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Presidio Stairs Workout

1/11/2014

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Started off from the second Golden Gate Bridge MUNI stop (#28) to ascend the Golden Gate Overlook's main steps (37, first pic). 

Continuing on to the east trailhead for the Batteries to Bluffs (473 or so steps). Pix 2 through 11.

Down from Battery Crosby and up to Lincoln (pic 12), stayed on the same side of the street where a few yards to the west the Sand Ladder log stairway swoops down to Baker Beach. 

If you try to count these, you'll probably get a different staircount each time as some will always be covered with sand. You may or may not feel wood beneath your feet. It has more than 225; this time counted 231 as a conservative estimate, with a "Challenging" rating from me for this one. An excellent workout. Pix 13 through 17.

Back up again to Lincoln after getting my hiking boots soaked by a wave while taking far-pix up from the Sand Ladder's foot (18, 19, 20, 21). 


Up again, crossing Lincoln at the well-marked crosswalk for the foot of the Connector Trail (pics 22, 23: 208 steps) that climbs to Immigrant Point Overlook. 

The Anza Trail extension mentioned in a previous post is fully walkable now. Crossed over from the top of the Connector, starting at the short, older flight of steps that leads to Rob Hill Campground. There are 13 wood steps and a short footbridge with the new trail continuing across Washington & Compton next to residences until it hits the regular sidewalk.

Further downhill on Battery Caulfield, you can cross the street from the end of the sidewalk at a crosswalk and continue this trail extension on the east side. Pic 24. 

Or instead of continuing downhill, you can start up the trail for the Marine Cemetery Vista, maybe stopping at the overlook's benches, onto the boardwalk, then down the stairs (103) to 14th Ave. On your way out of the park at the 14th Avenue "Gate," you'll have a view across busy Park Presidio Blvd. to Mountain Lake where I recently saw these guys: pic 25. 

Enjoyed a beloved old forest trail on a previous hike. Hadn't done the 56 steps to the Post Chapel (pics 26, 27) and the trail alongside the cemetery in a while. It runs east to west, is a good workout for such a short trail, and still not overly manicured after all this time. It's among the wilder spots in the park with twigs, leaves, and eucalyptus bark underfoot, huge old trees, and some logs to sit on and step over (last pic).  

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1. Up to Golden Gate Overlook
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2. Batteries to Bluffs Trail
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3. A view from the Batteries to Bluffs Trail
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4. People at View Point
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5. Marshall's Beach Trail below
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6. Trail to Marshall's Beach down from Batteries to Bluffs Trail
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7. Marshall's Beach Trail off the Batteries to Bluffs
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8. Batteries to Bluffs Trail
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9. Batteries to Bluffs westside
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10. Batteries to Bluffs westside
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11. West trailhead for Batteries to Bluffs
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12. Battery Crosby and Batteries to Bluffs west trailhead upper right
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13. Sand Ladder near top
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14. Near top of the Sand Ladder
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15. Sand Ladder down to Baker Beach
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16. Near foot of the Sand Ladder
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17. Sand Ladder's foot
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18. Sand Ladder up from Baker Beach
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19. Baker Beach's Sand Ladder
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20. Starting back up the Sand Ladder
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21. Up the Sand Ladder to Lincoln
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22. Connector Trail's footbridge
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23. Connector Trail up to Immigrant Point Overlook
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24. New Anza Trail extension on east side of Battery Caulfield Rd.
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25. Mountain Lake Park
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26. Post Chapel stairs
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27. Post Chapel steps
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28. Forest trail alongside the cemetery, out to the overlook from the east side
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