To welcome the New Year, my usual three-stairway Presidio route: First, the Batteries to Bluffs Trail, then the Connector Trail up to Immigrant Point Overlook, and finally heading east from Battery Caulfield Road up the Marine Cemetery Vista Trail.
This time starting out from the second bridge area stop for the #28. From here a few blocks to the Batteries to Bluffs east trailhead. East to west up to Lincoln: about 472 steps, pix 1 thru 16.
Crossing Lincoln (pic 17) to the Connector Trail (208 steps, now super-photogenically green alongside) up to Immigrant Point Overlook: 18 thru 29.
Then downhill on Battery Caulfield. Crossing at the construction site of the future nursery school and up the trail for the Marine Cemetery Vista Overlook just behind and above the Presidio Landmark residences. Counting the stepped boardwalk, about 103 steps for this one: 30 thru 36.
This time starting out from the second bridge area stop for the #28. From here a few blocks to the Batteries to Bluffs east trailhead. East to west up to Lincoln: about 472 steps, pix 1 thru 16.
Crossing Lincoln (pic 17) to the Connector Trail (208 steps, now super-photogenically green alongside) up to Immigrant Point Overlook: 18 thru 29.
Then downhill on Battery Caulfield. Crossing at the construction site of the future nursery school and up the trail for the Marine Cemetery Vista Overlook just behind and above the Presidio Landmark residences. Counting the stepped boardwalk, about 103 steps for this one: 30 thru 36.
1. East Batteries to Bluffs trailhead
2. View Point, about 130 steps along
3. About 472 steps
4. Midtrail
5. Trail down to Marshall's Beach, about 49 steps
6. Up to the footbridge
7. Starting up the westside
8. Green on both sides now
9. Oceanview
10. San Francisco's longest stairway
11. At first there were no railings
12. Another view down from the westside
13. Up to Battery Crosby
14. Curving around
15. Top of the stairs at Battery Crosby
16. Trailhead at Lincoln for Batteries to Bluffs Trail
17. Cross Lincoln for the Connector Trail
18. Starting up the Connector Trail
19. Into the Forest
20. Up from Lincoln
21. Straight ahead will take you out to a residential area
22. Turn left at the trailsign
23. This way up to Immigrant Point Overlook and Rob Hill Campground
24. Climbing and winding around
25. 208 steps
26. Forest beauty
27. The vehicle street at the top is Washington Blvd.
28. Another highly recommended trail
29. Top of the steps at Immigrant Point Overlook
30. Merchant Marine Cemetery Overlook, 1881-1912, plaque/benches ahead, right
31. Stepped boardwalk leads to a stairway
32. Wyman Ave. and residences to right
33. Down to Park Trail / Mountain Lake Trail
34. To right from here, out of the park at 14th Ave.
35. About 103 steps counting the stepped boardwalk
36. Foot of the steps, part of Mountain Lake Trail
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