What we’re about
See legal disclaimer at bottom of text. EVERYONE MAY NOW JOIN THE GROUP EXCEPT THOSE FEW WHO WERE BANNED. Walking or hiking. Meet other local people who are interested in walking or hiking for fitness and learning about San Francisco's history, including its movie history.
This walking group is unique. It is primarily a health group with a dash of history talk for flavor. It is for people in average physical shape who need restroom stops and not for athletes or people with serious medical conditions.
We keep our group together. We go on many different urban walks, in the best areas, that vary greatly in amounts of climbing and history facts. We walk at a leisurely pace and enjoy the scenery.
Our walks are usually 5 to 7 miles and might be called urban hiking. Our routes are well planned with good restroom stops properly spaced. Though we mainly walk in SF we also walk in Oakland, Piedmont, Sausalito, Berkeley & Alameda.
We always take roll. Attendance has ranged from 1 to 112 on July 5th, 2015. Kids and cameras very welcome. Dogs and other pets are not welcome. Also, smoking is not allowed on the walks as this is a health group. Occasionally we visit science and nature places. 99 out of every 100 doctors say, "JOIN THIS GROUP!"
Our "group photo" was taken May 26th, 2018 at our "Berkeley Rose Garden & Cragmont Rock Park Walk."
Click on "Photos" near the top of the screen to see over 21,000 photos of our walks thanks to scores of our members.
See how healthy your favorite SF restaurants are by clicking on link below:
https://www.sf.gov/get-restaurant-health-inspection-results
Here is a great web site about old movies filmed on location in SF: http://reelsf.com/
Some legal disclaimers: By joining us for any event you hereby RELEASE and DISCHARGE it's organizers, hosts and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for injuries, damages, death and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice or information contained herein. You further agree that if you or someone under your supervision uses the information on this website you assume all risks of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release providers from all liability therefore. It is advisable to consult a doctor before you begin any strenuous physical activity. The organizer is not trained for emergency medical procedures and no doctors, nurses or ambulances are provided on the walks.
Upcoming events
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A Walk Around the 2 Mosaic Stairways (North of West Portal)
West Portal Branch Library, 190 Lenox Way, San Francisco, CA, USI will lead this same walk again that we did as recently as Sept. 27 for a good reason. Right before that walk I sent a warning to all that many of the stairs were somewhat dangerous. To my shock and delight I found on that walk that someone unknown to me had fixed it all!
My warning probably cut down on that walk's attendance. Only slightly over 20 people showed up, which is our smallest turnout in years. Now the stairs are not dangerous, and I invite everyone back to this wonderful walk especially those who missed it Sept. 27th.
This walk is a $5 walk. I schedule my walks to be about half free and half where I charge $5 cash per adult on the walk. Kids, meaning under 18, are always free. I collect the $ at the middle of the walk.
Attendance limit is 70. One guest per attendee allowed if put on the RSVP. This walk is popular and inspirational too.
The route is incredibly beautiful and to prove it I put links below to show the photos from the last 2 times we did this walk:
Sept. 27, 2015. 60 photos from 4 contributors:
A Walk Around the 2 Mosaic Stairways (North of West Portal) PhotosJune 1st, 2014. 74 photos from 6 contributors:
https://www.meetup.com/walking-in-sf/photos/34616791/We meet at 11:15 AM in front of the West Portal Branch Library close to the West Portal Muni Station. One can take the K, L, or M lines to the station. Bring a sack lunch and water. At 11:30 AM we will start walking. Estimated return time is 4:15 PM.
Then we will walk through the Forest Hill neighborhoods over many stairways. One of them is the "Pacheco Grand Staircase," which is San Francisco's largest staircase. We plan to take our group photo there. This is a good place for late people to find us.
Then we expect to arrive at the J.P. Murphy Recreation Center at 12:30 PM to eat our sack lunches. It has restrooms and drinking water. This is another good place for late people to find us.
Then we walk to the 2 Mosaic Stairways which are the only 2 big ones in San Francisco and both were decorated by hundreds of neighbors. A relatively ordinary neighborhood got together and did something world spectacular!
Then we walk up to the top of Grand View Park, elevation 666', to see incredible views. Then we walk South taking a different route back through Forest Hill to our starting point. Estimated end time 4:15 PM.
Near the end of this walk we have a special treat. It is the house where Jerry Brown grew up as a kid. It was owned by his father, who was also the Governor of California, Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown.
I advise taking public transportation & not driving to SF. For how to get around the Bay Area on public transportation see below.
Get directions & show routes - Computer - Google Maps HelpIf you need to drive, there is plenty of available free street parking in the nearby St. Francis Wood neighborhood.
This walking group is for humans only. No dogs or other animals allowed.
Some legal disclaimers: By joining us for any event you hereby RELEASE and DISCHARGE it's organizers, hosts and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for injuries, damages, death and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice or information contained herein. You further agree that if you or someone under your supervision uses the information on this website you assume all risks of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release providers from all liability therefore. It is advisable to consult a doctor before you begin any strenuous physical activity. The organizer is not trained for emergency medical procedures and no doctors, nurses or ambulances are provided on the walks.
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Past events
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