You will be logging between 2-5 miles depending upon your training level. Here’s a link to the course map for your reference-
Tuesday’s Golden Gate Park Run Standard Course Map
Tuesday’s Golden Gate Park Run Course Map w/audio cues
Everyone will launch from the paved path at the top of the stairs leading down to the ballfields.
You will follow Martin Luther King until it connects with Bowling Green Drive. Veer left on Bowling Green Drive. After roughly 200 meters, you will reach a stop sign. Turn right on this stop sign and head towards John F Kennedy Drive.
Cross over to the RIGHT side of JFK and turn LEFT and head towards Ocean Beach (WEST) on JFK. Continue running along JFK into Golden Gate Park. From here, the rest of the run is pretty straightforward.
From here, the rest of the run is pretty straightforward. Follow JFK past the intersection of JFK/8th Ave. Just past this intersection, there is a pedestrian crossing on your LEFT that is adjacent to Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive. Look for some chalk markings indicating ‘RC 2’ signifying the 1 mile mark. BEGINNER runners will turn around here and head back to the ballfield for a total of 2 MILES!
Everyone else will continue running along JFK into Golden Gate Park. Eventually you will pass the Stow Lake Pavilion which is on the LEFT of Stow Lake Drive. Once you pass Stow Lake Drive you will see a YELLOW sign indicating ’13’0 Clearance’. Look for a chalk marking on the path indicating ‘RC 3’. INTERMEDIATE runners will turn around here and head back to the ballfield for a total of 3 MILES!
Advanced and Race level runners will continue running along JFK underneath the overpass and through the intersection of JFK/Transverse. At this intersection there is a water fountain if you need it. Shortly after you run through this intersection, you will pass ‘Lloyd Lake’ on your RIGHT. Just past this lake, look for a chalk marking indicating ‘RC 4’ on the path. ADVANCED runners will turn around here and head back to the ballfield for a total of 4 MILES!
Race level runners will continue running for another half mile until they approach Lake Spreckles on the RIGHT. As you approach Lake Spreckles, look for a chalk marking indicating ‘RC 5’ on the path. RACE level runners will turn around here and head back to the ballfield for a total of 5 MILES!