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Bernal Heights Park

11/4/2014

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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!

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1. Onto a trail from Bernal Heights Blvd. on the east side
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2. Bernal Heights Tower at the summit
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3. Base of the tower
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4. Downtown SF in distance
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5. A Bay view to the east
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6. Looking down
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7. Twin Peaks in distance to the left
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8. Up to the summit
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9. Another view to the east
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10. Another north view
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11. Bench near the summit
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12. Summit view west
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13. Summit view north
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14. Descending to the south
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15. The Labyrinth
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16. Land's End is not the only park with a Labyrinth
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17. South side near the Andover and Moultrie stairways down
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18. Andover stairway down to Powhattan from the park
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19. Andover steps descend to Powhattan
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20. Andover steps turn to wood partway down
Picture21. A through stairway to and from the park

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22. Wood railings on the lower part
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23. Down to Powhattan
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24. Powhattan to Bernal Heights Park
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25. Another way up, the shorter Moultrie stairs
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26. Moultrie steps up to the park
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27. Prentiss sidewalk steps up from Powhattan
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28. Newer sidewalk steps on Prentiss up to Chapman
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29. Nevada & Powhattan up to Chapman
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    I like meandering around on San Francisco's park trails and public stairways, sometimes taking photos, and enjoying nature and the outdoors.

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