This wasn't the best time to attempt to hike/take photos in/from Twin Peaks Park (pics 1, 2, 3: 93 Crestline steps into the park) due to strong winds (fourth pic: from the touristy viewplace), so soon descended from Vista Lane (its top at Crestline, fifth pic) to Burnett, about 261 steps.
Burnett is through out to Twin Peaks Blvd. but with no sidewalks along part of it. Twin Peaks Blvd. in the park could also use at least one sidewalk. There are always people walking, jogging, and bicycling here.
From the Blvd. headed downhill a short distance to say hello to Tank Hill Park (a north shoulder of Twin Peaks), just past Mountain Spring (steep, curvy street to the left, pic 6; through to Midtown Terrace), and up the shorter Tank stairs (pic 7) from Clarendon/Twin Peaks Blvd. Tank Hill Park (pic 8) is accessed by stairways only. The west stairs are steeper, down to Belgrave. West a few blocks on Belgrave from here are trailheads for Mount Sutro's Interior Greenbelt Park.
Continued to the Pemberton steps from Tank. Along Clarendon and Twin Peaks Blvd. vehicles speed around Tank Hill way too fast. I've always been nervous even crossing at the crosswalk here; yet another place we pedestrians could use speed bumps and skyways. Once across, over to the vehicle dead-end of Crown Terrace to the top of Pemberton Place (211 steps: pic 9), first down its older flight (pics 10, 11, 12), then the longer, newer part (pics 13, 14, 15).
Another scary area for walkers to try to cross is at the foot of Pemberton and Clayton. A skywalk here would be nice to continue the steps from Pemberton through the short Clayton/Corbett garden stairs (36 or so).
Last pic: 17th near Ord, Eureka Valley.
Burnett is through out to Twin Peaks Blvd. but with no sidewalks along part of it. Twin Peaks Blvd. in the park could also use at least one sidewalk. There are always people walking, jogging, and bicycling here.
From the Blvd. headed downhill a short distance to say hello to Tank Hill Park (a north shoulder of Twin Peaks), just past Mountain Spring (steep, curvy street to the left, pic 6; through to Midtown Terrace), and up the shorter Tank stairs (pic 7) from Clarendon/Twin Peaks Blvd. Tank Hill Park (pic 8) is accessed by stairways only. The west stairs are steeper, down to Belgrave. West a few blocks on Belgrave from here are trailheads for Mount Sutro's Interior Greenbelt Park.
Continued to the Pemberton steps from Tank. Along Clarendon and Twin Peaks Blvd. vehicles speed around Tank Hill way too fast. I've always been nervous even crossing at the crosswalk here; yet another place we pedestrians could use speed bumps and skyways. Once across, over to the vehicle dead-end of Crown Terrace to the top of Pemberton Place (211 steps: pic 9), first down its older flight (pics 10, 11, 12), then the longer, newer part (pics 13, 14, 15).
Another scary area for walkers to try to cross is at the foot of Pemberton and Clayton. A skywalk here would be nice to continue the steps from Pemberton through the short Clayton/Corbett garden stairs (36 or so).
Last pic: 17th near Ord, Eureka Valley.
1. Trailhead at Crestline into Twin Peaks Park
2. Trailhead at Crestline into Twin Peaks Park
3. People on a Peak from Crestline, Twin Peaks Park
4. Down from the Viewplace, Twin Peaks Park
5. Top flights of Vista Lane up to Crestline
6. Twin Peaks Blvd. Mountain Spring left.
7. The shorter Tank Hill stairway, Twin Peaks Blvd. & Clarendon
8. Tank Hill Park
9. Top of Pemberton stairway at Crown Terrrace
10. Pemberton steps near Crown Terrace
11. Pemberton's older part down to Greystone Terrace
12. Pemberton's older part at Greystone Terrace
13. Pemberton's newer steps
14. Pemberton Place
15. Pemberton stairway
16. 17th Street near Ord
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