Down from the lower parking lot near the Lands End Lookout (visitor center, gift shop and cafe), 127 steps will take you to a trail where you can descend to the Sutro Baths ruins or climb to the cavetop viewspot: first four pix, the steps down.
Trail to the cavetop: 5, 6, 7
This viewplace introduces the westernmost edge of the Coastal Trail (142 steps). At the top a sign sez this is the Sutro Baths Upper Trail: 8 thru 17
Up 41 steps this time to the upper parking lot overlook, passing the 59 steps down to the first Coastal Trail overlook: 18, 19
From the El Camino del Mar Trail, the 89 connector stairs back down to the Coastal/Lands End Trail: 20, 21, 22
262 steps to Mile Rock Beach down from the main trail: 23, 24
The old Labyrinth above the beach was destroyed by some evil vandal in August, leaving only its outline.
“Originally created by Eduardo Aguilera in 2004 … Colleen Yerge began helping with upkeep in 2008 and has become its unofficial caretaker.” (SF Gate 8/19/2015).
The original artist and some volunteers recently got together to redo it.
THEN: 25 thru 29
NOW: 30 thru 35
Mile Rock above-the-beach views: 36 thru 39
Continuing east to the curving wood stairway (Painted Rock) with about 138 steps, the one with the two welcoming stone benches alongside: pic 40
At the top is a woodsy down-stairway with about 119 steps, continuing out to the east traiIhead: 41, 42
My route to the bus stop (on the trail just below the golf course) takes me down the 52 tiled Lincoln Park stairs to 33rd Ave. and the west dead-end of California Street: Last two pix.
Trail to the cavetop: 5, 6, 7
This viewplace introduces the westernmost edge of the Coastal Trail (142 steps). At the top a sign sez this is the Sutro Baths Upper Trail: 8 thru 17
Up 41 steps this time to the upper parking lot overlook, passing the 59 steps down to the first Coastal Trail overlook: 18, 19
From the El Camino del Mar Trail, the 89 connector stairs back down to the Coastal/Lands End Trail: 20, 21, 22
262 steps to Mile Rock Beach down from the main trail: 23, 24
The old Labyrinth above the beach was destroyed by some evil vandal in August, leaving only its outline.
“Originally created by Eduardo Aguilera in 2004 … Colleen Yerge began helping with upkeep in 2008 and has become its unofficial caretaker.” (SF Gate 8/19/2015).
The original artist and some volunteers recently got together to redo it.
THEN: 25 thru 29
NOW: 30 thru 35
Mile Rock above-the-beach views: 36 thru 39
Continuing east to the curving wood stairway (Painted Rock) with about 138 steps, the one with the two welcoming stone benches alongside: pic 40
At the top is a woodsy down-stairway with about 119 steps, continuing out to the east traiIhead: 41, 42
My route to the bus stop (on the trail just below the golf course) takes me down the 52 tiled Lincoln Park stairs to 33rd Ave. and the west dead-end of California Street: Last two pix.
1. Down from the lower parking lot
2. View north from the steps
3. Looking back up
4. About 127 steps
5. Curving around above the ruins
6. Trail to the cavetop viewplace
7. Above the Sutro Baths ruins
8. Westernmost trailhead for the Coastal Trail
9. Original steps to start. Stairs were extended in 2009.
10. Starting up
11. About 142 steps
12. View down
13. Coastal Trail
14. Coastal Trail continues up
15. Coastal Trail
16. Whatta view!
17. Also called Sutro Baths Upper Trail
18. West steps to upper parking lot overlook
19. Up to El Camino del Mar
20. Connector steps between El Camino del Mar and Coastal Trails
21. 89 steps
22. Back down to the main Lands End Trail
23. Descending to Mile Rock Beach
24. About 262 steps to the beach
25. THEN: Earlier this year
26. THEN: Earlier this year
27. THEN: Earlier this year
28. THEN: Earlier this year
29. THEN: Earlier this year
30. NOW: October 2015
31 NOW: October 2015
32 NOW: October 2015
33. NOW: October 2015
34. NOW: October 2015
35. NOW: October 2015
36. Back down this trail
37. Mile Rock Beach below
38. A couple of trails up
39. Back down to climb the stairs, left
40. Up this west side, about 138 steps
41. Around 119 down the east side
42. Down the east side
43. Starting down the Lincoln Park steps
44. Lincoln Park/California St. steps, Outer Richmond neighborhood
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