Crossing the 1893 Roman Bridge (first pic) over Golden Gate Park's Stow Lake to a lower Strawberry Hill trail on the south slope, continued up a few old stone steps onto a short, steepish trail (second pic). Passed a few log steps descending to the Chinese/Golden Gate Pavilion on my way to the top of the stairs alongside Huntington Falls.
The green-railed main stairway starts down near the reservoir: 110 steps (next four pics). At the foot are benches, a picnic table, the Pavilion, the steppingstones over the water at the foot of the falls (seventh pic), and the shorter south stairway on the other side of the falls.
The south steps don't go all the way up. You'll merge with the northside stairs after 38 steps, crossing the falls (eighth pic) on one of the short wood footbridges. The total is about 125 if you ascend from the south side.
Sixty-one mostly old wood steps (next four pics), widely spaced, some steep, will take you down the north side to the newer footbridge and either across to the boathouse or to trails around the island.
On an unoccupied picnic table near the boathouse were eight or so used books someone had left; helped myself to four paperback thrillers and circled round the lake to my starting place.
This part of GG park is especially popular with families and bird lovers, especially if you like ducks, geese (last pic), and other waterbirds or want to rent one of the boats.
The green-railed main stairway starts down near the reservoir: 110 steps (next four pics). At the foot are benches, a picnic table, the Pavilion, the steppingstones over the water at the foot of the falls (seventh pic), and the shorter south stairway on the other side of the falls.
The south steps don't go all the way up. You'll merge with the northside stairs after 38 steps, crossing the falls (eighth pic) on one of the short wood footbridges. The total is about 125 if you ascend from the south side.
Sixty-one mostly old wood steps (next four pics), widely spaced, some steep, will take you down the north side to the newer footbridge and either across to the boathouse or to trails around the island.
On an unoccupied picnic table near the boathouse were eight or so used books someone had left; helped myself to four paperback thrillers and circled round the lake to my starting place.
This part of GG park is especially popular with families and bird lovers, especially if you like ducks, geese (last pic), and other waterbirds or want to rent one of the boats.
Crossing the Roman Bridge to Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill trail
Stairway alongside Huntington Falls
Stairway next to Huntington Falls
Main stairway next to Huntington Falls
Main starway next to the Falls
Steppingstones between the Steps
Huntington Falls with Stow Lake below
Shorter stairway to northside footbridge
Shorter stairway to north footbridge
Shorter stairway
Shorter stairway with bench partway down
A denizen of Stow Lake
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