Goat Hill & Bernal Heights Hike (Dogs Welcome)

We start with a brief 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. Then enter Billy goat Hill, what remains of a 1800’s quarry, named for the goats that grazed on its steep hillside. The Hill overlooks amazing views of San Francisco skyline on a clear day beautiful views of the Eastbay. After meandering our way to Dunkin hill and down through Church Street and part of mission we climb up to the top of Bernal Heights Hill for grand views of the city and Bay. We go up the steepest street in the world 41% grade Bradford street, Starting from Tompkins Avenue at 20% grade, after 150 feet, the slope doubles.

Level: Intermediate
Total Distance: 9.2 miles loop (steep sections)
Hiking Time: 3.5 -4 hours
Elevation: 475 feet Bernal Heights Hill, 300 in Glen Canyon, 41% in a spot
Information: Free Parking Lot across from Glen Park Bart Station and Street Parking, Dogs on leash, Restroom and water at Glen Park Rec Center at Elk Street & Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA 9412

GPS: Latitude: N37.739261° Longitude: W -122.457783°

Map: (SFMTA – includes all City Transit information)
https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/pressreleases/2015/Muni%20Map%202015.pdf

Map: http://sfrecpark.org/wp-content/uploads/Glen-Canyon.pdf

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.

Trailhead: Starting point, Parking Lot across from Glen Park Bart Station, Bosworth Street. BART - Glen Park Station 2901 Diamond Street, San Francisco, CA 94131

Hiking Directions: Starting Point /Trailhead: Parking Lot across from Glen Park Bart Station, Right on Bosworth Street, Continue straight across street, Right on Brompton ave, Left on Crosstown trail, at end cross street and continue on Paradise Ave straight, Right on Elk Street, Left into Glen Park Entrance (Elk Street & Chenery Street), (Restroom Break), take the right path after Glen Park Rec, at the fork (With Rock formation on the hill, Right uphill, then but the first they are us continue right up the stairs and then left of the stairs into Tight path around George Christopher playground, up stairs Opalo Lane Art Alleyway, Left downhill on Gold Mine Drive, Right Diamond Heights Boulevard, left into Walter Hass Park, continue take trail downhill cross Beacon Street take right trail into Goat Hill Trail (Take group pic at observation platform), then continue down the hill left on 30th St. right down hidden stairwell onto Castro’s Street continue on Castro Street upstairs and out onto Duncan Hill, continue stairway down Duncan hill and Right on 27th Street, straight down 27th St. continue on the stairway continue straight, Right on Noe street, Left on Duncan street continue straight, Right Valencia Street, cross Mission up Fair ave and continue on Fair Ave stairway, Right on Lundy Lane, Left up hill on stair ways into Bernal Heights, Left on Left Bernal Heights Boulevard Trail, Exit cross street Left uphill Folsom Street uphill steeps steps into Bernal Height, stay Left continue up to the top break lunch break at Rock Outcrop, then continue around top of Bernal Height, down continue one block and Right Andover Street, Left Tompkins Ave, Left uphill Bradford Street (41% grade), Left Jarboe Ave, Left Moultrie street, Right on Highland Street stop restrooms at Holly Park, down stairs and left on Holly park circle, Right Highland Ave, Over San Jose Avenue overpass and Left on Arlington Path, Right up saint Mary steps, Left Arlington Street continue Right Bosworth street and back to the starting point and BART parking lot.

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