacation.
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Napa Valley Wine Tasting
Overview
This 5 day/4 night trek traverses the heart of Napa Valley’s wine country – including the culinary haven of Yountville, chic St. Helena, and the quaint town of Calistoga. You will walk past renowned vineyards, through charming towns, a state park with mighty redwood trees and on quiet country roads. Along the way, you will visit world famous wineries and taste the excellent vintages from this famous region. In addition, you can enjoy incredible wine country dinners within walking distance of your lodging. There are several Michelin recognized restaurants including the famous French Laundry. This is the perfect active food and wine vacation.
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Sonoma Valley Hiker’s Trek
Overview
This 5 day/4 night trek is designed for the serious hiker who also wants Wine Country luxury, spas and cuisine. The trek is set in Sonoma County’s Valley of the Moon, which includes the villages of Kenwood and Glen Ellen. The area is known for its 5 star inns, fresh California cuisine, superb wineries and hiking. Five state and regional parks ring the area, including Jack London State Park, and Sonoma Valley Regional Park. With wine tastings every day, you will get to experience vineyard tours and cave or mountaintop tastings. We will be happy to discount your trek if you prefer no wine tastings.
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Bodega Bay to Healdsburg
Overview
This 5 day/4 night trek explores the beautiful western side of Sonoma County. It includes the Pacific Ocean, redwood forests, world famous wineries, and the chic town of Healdsburg with world class dining. The lodging on this trek is fabulous from a quaint bed and breakfast to an oceanfront lodge, a luxury hotel in the vineyards finishing with a beautiful modern hotel. You will walk along a Pacific Ocean beach. Stroll on quiet country roads past vineyards and through towns and visit wineries along the way. Walk and explore the valley floor of an old growth redwood forest. You will also be able to enjoy incredible wine country dinners at Michelin starred restaurants. If you want to explore a taste of everything northern California has to offer, this trek is for you. Please note this trek has gentle walking and no hiking!
Experiences For All Levels
These treks have shorter walks with less elevation gain and loss. And they also have more time for wine tasting!
These treks have days of 9 to 12 miles with up to 2300 feet of elevation gain and loss. Some are just inn-to-inn hiking and others are in the Wine Country with wine tasting as well!
These treks are similar to our hiker’s treks, but designed with trail runners in mind. Lunch is provided after a morning trail run, rather than packed for a picnic lunch.
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Your team’s attention to detail and exceptional planned daily logistics were noted and appreciated. Both accommodations were superior plus, the three hikes fantastic, the wine tours/tastings great, the dinner reservation suggestions wonderful, the guide books, maps, opener, and bottle bag were outstanding.
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This was our fourth time visiting Napa, and by far, our best experience. Being able to trek, rather than ride, seeing the beautiful landscapes, gave us a greater appreciation of how integral the land is to the winemaking process.
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We had an amazing time on the trip and both thought it was one of the best trips we have ever taken. It was everything we expected it to be and more. Running/hiking the trails was a great experience, the lodging was some of the best and most unique places we have ever stayed at.
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Overall the experience was stunning. We were challenged by the hiking and were amazed by the sights along the way. We feel strongly that we would never have the appreciation for this part of our country by any other method of travel. We wouldn’t change a thing–it really was well organized, fun, challenging, exciting. Everything we signed up for!
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Where to begin?! We had an absolutely wonderful time! The trip was beautifully organized, with each day offering a different landscape for our hike and a unique and well-chosen hotel for our tired bodies.Thank you! It was magical! The trip of a lifetime!