[peepeepoopoo107]

Just take a bus to go hiking in the mountains. Get real.

[rdlw]

You didn't ask how to go hiking in the mountains, you asked how to "leave city limits". but you could still bike, go with friends, or rent a car for a day if no buses go where you want. Hiking locations tend to have lots of tourists so there would likely be bus routes, however.

[defrost]

That's exactly right. A good many people have done that kind of thing many times.

[marssaxman]

Here in Seattle we have a special bus service specifically for that purpose, called "Trailhead Direct".

[JumpCrisscross]

> Here in Seattle

Most Seattleites have a driver’s license. Most Manhattanites do not. Residential skyscrapers probably don’t make sense for most of Seattle.

[peepeepoopoo107]

Bullshit, I'm from the Puget Sound and it hardly covers any of the good trails in the Cascades, nor could it do so practically if service were ever expanded.

[FrontierProject]

This is incredibly commonplace in Alpine Europe. I regularly see people on the train in ski boots.