On a beautiful October day, Santa Cruz resident Philips Patton hiked the Crosstown Trail from Candlestick Point to Land’s End. He wandered off-trail to visit the Philosopher’s Way in McLaren Park, the ridgelines above Glen Canyon, Strawberry Hill in Golden Gate Park, and China Beach. You can follow his adventure here.
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Get to know Visitacion Valley
Pork bao. Bean-to-bar chocolate. Coffee worth walking across town for. For your next Crosstown Trail adventure, make sure you arrive at Leland Avenue in Visitacion Valley when you’re hungry, thirsty, and ready to linger. “Viz Valley,” at the southeast corner of San Francisco, is a diverse community with working-class roots. It once had the largest… Continue reading Get to know Visitacion Valley
Combine the Trail with a ‘slow street’
Like many cities dealing with the coronavirus, San Francisco has eliminated or limited car traffic on designated streets to give pedestrians and cyclists adequate space for social distancing. Several of these so-called slow streets connect with sections of the Crosstown Trail. Here are just a few ways you can combine the Trail with car-free walks… Continue reading Combine the Trail with a ‘slow street’
Celebrate the Trail’s first birthday
In June 2019, we launched the San Francisco Crosstown Trail, crossing our fingers that people would explore and enjoy it. And you have. The Trail is now a huge attraction for walkers, runners, and cyclists — both local and from afar. We’re celebrating the Trail’s first anniversary by inviting you to venture out on your… Continue reading Celebrate the Trail’s first birthday
Dec. 24 hike: Glen Park to Mountain Lake
Join us for a Christmas Eve hike on an 8-mile stretch of the Crosstown Trail, through Glen Canyon, Laguna Honda’s trail network, the stairways of Forest Hill and Golden Gate Heights, and Golden Gate Park. Meet at the Glen Park BART station; finish at Mountain Lake Park. Terrain is a mix of trails, sidewalks, and… Continue reading Dec. 24 hike: Glen Park to Mountain Lake
“The Walker’s Map of SF” now features Crosstown Trail
First published in 2010, The Walker’s Map of San Francisco, by Pease Press, is a complete map of the city, showing every trail, stairway, and park, plus neighborhood commercial areas, scenic vistas, and MUNI routes. The new, fourth edition (released in July 2019), includes the Crosstown Trail; an inset map of Mount Sutro (including the… Continue reading “The Walker’s Map of SF” now features Crosstown Trail
Peace and Unity Celebration at the Greenway, Aug. 17
Our friends at the Visitacion Valley Greenway invite you to a Peace and Unity Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Live music, clowns, and artists will be stationed along the walkways of the Greenway, starting at the Children’s Play Garden and branching into the Herb Garden and the Agriculture Garden.… Continue reading Peace and Unity Celebration at the Greenway, Aug. 17
July 21 hike: Mountain Lake Park to Glen Park BART
Join us for an 8-mile hike along a particularly scenic and varied stretch of the Crosstown Trail, from Mountain Lake Park in the Richmond to Glen Park BART. Sights include the Park Presidio Greenway, Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park, tiled stairways and the Green Hairstreak Corridor ecological restoration in Golden Gate Heights, Laguna Honda… Continue reading July 21 hike: Mountain Lake Park to Glen Park BART
Opening weekend draws more than 200 hikers and cyclists
Karen Rhodes | June 19, 2019 “What if I hosted a hike across San Francisco and nobody came?” Such were my thoughts as I stood at Candlestick Point, at the southeast corner of the city, on the morning of Saturday, June 1. I had offered to lead a hike along the brand-new Crosstown Trail, which… Continue reading Opening weekend draws more than 200 hikers and cyclists