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Bay Trail Confidential is a monthly Zoom program presented on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm Pacific Time.
The program explores the inviting and spectacular public places along the Bay Trail route. On each show, we spotlight a particular place and have guests providing inside knowledge on what to expect and how to make the most of your visits. We also discuss the wide array of activities the Bay Trail supports such as hiking, biking, kayaking, photography, birding, swimming and many others. We talk about the wildlife you can see and history you'll learn about along the Trail. Each month's show will provide specific recommendations and valuable information to help you make the most of this amazing public resource.
The San Francisco Bay Trail is a planned 500-mile walking and cycling path around the entire San Francisco Bay running through all nine Bay Area counties, 47 cities, and across seven toll bridges. Currently, 350 miles have been completed. Click here for numbered maps of the Trail with details on which sections are complete.
Biking the Bay/Napa River Trail in American Canyon
Sunset on the Point Isabel Bay Trail in Richmond.
Our program is presented for FREE although we provide the option to make a donation to SF City Guides. After registering on Eventbrite, the Zoom link is displayed on screen as well as in an email that is sent. Follow ups are also sent 2 days and 1 hour before the start of each show.
Bay Trail Tacos
Help us identify the taquerias and taco trucks on the Bay Trail. So far, we have found 44 and Rodney has eaten at 18. But we know there are many more out there, and our goal is to visit and compile a list of at least 100.
Those who log visits to these taquerias and taco trucks and identify new ones will be eligible to win Bay Trail map cards on upcoming shows. You’ll eat well, have fun and maybe gets the map cards, too!
Photography Contest
Every other month, the show includes a photography contest, with the winner receiving a set of Bay Trail Map cards and other prizes. Click here for information on how to enter. Good luck!
Months in which we’ll have the contest: Feb, April, June, Sept., Nov..
Mark Brueckman’s image of salt ponds in the South Bay won the BTC #1 contest.
Bay Trail Cred
We show Bay Trail Cred maps for hosts and guests on each show to highlight which parts of the Bay Trail we’ve visited on foot, by bike or on the water without a motor.
We see this not as a competition but as a way of showing how we’ve experienced the Bay Trail. Many people who have been to fewer places have nevertheless spent much time in the places they know and have deep knowledge to share.
Rodney’s Bay Trail Cred map as of Jan. 2021
Bay Trail Confidential is hosted by Rodney Paul and Ethel Konopka. Rodney has been a tour guide in San Francisco since 2015 and loves biking the Trail. Ethel is a tour guide in Chinatown and serves on the Board of the non-profit SF City Guides (which also hosts the show). We are joined by guests with expertise in the places we discuss including frequent appearances by Lee Huo and Maureen Gaffney, who serve as Trail Planners for the Bay Trail Project, the organization that has overseen its development since 1989.