At the north dead-end for vehicles of Spruce St. at Pacific is an opening in the Presidio Wall where you can cross over to Julius Kahn Park: 1
Down from Julius Kahn a trail descends into the Presidio’s El Polin Spring: 2
There used to be a stairway here down to El Polin, but the area makever included elimination of the old stairway and replacement slightly to the east with a zigzag ramp:
El Polin Spring: 3 thru 18
A few old pix of how this used to look. ALL THE "THEN" PIX WERE TAKEN IN 2009: 19 thru 23
From here, up to the Main Post. The stairs here used to be a concrete flight: 24 thru 27
THEN: 2009 pic of the concrete steps: 28
Inn at the Presidio: 29
THEN: Inn at the Presidio in 2009: 30
The Officers’ Club: 31, 32
56 steps to Post Chapel: 33
Post Chapel: 34 thru 37
The E-W trail alongside the cemetery: 38 thru 44
Out from the cemetery overlook to the trail above Arguello: 45 thru 48
1 Crossover for pedestrians to Julius Kahn Park
2 Julius Kahn Park into the Presidio
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4 Inspiration Point Overlook top, center
5 Trail down to El Polin Spring
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10 The old stairway was right around here
11 Now a boardwalk
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17 Newer stairs up to Ecology Trail
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19 THEHN: Old stairway down to El Polim Spring. i miss it!
20 THEN, 2009: Old stairway down toEl Polin Spring (below Julius Kahn Park)
21 THEN, 2009: : here used to be a concrete road here. Replaced with the boardwalk.
22 THEN, 2009: Old stairway and paved circular road. The tree is still here.
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24 Two different residential areas
25 Heading north and turning left for the Main Post
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27 Up to Main Post/Inn at the Presidio
28 THEN, 2009: The steps to the Main Post used to be this concrete flight
29 Inn at the Presidio
30 THEN, 2009 - Before Pershing Hall's Makeover into Inn at the Presidio
31 Officers' Club
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33 56 steps to Post Chapel
34 Post Chapel, Trail to left.
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38 A favorite trail E-W alongside the cemetery leads out to the Cemetery Overlook
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