On the #67 bus (from the 24th/Mission BART station) as it climbed to the south up Bernal Hill towards the park, admired the Folsom street trees canopy.
Bernal Heights Park has rocky-dirt trails and lots of dogs. Used to walk my own up here years ago.
Started from the east side at Bernal Heights Blvd. (first pic) up to the old microwave tower, now called “Bernal Heights Tower” on Google Maps (pic 2). It’s fenced off but with colorful graffiti inside; a narrow trail encircles it. Pic 3.
Unobstructed views from the park on all sides: Pix 4 thru 14.
There’s also a Labyrinth: 15, 16, 17.
Two convenient stairways on the south side descend from the park to Powhattan. The Andover (62 steps, long a favorite) was the one taken this time: 18 thru 24.
Next to this is the shorter Moultrie stairway: 25, 26.
Moving east, Ellsworth to Gates: 15 wood steps.
The Prentiss sidewalk steps, Powhattan to Chapman, were added within the last several years: 27, 28.
Foot of another of the newer stairways up near the park on the south slope: Nevada & Powhattan up to Chapman, called Nevada Open Space on Google Maps, last pic.
Bernal Heights has more stairways than any other SF 'hood.
Love the Castro neighborhood’s new rainbow crosswalk as seen from the #24 Divisadero bus on the way back from my hike; let’s have more of these. Color my world!
Bernal Heights Park has rocky-dirt trails and lots of dogs. Used to walk my own up here years ago.
Started from the east side at Bernal Heights Blvd. (first pic) up to the old microwave tower, now called “Bernal Heights Tower” on Google Maps (pic 2). It’s fenced off but with colorful graffiti inside; a narrow trail encircles it. Pic 3.
Unobstructed views from the park on all sides: Pix 4 thru 14.
There’s also a Labyrinth: 15, 16, 17.
Two convenient stairways on the south side descend from the park to Powhattan. The Andover (62 steps, long a favorite) was the one taken this time: 18 thru 24.
Next to this is the shorter Moultrie stairway: 25, 26.
Moving east, Ellsworth to Gates: 15 wood steps.
The Prentiss sidewalk steps, Powhattan to Chapman, were added within the last several years: 27, 28.
Foot of another of the newer stairways up near the park on the south slope: Nevada & Powhattan up to Chapman, called Nevada Open Space on Google Maps, last pic.
Bernal Heights has more stairways than any other SF 'hood.
Love the Castro neighborhood’s new rainbow crosswalk as seen from the #24 Divisadero bus on the way back from my hike; let’s have more of these. Color my world!
1. Onto a trail from Bernal Heights Blvd. on the east side
2. Bernal Heights Tower at the summit
3. Base of the tower
4. Downtown SF in distance
5. A Bay view to the east
6. Looking down
7. Twin Peaks in distance to the left
8. Up to the summit
9. Another view to the east
10. Another north view
11. Bench near the summit
12. Summit view west
13. Summit view north
14. Descending to the south
15. The Labyrinth
16. Land's End is not the only park with a Labyrinth
17. South side near the Andover and Moultrie stairways down
18. Andover stairway down to Powhattan from the park
19. Andover steps descend to Powhattan
20. Andover steps turn to wood partway down
21. A through stairway to and from the park 
22. Wood railings on the lower part
23. Down to Powhattan
24. Powhattan to Bernal Heights Park
25. Another way up, the shorter Moultrie stairs
26. Moultrie steps up to the park
27. Prentiss sidewalk steps up from Powhattan
28. Newer sidewalk steps on Prentiss up to Chapman
29. Nevada & Powhattan up to Chapman
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