Roche wine maker Michael Carr (cq) fills oak barrels with pinot nior while racking wine Thursday at the Sonoma Valley winery.

Hiking

SUSAN KOSTRZEWA
SAVOR WINE COUNTRY

The trails are clear, the buds are breaking, and streams and rivers are rushing, making spring the perfect time to clear your lungs on a scenic walk. Hit a vineyard trail and you can check out the business up close.

The Sonoma Overlook Trail winds through forests and offers a bird?s-eye view of the town and surrounding hillside vineyards, in addition to a lovely stream-side stretch. The 2.2-mile Sonoma Ridge Trail at Glen Ellen?s Jack London State Park is also an ideal route for outdoor enthusiasts: It passes redwood groves, vineyards and Bathhouse Lake, created by Jack London himself.

For those with a seaward bent, the Pomo Canyon Trail in Jenner is a 3-mile hike through coastal valleys to the open sea at Shell Beach. You?ll find everything spring here ? green grass, the swelling Russian River and sweet-smelling flowers along the path.

Sonoma Overlook Trail, 707-933-2239. Sonoma Ridge Trail, 707-938-5216, www.parks.ca.gov. Pomo Canyon Trail, 707-875-8483, www.parks.ca.gov.

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