Twin Peaks/Mt Davidson & Glen Canyon Park Hike
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The hike is up both 922-foot Twin Peaks and 928-foot Mt. Davidson, surrounded by residential neighborhood with 64-acre hilltop park summit in the middle of the city, 360° panoramic view of the city the Peninsula bay and the ocean. The concrete cross atop Mt. Davidson, erected in 1934, was a monument to the Armenian genocide in Turkey. We will enjoy an exploration hike through Glen Canyon Valley Park, 60 acres of wilderness, formerly referred to as the San Miguel Hills, located in the Glen Park neighborhood. Your hike will take you through the valley and woods, with dramatic rock (chert) formations, and Islais Creek, one of the few remaining free-flowing creeks in San Francisco.
Level: Intermediate Plus
Total Distance: 9.2 miles loop
Hiking Time: 3 - 3.5 hours
Elevation: 922 feet Twin Peaks, 928-foot Mt. Davidson, 300 in Glen Canyon, total over 2,000 feet
Information: Free Parking, Dogs on leash, Restroom and water at Glen Park Recreation Center at Elk Street & Chenery Street, 70 Elk St, San Francisco, CA 94131
GPS: Latitude: N37.739261° Longitude: W -122.457783°
Map:http://www.nmilholland.com/blog/wpcontent/uploads/2015/08/MtDavidson.v2.pdf
Map: https://sfrecpark.org/DocumentCenter/View/5638/Glen-Canyon-Trail-Info-PDF?bidId=
Directions: From Highway 280 exit Monetary Blvd., Right Monetary Blvd., Left Diamond Street, Right Bosworth Street, Left U-Turn, then quick Right into Parking Lot across from Bart Station.
Meeting Point / Starting point: Parking Lot (Free Sundays) across from Bart Station, Bosworth Street. BART - Glen Park Station 2901 Diamond Street, San Francisco, CA 94131
Hiking Directions: Starting Point Bart Station Parking Lot, Right on Bosworth Street, Right on Diamond Street, Left on Chenery Street, Entrance (Elk Street & Chenery Street), (Restroom near playground), take the right path after Glen Park Rec, at the stair Right up and follow around past all the Rock Formation, Left at fork (towards Rock), continue Right around Saddle Rock Outcrop rock formation, then continue straight, Left at 2nd junction on Islais Creek Trail, up the stairs looking back over the valley, Left at Portola Drive cross at signal Portola Drive, straight, Right up hill on Twin Peaks Drive stay on the trail, continue across the street on the trail uphill on the stairs, then cross street uphill then climb first of the Twin Peaks (Group Pic), then climb second Twin Peak, after short break down steps around road to the Left and back down Twin Peak trail, cross Portola Drive, Right (Stop at Molly Stones Market, Restroom & Food), then continue straight downhill on Portola Drive, Right uphill Del Sur, Right Chaves, Right Rockdale, Left uphill stairs Myra Way and Entrance to Mt Davidson, Right uphill, Left at junction, then Left at Next Junction, Right steep Uphill (View of City) at next Junction, (Break Group Photo at Mt. Davidson Vista Point), continue on path to see Mt. Davidson Cross, then behind Mt. Davidson path downhill, Right downhill, Left on Path, Right at Junction, then Left at 3 way junction, then quick Right at the Junction, Left downhill Myra Way Right at Rockdale, Left Chaves, steep downhill Left on Del Sur, Right on Portola Drive, through light continue straight just past school, Right down stairs and straight on Glen Park Canyon Trail, Right Islais Creek Trail, at junction Right staying Islais Creek Trail, and back to the entrance Elk Street & Chenery Street, Right on Elk street, Left on Chenery, Right Bosworth Street, Left Diamond Street, back to the starting point Bart Station Parking Lot.
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