DESCRIPTION:
This route starts in the heart of the Mission and takes on the flat streets of the Misison to Precita Park in Bernal Heights. From here you start your adventure through the curving streets up Bernal Heights, discovering stairways and miniparks, before reaching the bottom of Bernal Heights park. Some stairs and trails take you to the top.
Along the way you have the most amazing views of Downtown San Francisco, the Bay and Sutro Tower. Sunrises and sunsets are particularly special. You will descent the Emerald stairs on the other side and make your way back to the Mission. If you did not have enough of the 3 miles and elevation, add some flat miles in the Mission running up and down Valencia St.
COURSE MAP: https://www.strava.com/routes/27452655
COURSE DIRECTIONS:
- Start: Bartlett St / 22 St
- Straight on 22 St East
- Right on Harrison St
- Left on Precita Ave
- Right on Florida St
- Left on Peralta Ave
- Right on Franconia St, up the stairs
- Right on Mullen Ave
- Through the mini park (you can see the next stairs)
- Up Peralta Ave to the next stairs
- Stay on Peralta Ave till end
- Right on Esmeralda Ave (you can see Bernal Heights Park summit)
- Left on Bradford St
- Immediate followed by right on Bernal Heights blv
- Take stairs and trail (you can pick any trail you like) to summit
- From the summit take the paved road down
- About halfway on the left take the stairs down
- Continue down Esmeralda avenue and stairs
- Right on Coleridge St
- Left on Fair Ave
- Cross Mission St into Valencia St
- Continue on Valencia St
- Right on 22nd St
For 4 miles run Valencia St till Sycamore St (alley on right) and back to start, and for 5 miles run further to intersection with Duboce Ave and back to start.