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E to W Coastal Trail at Lands End

1/24/2015

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A good, vigorous west-to-east on the Land’s End/Coastal Trail, starting with the 127 Sutro Ruins-view steps that descend from the lower parking lot overlook. Pix 1 thru 5. 

Over to the cavetop viewplace (pic 6) and the westernmost edge of the Coastal Trail, here AKA Sutro Baths Upper Trail: 142 steps: 7 thru 15.

Continuing east on the main trail (16, 17), passing the foot of the upper parking lot overlook steps (about 57); the foot of the connector steps (pic 21, about 89) that ascend to the El Camino del Mar Trail; then the top of the Mile Rock Beach stairs (262 or so steps down to the beach: 19, 20, 21).

About halfway along: the 138-step "Painted Rock" stairs up the west side, pix 22 thru 26; then 119-ish more steps down the east slope: 27 thru 33. 


Continuing out on the east side, last pic.

This time detoured from my usual route at the east end of the main trail as Lincoln Park's 52 wide steps are in the process of being transformed into San Francisco's fourth tiled stairway. This is gonna be so gorgeous. 
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1. Sutro Baths Ruins below
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2. A view to the north from the steps
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3. 127 steps down to a trail
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4. Cavetop viewspot in distance to right from the stairway
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5. Turn right at the foot for the cavetop trail
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6. Curve around to the westernmost trailhead for the Coastal Trail
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7. AKA Sutro Baths Upper Trail
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8. 142 steps
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9. Climbing and winding around
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10. Excellent workout with a vast oceanview
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11. Partway up
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12. Continuing on the Sutro Baths Upper Trail
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13. Turning, climbing
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14. Nearing the top
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15. Trailhead for Sutro Baths Upper Trail
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16. Continuing east on the main Lands End/Coastal Trail
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17. A few steps here
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18. 89 connector steps up to El Camino del Mar Trail
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19. Top of the Mile Rock Beach steps
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20. For Labyrinth and clifftop viewspot, straight ahead. Left for the beach.
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21. About 262 steps to the rocky beach
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22. 138 steps up the west side
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23. This is part of the main Land's End/Coastal Trail
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24. One of two benches along the "Painted Rock" steps
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25. Nearing the top
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26. Top of the "Painted Rock" steps up the west side
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27. Top of the east stairway
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28. Down the east side
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29. Trail to right will take you up to the golf course
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30. About 119 steps
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31. Continuing east on the main Coastal Trail/Land's End Trail
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32. Eastside view
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33. Foot of the east steps
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34. Eastside trail continues out to Eagle's Point Overlook
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