Started off this very pleasant Mount Sutro hike first uphilling from Parnassus on Stanyan to 17th & Stanyan for the trailhead for the lower Historic Trail (first three pics).
From the lower Historic (pix 4, 5, 6, 7) up to Medical Center Way (pic 8), crossing over to the East Ridge Trail and up to the summit (pic 9: a summit flower).
This time from the summit down the North Ridge Trail (pix 10, 11).
I've used this convenient short stairway (pics 12, 13) many times from Medical Center Way to the parking lot so as to descend the wood-railed stairway to its foot, then out to Parnassus. But you can easily just walk downhill to the lot too.
There are around 136 steps from the parking lot down to Medical Center Way behind the hospital buildings. You'll probably see medical personnel ascending and descending this stairway, but it's okay for hikers to use also. I've been doing so for years. Pix 14 through 21.
From the lower Historic (pix 4, 5, 6, 7) up to Medical Center Way (pic 8), crossing over to the East Ridge Trail and up to the summit (pic 9: a summit flower).
This time from the summit down the North Ridge Trail (pix 10, 11).
I've used this convenient short stairway (pics 12, 13) many times from Medical Center Way to the parking lot so as to descend the wood-railed stairway to its foot, then out to Parnassus. But you can easily just walk downhill to the lot too.
There are around 136 steps from the parking lot down to Medical Center Way behind the hospital buildings. You'll probably see medical personnel ascending and descending this stairway, but it's okay for hikers to use also. I've been doing so for years. Pix 14 through 21.
1. Trailhead for the lower Historic Trail at Stanyan & 17th
2. Trailhead for the lower Historic Trail up from Stanyan
3. Lower Historic Trail
4. Interior Greenbelt's lower Historic Trail
5. Continuing on the lower Historic Trail
6. Lower Historic Trail
7. Lower Historic Trail
8. Heading towards East Ridge trailhead on Medical Center Way's pedestrian walkway
9. A summit flower
10. Starting down from the summit on the North Ridge Trail
11. North Ridge Trail nearly down to Medical Center Way
12. Shortcut stairway down to parking lot
13. Turn right, downhill, to the parking lot and top of the long stairway
14. Top of stairs down from parking lot
15. Looking up at top of stairway
16. Stairway down from the parking lot
17. Behind the hospital buildings
18. Top of offshoot short stairway to trail behind Edgewood Ave.
19. Continuing down
20. Near the foot of the stairway
21. Looking up from the foot
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