Between the Presidio's Baker Beach and Lincoln Blvd. are lots of forested trails one can hike (first pic: starting off). Today was a warm, clear Beach Day with plenty of picnickers and nude/clothed people in/out of the water.
Headed up from the picnic area where I could be alone beneath the trees and trek up 'n down the duney trails. Continuing to the east above Battery Chamberlin and over to the top of the first stairway (45 steps down to the beach, second pic) is but a short distance, then a short sand slog to the Sand Ladder's foot (258 steps counted today).
After you've made it to the top of the Sand Ladder (pics 3, 4, 5, 6), just ahead, downhill a bit from the trail along Lincoln (7th pic) to the top of Battery Crosby, you've got the Batteries to Bluffs to look forward to for another good workout …473 steps counted today (pics 8, 9, 10, 11). Partway along the BTB is the offshoot downhill trail (48 or so steps, 12th pic) to Marshall's Beach.
Out at the BTB's east trailhead (13th pic), it's an easy walk to the Golden Gate Overlook (37 steps for the main stairway, last pic).
Headed up from the picnic area where I could be alone beneath the trees and trek up 'n down the duney trails. Continuing to the east above Battery Chamberlin and over to the top of the first stairway (45 steps down to the beach, second pic) is but a short distance, then a short sand slog to the Sand Ladder's foot (258 steps counted today).
After you've made it to the top of the Sand Ladder (pics 3, 4, 5, 6), just ahead, downhill a bit from the trail along Lincoln (7th pic) to the top of Battery Crosby, you've got the Batteries to Bluffs to look forward to for another good workout …473 steps counted today (pics 8, 9, 10, 11). Partway along the BTB is the offshoot downhill trail (48 or so steps, 12th pic) to Marshall's Beach.
Out at the BTB's east trailhead (13th pic), it's an easy walk to the Golden Gate Overlook (37 steps for the main stairway, last pic).
1. Trails between Lincoln and Baker Beach
2. Down to Baker Beach, 45 steps
3. Up the Sand Ladder
4. Sand Ladder down to Baker Beach
5. Sand Ladder turns. Battery Crosby upper right.
6. Sand Ladder near the top
7. Hiking trail along Lincoln
8. Batteries to Bluffs swoops down from Battery Crosby
9. Batteries to Bluffs steep westside
10. Batteries to Bluffs Trail
11. Climbing up the east side on the Batteries to Bluffs Trail
12. Marshall's Beach Trail infosign: down from Batteries to Bluffs Trail
13. East trailhead for the Batteries to Bluffs. Westside steps center, distance.
14. Golden Gate Overlook. Across from Fort Scott.
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