san francisco · an area
Walks in Hayes Valley.
One editor-picked walk through Hayes Valley, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.
Nearby
Other walks close to Hayes Valley.
Sorted by distance from the start of hayes valley: the freeway that came down. Good for stitching together a longer day.
architecturemonumental2.7 km · 65 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Civic Center: the Beaux-Arts plaza and the Tenderloin edge
The domed City Hall, the Asian Art Museum and the library, and the murals and grit of the Tenderloin streets.
architectureparkland3.4 km · 85 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Alamo Square: the Painted Ladies and the grand blocks
Postcard Row's Victorians against the downtown skyline, the square itself, and the wide Western Addition streets.
architecturemonumental2.6 km · 60 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Union Square: the square and the theater district
The cable-car turnaround, the department stores, one Frank Lloyd Wright building, and the theaters off the square.
artfood-forward3.4 km · 85 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
The Mission: the murals and the taquerias
The oldest building in the city, two alleys painted end to end, and a taqueria to finish.