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| URBAN EXPLORATIONS |
| These urban hikes, ranging from easy to strenuous, lead through some of the most scenic and interesting areas of San Francisco |
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| The urban grid imposed on San Francisco’s hills has helped create one of the city’s best charms: streets transformed into staircases and gardens. This walk takes in a large concentration of such scenic streets and panoramas of the city. Lots of hills and stairs. |
| Ruins of the Sutro Baths and Land's End Situated at the base of the Cliff House, the ruins are fun to explore for kids and adults alike, and they're FREE. From here you can take cliffside trails through cypress forests that will make you feel miles from the urban landscape. Relatively easy. |
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| These colorful, free outdoor museums are scattered throughout San Francisco but are concentrated in the Mission. Some are enormous and quite spectacular in person. Easy walk. |
| Unusual Streets of Telegraph Hill This walk takes in some of San Francisco's more unusual streets, such as the beautifully landscaped Filbert Steps. A great urban hike for the fit, with panoramas of the Bay and city. Lots of hills and stairs. |
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| Unusual Streets of Russian Hill This walk takes in some of San Francisco's more unusual streets, such as Macondray Lane (Armistad Maupin's "Tales of the City") and curvaceous Lombard Street. A great urban hike for the fit, with lots of hills and stairs. |
| Marina and Presidio Marsh Walk This easy walk starts at Fort Mason, proceeding along the Marina Green past kite flyers and vollyeball players, then into the Presidio past a marsh, sandy beaches, wind surfers and joggers. All level ground, and length can be tailored to time and ability. |
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| Bernal Heights rises at the southern end of the Mission with an undeveloped park at its summit. The charming, low-key neighborhood is dotted with neighborhood gardens. Its warren of narrow streets zig-zag around the hill, sometimes seeming almost rustic and recalling a San Francisco from long ago. |
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| Experience the 1865 and 1906 earthquakes, retracing the steps of historical personalities and other eyewitness accounts. The self-guided walk visits historical sites and structures in the South of Market district, an easy walk covering flat ground. |
| ----- Other Walks ----- City Guides Stairway Walks in San Francisco |
| Updated 9/12/04 |
