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299 Steps Laurel Lane

11/8/2013

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For this latest Sausalito hike, started up the El Monte stairway (120 steps, first two pics) from Bridgeway to Bulkley. Continuing on Bulkley, saw another of those pedestrian pathways just below the narrow street as mentioned in a previous post. The walkway has several short stairways leading up to Bulkley with the homes on the other side (pics 3, 4, 5).  

My first longer stairway discovery of the day, just past Locust, was 85 steps up from Girard to Filbert (approx. 89 Girard, its foot found on Google Maps Streetview later): older concrete with the last, top, section wood steps and wood-railed. (pics 6, 7, 8, 9). 

Continued uphill to the dead-end of Marie where there are a couple of benches and 25 wood steps, a short connector mentioned in a previous post (pic 10), up to Woodward.

Another treat: Langendorf Park has 52 wood steps down from Woodward to picnic tables and a playground, pics 11, 12, 13.

Back up on Woodward again, came to an old stairway whose foot (pic 14) can be seen on Google Maps in Streetview (look up 117-123 Woodward). Continuing up this one, there's a welcoming bench (pic 15) at the 163rd step. Pics: 16, 17, 18, 19.  This corresponds with "Laurel Lane" on Google Maps though the stairway has no sign at either end. The steps climb to a cul-de-sac (pic 20).


This is the longest Sausalito stairway I've found so far at 299 steps; beats out Cable Roadway's 288. Laurel continues steeply uphill about a block as a vehicle street to Toyon. 

Other street names noticed: Platt, Currey, Vista Clara, Crecienta. The freeway wasn't crossable here. Could see some street exit names on a freeway sign through the trees; the first was Spencer. Trees shielded most of the freeway from the homes, but there was still plenty of noise. I suppose one gets used to it to a certain extent.

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1. El Monte stairway up from Bridgeway
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2. El Monte steps, Bridgeway to Bulkley
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3. Just below Bulkley
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4. Several short stairways down to the pedestrian walkway
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5. Walkers' pathway below Bulkley
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6. Girard up to Filbert, no name
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7. Up to Filbert from Girard
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8. Top of stairs at Filbert
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9. Top of stairway at Filbert
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10. Vehicle dead-end of Marie. Steps up to Woodward
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11. Langendorf Park down from Woodward
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12. Langendorf Park stairway
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13. Langendorf Park steps back up to Woodward
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14. Foot of the long Laurel Lane stairway up from Woodward
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15. Bench at the 163rd step, Laurel Lane
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16. Laurel Lane continues up
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17. Laurel Lane
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18. Continuing up Laurel Lane
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19. Near the top
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20. The block-long vehicle part of Laurel up to Toyon
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Julian Michelucci link
11/9/2013 02:19:23 pm

Like that little pedestrian walkway

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