Nice route in San Francisco?

From Union Sq: W on Post, L on Grant, L on California, R on
Taylor, R on Washington, R on Powell, L on Clay, L on
Kearney, L on Colombus, R on Grant, R on Lombard to the top
of Telegraph Hill, back down Lombard, R on Mason, R* on the
Embarcadaro, R on Market, R* on Powell back to Post/Union
Sq. Maybe 5 miles.

It may sound complicated, but other than turning R instead
of L at the Embarcadaro and the turning R on Powell back to
Union Sq (both turns marked with *), you'll be following the
49M Scenic Drive which is marked with signs at every turn.

Brian said:

Hi folks,

I am visiting San Francisco next week on business and am
looking for a 5-6 mile run. I'm staying near Union Square.

Can anyone suggest a nice route, plus some information on
how I get to the starting point (cab, trolley, etc)? I'm
looking to start around
6.30 am or so.

Views of the water would be a real plus ... I live in the
Midwest ;-)

Thanks, Brian

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Quoted message said:

Hi folks,

I am visiting San Francisco next week on business and am
looking for a 5-6 mile run. I'm staying near Union Square.

Can anyone suggest a nice route, plus some information on
how I get to the starting point (cab, trolley, etc)? I'm
looking to start around
6.30 am or so.

Views of the water would be a real plus ... I live in the
Midwest ;-)

I askes a similar question about a month ago. Below is a
reply from rick++

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'm looking for a few good routes for some 15 to 18 mile
runs in the San Francisco area.

Quoted message said:

There many super-scenery areas with not too many cars. One
run is the shoreline loop. Start at the Embarcadero under
the Bay Bridge and run along the wharfs through Fisherman
wharf to the marina green by the golden gate bdige then
south through lincoln avenue then find the trails to lands
end then down to ocean beach. Then close the loop turning
inland at golden gate park. I recommend between the end of
the park and the Embarcadero to take J or N street car,
because that section is pretty urban.

Another place is combine the golden gate area with the
marin headlands. The headlands is mostly hills. You can
run across the east side of the bridge. You can use the
out-and-back method. You could run 60-75 minutes out
then return.

Phil M.

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The prettiest five miles of runnable shoreline is to run
from Aquatic Park at the end of Van Ness to the Golden Gate
Bridge. I recommend running across the bridge too, but that
adds another three miles. The Paowell-Hyde cable car runs
from Union Square to Aquatic Park.

rick++ said:

The prettiest five miles of runnable shoreline is to run
from Aquatic Park at the end of Van Ness to the Golden
Gate Bridge. I recommend running across the bridge too,
but that adds another three miles.

I ended up doing this run. I ran up and down some bluffs
along the ocean the day before and had jello legs ... so I
skipped the bridge ;-)

I really enjoyed the run. Thanks to all who replied in
this thread.

Brian