54 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {due west} where you can tipple a Filoli Fizz (prosecco, clementine and grenadine) with your Delta asparagus or ham and cheese croissant. Robert’s Market is a favorite spot for filling your picnic basket en route to the beach or refueling after a long bike ride. Seeking a special night out? Village Pub’s seasonal prix-fixe menu and award-winning wine list CAN’T-MISS EVENTS MAY DAY PARADE A century-old celebration on the first Saturday in May, followed by a carnival at Woodside Elementary School and a traditional May Pole dance. The parade’s stars are the Kindergarten Court, chosen from the school’s smallest scholars. woodsideschool.us OLD WOODSIDE STORE DAY On the first Sunday in May, come for activities and demonstrations from the historic general store’s heyday: twining rope, making rag dolls and using a two-man saw. historysmc.org KINGS MOUNTAIN ART FAIR Held Labor Day weekend under towering redwoods, it’s a street fair without the street. Browse a juried selection of artwork, a craft fair and children’s activities; proceeds benefit the community’s volunteer fire department. kingsmountainartfair.org DAY OF THE HORSE In mid-October, there’s a progressive trail ride for equestrians plus a family-friendly fair for the horse-curious, with pony rides, a blacksmith and vaulting demonstrations. whoa94062.org BICYCLE SUNDAYS Between Edgewood Road and Filoli, almost four miles of Cañada Road is closed to motor vehicles from 9AM and 3PM Sundays (holiday weekends excepted). bayarearides.com PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY OF: ED ANDERSON (VILLAGE BAKERY) / SFPENINSULA.COM - ELLA SIGNS WALKING TOUR OF WOODSIDE For a quick overview of Woodside, take the well-worn path from the parking lot behind Village Bakery to the trail along Cañada Road. Heading toward Olive Hill Road, where a phalanx of spandex-clad bicyclists coasts by, I alternate between gazing at beautiful homes and keeping my eyes on the ground, where hoof prints aren’t the only reminders that horses frequent this trail. You’ll pass backyard tennis courts and front yard paddocks, private stables, grapevines and rambling vegetable gardens. Turn left on Albion Avenue, which skirts the periphery of Green Gables, the historic, 74-acre Fleishhacker estate. Take one last left onto Woodside Road, passing the white-steepled Village Church. When you spot Woody, a giant wooden fish statue, you’ve reached the end of this 2.5-mile loop. have earned it a Michelin star 12 years in a row. Nearby, Firehouse Bistro offers a modern take on French cuisine in a former fire station. Kick up your heels to live music at the spirited Pioneer Saloon— it’s hard to miss, thanks to the enormous Pioneer Hotel facade that dates back to 1882. Venture west to find Alice’s Restaurant at Highway 35 and Woodside Road—known as Four Corners—and eat among daytrippers, motorcyclists and locals. Across 35, Mountain House serves hearty hunting lodge fare, with antlers on the walls and game on the menu. Spend a day in Woodside and you’ll soon realize that you’ve only scratched the surface of this bucolic town.
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