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Walks in Pacific Heights.
One editor-picked walk through Pacific Heights, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.
Walks in Pacific Heights
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Sorted by distance from the start of pacific heights: the mansions and the lyon street steps. Good for stitching together a longer day.
villageyviews3 km · 75 min · Moderate· Claude-drafted
Russian Hill: the crooked Lombard and the hidden lanes
The switchback block of Lombard, the secret of Macondray Lane, the hilltop, and the steep garden steps.
monumentalviews2.7 km · 65 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Nob Hill: the hill of the railroad barons
The grand hotels, Grace Cathedral and its labyrinth, the cable cars crossing, and the bay laid out below.
food-forwardarchitecture2.8 km · 65 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Hayes Valley: the freeway that came down
Boutiques and design shops, the rotating art on Patricia's Green, and the opera-and-symphony edge.
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.