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Over the Golden Gate Bridge and Through the Woods
San Francisco, California, USA
United StatesCaliforniaSan Francisco

Over the Golden Gate Bridge and Through the Woods

Length10.8 mi
Elev. Gain1298.9 ft
Est. Steps25000
Forest
Scenic views
Mountain
City walk
Quiet place
Wild life
Grassland
Overgrown
Rocky
Steep slope
No/weak signal
Created by Kenny

Over the Golden Gate Bridge and Through the Woods Introduction

Over the Golden Gate Bridge and Through the Woods is a 10.9 mile (25,000-step) route located near San Francisco, California, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 1298.9 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
The route starts in San Francisco, along the Bay. Great warmup on flat surface with excellent views of the Golden Gate Bridge. Once you reach the bridge, you’ll have a great walk with views of SF and Alcatraz. Now the real hike begins. Start your trek up to the Marin Headlands viewpoint of the GG bridge. Then head your way up 800 feet on a gradual incline path along the road to Rodeo Beach. Enjoy the beautiful paths and views of the non-coastal trails of the inner Marin Headlands. You will ascend and descend two mountains (the double dip) with a cumulative elevation gain of about 2000, with a peak elevation of 600+ feet. Make your way through the trails on your way to the Tennessee Valley Trailhead, and find an Uber that will take you back to SF. NOT to be attempted within 4 hours of sundown. You’ll be stuck in the dark without cellular service.

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Attractions Near Over the Golden Gate Bridge and Through the Woods

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Fort Point, San Francisco

Historical
Fort Point is a masonry seacoast fortification located on the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. It is also the geographic name of the promontory upon which the fort and the southern approach of the Golden Gate Bridge were constructed.The fort was completed just before the American Civil War by the United States Army, to defend San Francisco Bay against hostile warships.

Golden Gate Bridge

Historical
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the American city of San Francisco, California—the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula—to Marin County, carrying both U.

Marina Green

Park
The Marina Green in San Francisco, California, is a 74-acre (300,000 m2) expanse of grass between Fort Mason and the Presidio. It is adjacent to San Francisco Bay, and this location provides good views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island, Alcatraz Island, and parts of Marin County. Houses built mostly in the 1920s and 1930s line Marina Boulevard, the southern boundary of the Marina Green.

Wave Organ

Tourist Attraction
The Wave Organ is a sculpture constructed on the shore of San Francisco Bay in May 1986 by the Exploratorium.Through a series of pipes, the Wave Organ interacts with the waves of the bay and conveys their sound to listeners at several different stations. The effects produced vary depending on the level of the tide but include rumbles, gurgles, sloshes, hisses, and other more typical wave sounds.

Palace of Fine Arts

Tourist Attraction
The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, is a monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art presented there. One of only a few surviving structures from the Exposition, it is still situated on its original site.

Walt Disney Family Museum

Tourist Attraction
The Walt Disney Family Museum (WDFM) is an American museum that features the life and legacy of Walt Disney. The museum is located in The Presidio of San Francisco, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco. The museum retrofitted and expanded three existing historic buildings on the Presidio’s Main Post.

Crissy Field

Place
Crissy Field, a former U.S. Army airfield, is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco, California, United States. Historically part of the Presidio of San Francisco, Crissy Field closed as an airfield after 1974. Under Army control, the site was affected by dumping of hazardous materials.

Fort Baker

Place
Fort Baker is one of the components of California's Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Fort, which borders the City of Sausalito in Marin County and is connected to San Francisco by the Golden Gate Bridge, served as an Army post until the mid-1990s, when the headquarters of the 91st Division moved to Parks Reserve Forces Training Area.

Fort Point Light, San Francisco

Place
Fort Point Light is a decommissioned lighthouse built on the third tier of Fort Point, which is now directly beneath the south anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. The lighthouse is at the south end of the narrowest part of Golden Gate strait. It was preceded by two other lighthouses in nearby locations.

Bridge Round House

Place
The Bridge Round House is a diner located at the southeastern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, adjacent to the tourist plaza which was renovated in 2012. The Bridge Round House, an Art Deco design by Alfred Finnila completed in 1938, has been popular throughout the years as a starting point for various commercial tours of the bridge and an unofficial gift shop.

Comments

Soona
2018/12/09
Oh nice view~!
Валерий
2018/12/16
👍🏻
lesleyanne66
2018/12/18
Stunning photos thanks so much for sharing👍😊
tommytorque
2018/12/26
赞
꧁❦🌻𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟🌻❦꧂
2018/12/30
Beautiful 😃
anastasia.a.quinn
2019/01/01
Fab pics, wish i could visit
Michele
2019/01/03
Great job everyone
Etta
2019/01/04
Beautiful
Sandra
2019/01/04
Beautiful❤️. Would like to do that walk.
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2019/01/08
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Last updated: Dec 1, 2024

Route Details

Length

10.8 mi

Elev. Gain

1298.9 ft

Est. Steps

25000
Created by
Kenny
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