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Elk Steps

7/7/2018

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Off the 44 O’Shaughnessy at Bosworth & Elk for a Glen Canyon hike — 37 steps to the playing field below: 1 thru 4

The west trail I usually take from the south end of the park: 5


24 of these newer steps at the Glen  Park Rec. Ceher: 6, 7, 8

The familiar old Elk stairway down from Elk (where it merges into Diamond Heights Blvd.) has recently received 49 new replacement steps: 9 thru 14

Another surprise awaited. Upon reaching the top of the stairs and starting up Diamond Heights Blvd., along the canyon’s east rim, a new enclosed pedestrian walkway has been added  between the edge and the Blvd. Nice!: 15 thru 30

​Berkeley Way at beginning of second flight of the long Onique stairway: 31

​View of Mount Davidson's Miraloma Park neighborhood across the canyon:  32 


Onto Crags Court and its north dead-end for vehicles. 25 steps down from the Crags Court Community Garden to where a top trail:  33 thru 36

About 25 for this trail to the viewbench: 37 thru 42

15 steps up from the bench to the west edge of Christopher Park: 43, 44, 45

Canyon infomap at west edge of Christopher Park: 46 thru 49


Steps down to Diamond Heights Shopping Center: 50, 51

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1 Stop for the 44 O'Shaughnessy - Bosworth just past Elk
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2 Down to Glen Park Rec. Center
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3 37 steps
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5 The west trail I usually take from the south end of this park
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6 24 newer steps here
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7 Glen Park Rec. Center
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8 A newer walkway
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9 Elk replacement steps
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11 49 steps up to Elk/Diamond Heights Blvd.
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13 Top - at Sussex St. in Glen Park neighborhood
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14 Elk turns into Diamond Heights Blvd.
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16 Diamond Heights Blvd.
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17 Enclosed walkway
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20 Between guardrail and the canyon's east rim
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24 Main east trail below
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31 Berkeley Way and Onique stairway, Diamond Heights
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32 Miraloma Park neighborhood of Mount Davidson across the canyon
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33 Crags Court Community Garden
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35 Steps into the canyon From Crags Court
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36 Taking the trail to the right
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37 Stairs to Crags Court and the garden center
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40 This trail leads up to the bench
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42 Looking back, south
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43 At the bench looking north
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44 Looking west
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45 O'Shaughnessy Blvd. top
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48 Looking west from Christopher Park at canyontop
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49 Uppermost canyon trail from Christopher Playground
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50 Down to Diamond Heights Shopping Center
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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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