July 2026 San Francisco Crosstown Trail Wellness Hike and Discussion

When:  Jul 18, 2026 from 08:00 AM to 03:00 PM (PT)
Saturday, July 18, 2026

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Hike Meet Up Location

 Candlestick Point
301 Executive Park Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94134

MCLE: 1.0 Hour Wellness Competence

Registration Fee

$0.00 for CLA Members and Non-Members. 

Law practice can be grueling. The work can be intense, and the hours, long. Stress is inevitable, but with a systematic and comprehensive wellness program, with regular hiking as the foundation, manageable.

There is no better way to experience San Francisco than to hike it. The San Francisco Crosstown Trail is a moderate 15.5-mile (2,000 feet elevation) hike, traversing most of the green spaces in San Francisco, roughly in a diagonal line starting at Candlestick Point and ending at, quite sensibly, Lands’ End, overlooking the Pacific. Hike details are found here: https://crosstowntrail.org/.

Around noon, we will stop for lunch along the route, at Gordo Taqueria on 9th and Lincoln. (https://gordotaqueria.co/)

We will discuss practical strategies for managing mental health, stress, and overall well-being that are tailored to the legal profession, focusing on physical and professional health. Hiking and other structured social exercise activities, engaged in regularly and with intention, can form the foundation for a positive work-life balance, increase self-awareness and self-regulation, protect against attorney stress, and stimulate creativity and initiative both inside and outside a law practice.

Program materials will be distributed to participants.

John Pavolotsky has hiked San Francisco Bay Area trails for the past 30 years and is passionate about attorney wellness. He is also a past chair of the IP Section of the California Lawyers Association. In June 2021 John founded the Peninsula Hiking Club (https://calawyers.org/intellectual-property-law/covid-born-cla-hiking-group-marches-on-for-wellness/) and has been leading groups on monthly hikes, including the San Francisco Crosstown Trail, since then.

Essential Information

Please bring water (at least 40 fluid ounces), snacks, good hiking shoes/boots, hat, sunblock, and long pants. Walking sticks are optional for this hike. Hiking can be a rigorous activity, with injury possible. By signing up, you understand and acknowledge the foregoing.


Questions

For program and registration information, please email ProgramRegistrations@calawyers.org or call 916-516-1757.

If there are questions about this program, including carpooling, please contact John Pavolotsky at john.pavolotsky@stoel.com. 


Accessibility


We are committed to accessibility! To request an in-person accommodation, please email us at Accessibility@calawyers.org or contact us at 916-516-1760 to discuss your accessibility needs.


This event may be recorded. By attending this event, you consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded, and for any use, by the CLA, of your likeness, voice, and name in any and all media including social media. If you do not want your name or photo to be used, please let us know in advance. We cannot, however, honor requests to opt out of the use of your image or voice if you choose to ask a question during one of the event sessions. 


The California Lawyers Association is an approved State Bar of California MCLE provider.

Location

301 Executive Park Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94134-3387

TO REGISTER for this event and other CLA events, visit the calendar on our main site at https://calawyers.org/events/list/