56 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {due west} and cyclists. About midpoint, pay a visit to the over 600-year-old Jepson Laurel, named after a botanist from the 1920s. And before you head home, consider a stop at nearby Pulgas Water Temple at 56 Cañada Road. The majestic Greek-inspired structure with fluted columns and a tree-lined reflecting pool stands as a monument to the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct, which carries drinking water from the Sierra Nevada mountains. smcgov.org/ parks/sawyer-camp-segment + 950 Skyline Boulevard, Burlingame + Paved, flat trail + Picnic areas at the halfway point and the parking lot + No dogs allowed + Open to cyclists, hikers, joggers and equestrians Sawyer Camp Trail by San Andreas Lake & Crystal Springs Reservoir REDWOOD CITY The sprawling 17-mile Sawyer Camp Trail winds along the San Andreas and Crystal Springs Reservoirs. These shining lakes stretched out before you have long supplied fresh, clean water to the Peninsula and San Francisco. As you follow the paved, mostly flat path running along a rift valley formed by the San Andreas Fault, picture the stagecoaches that once rumbled along this route in the 1800s, carting travelers between Millbrae and Half Moon Bay (or Spanishtown, as it was known back then). You’ll still spot horses and riders out on the trail today. One of San Mateo County’s best-known trails, you’ll also be sharing the road with plenty of other hikers, joggers PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY OF BGWASHBURN
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