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1/2/2016

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​If you take the J-Church Metro to or from the Glen Park neighborhood, you’ll have stairs to ascend/descend from/to the stop at San Jose Ave. Counted 38 on the way back, first two pix.  

There are also some stairways down from the neighborhoods on both sides of San Jose Ave. that you can see from the Metro, with  interesting old concrete bridges and unique walkways overlooking San Jose. 

Two have names on Google Maps: one is Bernal Cut Path; another Arlington Path. Haven’t done these in years; must do soon. 

The #44 O’Shaughnessy showed up before the #52 Excelsior, so took it the several blocks from Diamond & Bosworth in the Glen Park ‘hood to the south end of Glen Canyon at the Glen Park Rec. Center. 55 steps down to a field from Bosworth near the Elk St. MUNI stop: pic 3

There’s another entrance into the park at the dead-end of Bosworth where the street turns north past some older homes.

Green slopes now  4, 5

The first long one ascends from the southeast side of the park: 6 thru 11. This beauty climbs from the main paved trail: 109 up to some big rocks (12 thru 18) with 129 steps total. Gorgeous scenery and views. 

Chose one of the connectors after these first 129, an old high-up narrow trail that now includes 53 steps: 19 thru 28

This took me to the foot of the main steps that climb to Christopher Park:  29 thru 43.

There are 77 steps up to the viewbench (had it to myself this time) on this section of stairs, with 92 total to the west edge of Christopher Park with its park infosigns. 

So your staircount, with all the new trails and steps in the park these days, will depend on which curvy route you choose. 

If you descend from Crags Court and stay on that one all the way, you’ll get 184 (last pic)  down to the main trail near the tree-canopy entrance. 

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1. Walkway above San Jose with steps down to J Metro stop[
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2. J-Church stop inbound
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3. To Glen Park Recreation Center from Bosworth near Elk
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4. Inviting green slopes
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5. A north-south trail
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6. Starting up
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7. Up the east side
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8. Main paved trail below
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9. Winding up
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10. Climbing to the north
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11. Rocks up ahead
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12. The trail continues
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13. View rocks
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14. Rocks and stretch of rustic fence
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15. Hiker's Heaven
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16. Looking back and down
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17. Steps start up again
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18. Curving round the rocks
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19. Still climbing
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20. Windig to the north
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21. Dirt trail between steps
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22 Around to Christop[her Park
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23 Old trail now with added steps
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24. 53 steps for this part
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25. South to north
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26. Main steps to Christopher {ark ahead
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27. View down
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28 Trail downhills to right
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29. Starting up main stairs to Christopher Park
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30. 77 steps up to he bench
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31. A sitting place to the left
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32. Top center is O'Shaughnessy Blvd.
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33. A longtime favorite trail
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34. Up to the bench
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35. Diamond Heights homes in distance
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36. Diamond Heights homes upper right
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37. Another hightrail to the south from the bench
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38. A favorite viewplace
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39. Up from the bench
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40. 92 steps
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41. Almost to the top
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42. Top at Christopher Park
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43. Canyontop east
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44. Downhill on the Crags Court Trail
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