Steeply uphill from Seventh & Warren in the Forest Knolls neighborhood for the Oakhurst stairs to Crestmont and up to Mount Sutro Forest.
Oakhurst Lane is the second-longest San Francisco stairway at 354 steps (after the Batteries to Bluffs Trail’s 473-ish). Pix 1 thru 7. There are 162 steps to the dead-end of Oak Park.
At Crestmont, up the West Ridge Trail that now has a sturdier, newer rope tied to a tree to help one up the first part of the steepish dirt trail. Works great; love it: pic 8. The West Ridge still looks like it used to when I’d scramble up it years ago. Let’s keep it that way: 9, 10. A few steps for easier access would be good only if no trees were felled; otherwise a good rope like this one will do just fine.
At the top of the West Ridge, the Historic Trail: 11 thru 14.
From the Historic, the South Ridge Trail to the summit: pic 15.
Summit: 16, 17.
Downhill on the East Ridge Trail: 18 thru 22.
It’s disheartening to see so many downed trees in Mount Sutro Forest but cheering to see new little eucalyptus sprouting up along the trails.
Continuing a short distance from the foot of the East Ridge along Medical Center Way: 23, 24, 25.
Pic 26: North Ridge Trail to the left. Down to the right at the trailhead for the Fairy Gates Trail that connects with the Edgewood Trail farther down.
Edgewood Trail out to the dead-end of redbricked Edgewood Ave. Pix 27 thru 36.
Views down and over to the lower Historic Trail from the Edgewood trailhead at Edgewood Ave. Pix 37, 38, 39.
A few blocks north on Edgewood Ave. will take you to the Farnsworth stairway, 149 steps down to Willard: 40 thru 48.
Oakhurst Lane is the second-longest San Francisco stairway at 354 steps (after the Batteries to Bluffs Trail’s 473-ish). Pix 1 thru 7. There are 162 steps to the dead-end of Oak Park.
At Crestmont, up the West Ridge Trail that now has a sturdier, newer rope tied to a tree to help one up the first part of the steepish dirt trail. Works great; love it: pic 8. The West Ridge still looks like it used to when I’d scramble up it years ago. Let’s keep it that way: 9, 10. A few steps for easier access would be good only if no trees were felled; otherwise a good rope like this one will do just fine.
At the top of the West Ridge, the Historic Trail: 11 thru 14.
From the Historic, the South Ridge Trail to the summit: pic 15.
Summit: 16, 17.
Downhill on the East Ridge Trail: 18 thru 22.
It’s disheartening to see so many downed trees in Mount Sutro Forest but cheering to see new little eucalyptus sprouting up along the trails.
Continuing a short distance from the foot of the East Ridge along Medical Center Way: 23, 24, 25.
Pic 26: North Ridge Trail to the left. Down to the right at the trailhead for the Fairy Gates Trail that connects with the Edgewood Trail farther down.
Edgewood Trail out to the dead-end of redbricked Edgewood Ave. Pix 27 thru 36.
Views down and over to the lower Historic Trail from the Edgewood trailhead at Edgewood Ave. Pix 37, 38, 39.
A few blocks north on Edgewood Ave. will take you to the Farnsworth stairway, 149 steps down to Willard: 40 thru 48.
1. Oakhurst Lane up from Warren
2. San Francisco's second longest stairway
3. 354 steps
4. 162 steps up to Oak Park's dead-end
5. Warren to Crestmont
6. Mount Sutro Forest above
7. Looking down Oakhurst Lane from Crestmont
8. The West Ridge rope up from Crestmont
9. Partway up
10. Historic Trail up ahead
11. Historic Trail
12. Historic Trail
13. Historic Trail
14. Historic Trail
15. South Ridge Trail to the summit
16. Summit bulletin board and benches
17. A summit trail
18. East Ridge trailhead down from the summit
19. East Ridge Trail
20. Fuzzy leaves. What is this plant?
21. East Ridge Trail
22. East Ridge trailhead
23. Medical Center Way winds around
24. Hikers' trail alongside Medical Center Way
25. Fairy Gates Trail is below to right
26. North Ridge trailhead to left; Fairy Gates Trail to right
27. Eucalyptus sprouting up
28. Edgewood Trail switchback
29. Edgewood Trail
30. Forest eye-candy
31. Edgewood Trail
32. Love my switchbacks
33. Edgewood Trail
34. Out to Edgewood Ave.
35. Trailmap at Edtgewood Ave. trailhead
36. Park sign at Edgewood Ave. trailhead
37. At Edgewood Ave. trailhead looking down and across
38, Edge of the Forest at Edgewood Ave.
39. Edgewood Ave. trailhead
40. Top of Farnsworth Lane at Edgewood Ave.
41. Top of the Farnsworth steps
42. Straight ahead is a trail behind Edgewood Ave. homes
43. The swing is still here
44. 149 steps
45. Edgewood to Willard
46. Near the foot
47. Farnsworth's foot
48. Farnsworth at Willard near Parnassus
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