Rain started when I was maybe halfway up the south side of Twin Peaks.
Starting at the Portola and Twin Peaks Blvd. trailhead: First three pix.
Pleasant trail climbs at the right side of Twin Peaks Blvd.’s guardrail: 4 thru 13
A crosswalk, then the trail gets steeper: 14 thru 20
Used a few widely spaced straw wattles (erosion control) as stairs but noticed no added steps.
For the last stretch there’s a crosswalk at the top of Midcrest Way where there’s a short trail into the park. Continuing up a curvy trail and out to the road: 21 thru 30
It’s the east side of Twi n Peaks Blvd. along the low white wall that has been closed off to motor vehicles. A couple of people were spraying something, one on either side of the wall, so stayed on he now carless road this time: 31
Passing the top of the 93 wood steps down to Crestline on the east side: 32
Crossing over to the west side of the park, there’s now a walkable trail here on the other side of the guardrail: 33
Down from the road onto the short trail alongside the reservoir, and out to Marview in the Midtown Terrace neighborhood: 34
Passing the Marview trailhead for the trail around Sutro Tower: 35
To the west dead-end for cars of Palo Alto onto La Avanzada, winding down to Clarendon: 36, 37, 38
Passing the north trailhead for the trail circling Sutro Tower, this time with a yellow caution tape across it. This is the superslick trail not recommended during rainy season: 39
Down to Clarendon: 40, 41
Crossing over curving Clarendon (no crosswalks, no skyways, no lights, no speedbumps) …
… over to Mount Sutro’s Edgewood Trail: 42, 43, 44
Edgewood Trail: 45 thru 51
The trail emerges at the south dead-end (for motor vehicles) of redbricked Edgewood Ave.: 52, 53
A few blocks downhill to Farnsworth Lane (149 steps: 54, 55, 56), descending to the bus stop at Parnassus and Willard.
Starting at the Portola and Twin Peaks Blvd. trailhead: First three pix.
Pleasant trail climbs at the right side of Twin Peaks Blvd.’s guardrail: 4 thru 13
A crosswalk, then the trail gets steeper: 14 thru 20
Used a few widely spaced straw wattles (erosion control) as stairs but noticed no added steps.
For the last stretch there’s a crosswalk at the top of Midcrest Way where there’s a short trail into the park. Continuing up a curvy trail and out to the road: 21 thru 30
It’s the east side of Twi n Peaks Blvd. along the low white wall that has been closed off to motor vehicles. A couple of people were spraying something, one on either side of the wall, so stayed on he now carless road this time: 31
Passing the top of the 93 wood steps down to Crestline on the east side: 32
Crossing over to the west side of the park, there’s now a walkable trail here on the other side of the guardrail: 33
Down from the road onto the short trail alongside the reservoir, and out to Marview in the Midtown Terrace neighborhood: 34
Passing the Marview trailhead for the trail around Sutro Tower: 35
To the west dead-end for cars of Palo Alto onto La Avanzada, winding down to Clarendon: 36, 37, 38
Passing the north trailhead for the trail circling Sutro Tower, this time with a yellow caution tape across it. This is the superslick trail not recommended during rainy season: 39
Down to Clarendon: 40, 41
Crossing over curving Clarendon (no crosswalks, no skyways, no lights, no speedbumps) …
… over to Mount Sutro’s Edgewood Trail: 42, 43, 44
Edgewood Trail: 45 thru 51
The trail emerges at the south dead-end (for motor vehicles) of redbricked Edgewood Ave.: 52, 53
A few blocks downhill to Farnsworth Lane (149 steps: 54, 55, 56), descending to the bus stop at Parnassus and Willard.
1 Portola Dr. to left
2 Twin Peaks Blvd. to left
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14 Cross to the other side
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20 Midcrest Way to left
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23 Trail at top of Midcrest Way out to the Blvd.
24 Continuing up
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26 A few old wood steps
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28 Mount Davidson in distance
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31 East side of the Blvd. is car-free
32 Down this way to Crestline (93 steps)
33 West side of the Blvd. with a new trail next to the guardrail
34 Trail alongside the reservoir down to Marview
35 Marview trailhead to Sutro Tower trail
36 Palo Alto dead-end to La Avanzada
37 La Avanzada
38 La Avanzada
39 La Avanzada trailhead for Sutro Tower trail
40 Down to Clarendon
41 The forest from Clarendon
42 Sutro Forest
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44 Down this way for the Edgewood Trail
45 Edgewood Trail
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52 Out of the forest to redbricked Edgewood Ave,
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54 Top of Farnsworth stairs
55 149 steps down to Willard
56 Nasturtiums, wild onions and miner's lettuce
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