Hadn't hiked Mount Sutro Forest on a weekend in a while. Lots of people, including kids, dogs, joggers, whole groups of hikers; only two mountain bikers encountered this time. Great to see so many people enjoying the trails and appreciating our urban treasure of a "backyard mountain." It's so dry now though; I'm used to damp/muddy underfoot. More rain, please!
Started off at 7th Ave. and Warren. After a few uphill blocks on Warren in the Forest Knolls neighborhood, the mighty green Oakhurst stairway begins its ascent to Crestmont (first four pix, about 353 steps).
From the top of Oakhurst at Crestmont and a short curve to the north is the unmarked trailhead for the steepish West Ridge Trail (fifth pic). It comes out at the Historic Trail (pic 6) and continues up.
Pic 7: Top of the West Ridge Trail at the summit.
Continued on the Historic (pics 8, 9) to the turnoff for the summit; my favorite sitting spots were taken.
Down the East Ridge Trail (pix 10, 11, 12) to its foot. Looking down from Medical Center Way's pedestrian walkway (pic 13), you can see part of the Fairy Gates Trail. On to the trailhead for the Fairy Gates. A short distance along is a trail marker for the lower Historic Trail (14 through 19). It was disturbing to see the notice-to-spray-pesticides sign near pic 19 where the green park infosign is.
Pic 20: The Edgewood Trail across as seen from the lower Historic. This beautiful trail leads out to the south dead-end of redbricked Edgewood Avenue. At the north end of Edgewood is the top of the Farnsworth stairway (149 steps), down to Willard.
Pix 21, 22: The short wood stairway down to Stanyan. At street level is the Interior Greenbelt's trails infosign (last pic).
Started off at 7th Ave. and Warren. After a few uphill blocks on Warren in the Forest Knolls neighborhood, the mighty green Oakhurst stairway begins its ascent to Crestmont (first four pix, about 353 steps).
From the top of Oakhurst at Crestmont and a short curve to the north is the unmarked trailhead for the steepish West Ridge Trail (fifth pic). It comes out at the Historic Trail (pic 6) and continues up.
Pic 7: Top of the West Ridge Trail at the summit.
Continued on the Historic (pics 8, 9) to the turnoff for the summit; my favorite sitting spots were taken.
Down the East Ridge Trail (pix 10, 11, 12) to its foot. Looking down from Medical Center Way's pedestrian walkway (pic 13), you can see part of the Fairy Gates Trail. On to the trailhead for the Fairy Gates. A short distance along is a trail marker for the lower Historic Trail (14 through 19). It was disturbing to see the notice-to-spray-pesticides sign near pic 19 where the green park infosign is.
Pic 20: The Edgewood Trail across as seen from the lower Historic. This beautiful trail leads out to the south dead-end of redbricked Edgewood Avenue. At the north end of Edgewood is the top of the Farnsworth stairway (149 steps), down to Willard.
Pix 21, 22: The short wood stairway down to Stanyan. At street level is the Interior Greenbelt's trails infosign (last pic).
1. Oakhurst Lane steps start up just off Warren Dr.
2. Oakhurst stairway, Warren to Crestmont, Forest Knolls
3. Continuing up to Crestmont
4. Top of the Oakhurst stairs at Crestmont with Sutro Forest above
5. West Ridge Trail up from Crestmont
6. West Ridge Trail up to Historic Trail
7. Top of the West Ridge Trail at the summit
8. Historic Trail
9. Historic Trail
10. East Ridge Trail
11. East Ridge Trail
12. East Ridge Trail near its foot across from Aldea Center
13. Medical Center Way. North Ridge trailhead across, center. Fairy Gates Trail below, right.
14. Lower Historic Trail curving around
15. Lower Historic Trail
16. Forest beauty
17. Curving around on the lower Historic
18. Love these rocks and trees
19. Park infosign at entrance to Interior Greenbelt part of the forest
20. Looking across to Edgewood Trail from the lower Historic
21. Short wooden stairway at the Stanyan trailhead
22. Up into the forest from Stanyan between homes
23. Infomap at Stanyan trailhead
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