San Francisco Bay Area Walking Groups, Community Bike Rides
SF Walking Groups For Adults, San Francisco Neighborhood Walks, San Francisco Mom Walks, Hot Girls Walks SF Bay Area, East Bay, South Bay, Bay Area Bicycle Community Rides
Last updated: February 11, 2025
Added a few community bike, skate rides
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Free Neighborhood Walks San Francisco
Neighborhood Walking Groups Bay Area
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San Francisco Bay Area Walking Groups
At the heart of building community is meeting your neighbors. I have heard every excuse possible, and I am here to give these folks one less excuse to use.
It’s been a long time since I led a walking group/tour (I volunteered to lead one for the hostel Bar Crawl through Chinatown/North Beach) - lots of fun, didn’t lose anyone, didn’t get anyone sent to the hospital and introduced a couple that night.
These walks are free and in your neighborhoods. I added paid walking tours as well. I will be updating this list based on interest from you the readers.
If I am missing a group or there is an update, hiatus, or if a group gets banned for nefarious reasons or cancel culture comes knocking at one of these doors , leave a note below or use the contact link on my homepage.
It’s up to you to research groups, check for updates, cancellations/changes etc.
Wednesday Morning Neighborhood Walks Inner Richmond
Wednesday morning walks Inner Richmond, 8AM
Small groups, 5-15? mostly neighborhood, some from surrounding areas
Who knows, you might catch me leading a walk on these days.
Friday Night Skate, San Francisco
9PM, Ferry Building through the city (12 miles)
Saturday Morning Neighborhood Walks Noe Valley
Saturdays 10AM
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Bay Area Walking Groups (Marin County, Alameda & More)
East Bay Front Runners & Walkers, Sat 9AM (Various Locations)
Larkspur Walkers (not sure if still active but worth contacting them)
San Francisco Bay Area Walking Groups (Ad-Hoc)
Mini B2B, post-run. Wandering toward GGP! Day drinking (byob) + music
On hiatus, check back in March/April
East Bay Girls Who Walk
City Girls Who Walk
See IG calendar or discord links
Highly recommend reading this for those looking to meet people, make friends.
How To Start Your Own Walk Group
The Bay Area is full of introverts and people waiting for others to make the first move - it’s like a room full of magnets with negative poles aiming at each other. Be the change you want to see - become a positive pole.
Find appropriate groups (Reddit, Facebook, Nextdoor).
Post on Reddit under appropriate sub-reddits r/sanfrancisco, r/oakland, r/marin, r/eastbay, r/santarosa, r/sanjose (better to focus on specific areas but perhaps not too specific i.e. r/ross, r/presidioterrace
Check Facebook: Cole Valley, Noe Valley etc.
Post on a neighborhood community board.
Update your bio on Bumble BFF
Craft a message:
I am new in town, like walks, free usually M/W/F in (insert neighborhood), anyone interested in starting a casual walk?
Mom of a toddler, looking to meet others stroller moms for walks in/around (insert neighborhood). Free T/Th around 8-9am
Engineer, a transplant from Vancouver, looking to connect with other folks (male, 30s, into board games, art openings and bar trivia nights)
Early 40s, looking to volunteer at (insert event, day/time, neighborhood) weekly, looking for others to join, 90 minutes, good exercise sorting food/handing out to folks.
It helps to be specific, have hobbies, be interesting. If you lack life experience and hobbies (beyond solo, indoor, gender-focused ones), it might be hard to meet people and have things to talk about.
You don’t have to focus on walks, you can craft the above messages to find trivia partners, game night friends, ask to bring up groceries up the stairs that are dropped off at the front door, pick up a prescription, sit on the other side of see-saw with you, share an extra ticket for an upcoming event.
I have met people from all walks of life, selling stuff on CL, picking up things from ND, giving away things on FB - you name it.
Not sure where to post - leave a note below or use the contact button on my homepage.
San Francisco Walking Tours
Non-profit organization sponsored by the San Francisco Public Library which offers over 80+ free walking tours all around the city
Bay Area Biking Groups
East Bay Coffee Bike Rides: Every Friday Morning
San Francisco Bike Party: 1st Fridays of the Month
East Bay Bike Party: 2nd Fridays of the Month
San Francisco Critical Mass: Last Fridays of the Month
Group Rides w/ Silicon Valley Bike Coalition (SVBC): Check Calendar
Fat Cake Club Bike Rides: Various
SF Bike Coalition Bike Rides: Various
Search for other rides on Strava.
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