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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:
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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 (1)
See all- WE WALK ACROSS THE PRESIDIO & VISIT HISTORIC FORT POINTPresidio Transit Center, San Francisco, CA
This walk was in big demand when it was scheduled for Saturday, March 15th. We did it in February for the 1st time, but it had a big waiting list. Unfortunately, I had to cancel the March walk because I caught the covid-19.
To make up for the cancelation this will be a free walk. We will do it exactly as we did it in February: gather and then start walking in front of the Presidio's Transit Center at 215 Graham Street at 11:00 AM. We will end the walk back here, our starting point, a little before 4:00 PM.
Do not be late because we will start walking at 11:10 AM. We will start walking just as we did last time by walking West on Lincoln Blvd. Then we will walk to the Golden Gate Bridge public restrooms and then under the main deck of the bridge to the old batteries to eat our sack lunches.
After our short 20-minute lunch we will visit Fort Scott to use the public restroom there and then walk back along the batteries and under the bridge deck again. Then we walk down to Fort Point to visit this free spectacular old fort that was turned into a great museum. We will be there for almost an hour.
Below is a link to the National Park Service website about Fort Point:
https://www.nps.gov/fopo/index.htmAttendance Max = 70. One guest is allowed per member if put on the RSVP.
For most attendees the best way to get there is probably to take the free PresidiGo bus. One can get on the bus from downtown SF at 2 spots: at 50 Beale Street at 10:30 AM or the bus stop on Drumm Street in front of the Hyatt Regency near Market Street at 10:32 AM.
The bus arrives at our starting point, at 10:55 AM and it will stop to pick up passengers at a couple of other stops along the way.
Below is a link to Saturday's schedule of the PresidiGo bus going from downtown SF to the Presidio:
Be sure you click "Weekend," because weekdays are different.
PresidiGo Downtown Shuttle Schedule | Presidio – San Francisco, CAAlso, there are other ways to get there and return such as the SF Muni bus 43 Masonic, which also stops at our starting point. Below is a link:
43 Masonic | SFMTAAbout 12:30 PM we will eat our lunch. Attendees should bring a sack lunch and lots of water to drink. I love it when attendees upload photos on our website. There are lots of beautiful sights on this walk, so I encourage all to bring a camera.
We will be sure to get back to the Presidio's Transit Center before 4:00 PM because the PresidiGo bus going back to downtown SF will be leaving at 4:00 PM. These buses leave exactly half an hour apart.
See the schedule below:
PresidiGo Downtown Shuttle Schedule | Presidio – San Francisco, CAWe walked this beautiful area before for many years, but in recent years it became spectacular. The Presidio is now wonderful, just like the Golden Gate Park used to be years ago before it became privatized by the Botanical Garden Society.
Now the area around where we start is covered with thousands of beautiful flowers and exotic plants!
Below is a link to photos we took when we visited, July 13th, 2024.
THE SF PRESIDIO'S TUNNEL TOPS & LOTS MORE WALK (Jul 13, 2024) PhotosBelow is a link to 57 photos we took when doing this same walk, Feb. 22nd, 2025.
WE WALK ACROSS THE PRESIDIO & VISIT HISTORIC FORT POINT (Feb 22, 2025) PhotosSome 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.
