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Lands End is a Berrygood Hike

7/23/2015

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Off again to Lands End for a good hike 'n berryhunt, starting up the Lincoln Park/California St. steps, first pic. Continuing north a couple of blocks on the trail just below the golf course. 

Into the park from its east trailhead: 2, 3, 4, 5.

Up the first long main-trail stairway from the eastside: 6 thru 10. This part of the trail is apparently 60% grade, so good thing there’re stairs.

Off the east steps for this trail that ascends to the golf course, 11, 12, 13. This is a longtime favorite berryspot. To me, of course, blackberries are a healthy food, and not an “invasive” to be constantly hacked back so that they get increasingly more difficult to find. I consider wild edible “weeds” as forage-able “gifts” to be grateful for and worth the time and effort to gather.  

Back on the eastside steps continuing to the top: 120 steps: 14, 15.

Now down the west side on what I call the "Painted Rock" stairs with its two stone benches alongside: 138 steps: 16, 17, 18.

Up the connector between the Lands End Trail and the El Camino del Mar Trail: 89 steps to the El Camino del Mar Trail, pix 19, 20.

From the El Camino del Mar Trail, a view down to the second Land’s End Trail overlook: 22, 23.

Continuing on this upper trail to the upper parking lot overlook: around 59 steps down to the first Coastal Trail overlook, last pic.  
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1. 52 superwides
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2. Main Lands End/Coastal Trail, moving west
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3. Lands End Trail on the eastside
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4. East Land's End
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5. Approaching the first long stairway on the Land's End Trail
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6. Various kinds of steps
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7. About 120 steps for this side
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8. Old wood steps now
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9. To the left, a recommended sitting-log
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10. Outstanding view from up here
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11. Detouring for a favorite berrytrail
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12. Steep and narrow here
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13. Beautiful area just below the golf course
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14. Back on the east stairway again, continuing up
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15. Top of the eastside stairs
Picture16. Top of the westside steps

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17. 138 steps for this side
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18. A No Bicycles sign at the foot of the westside steps
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19. Connector steps start up from the main trail
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20. Connecting the Land's End Trail with the El Camino del Mar Trail
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21. Just off the trail, frequently occupied
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22. Second Coastal Trail overlook as seen from the El Camino del Mar Trail
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23. Upper parking lot overlook down to first Coastal Trail overlook
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