Off-the-beaten-path walks for every district in San Francisco

Now’s the time to take the road less traveled in your neighborhood

District 1 (Richmond, Laurel Heights)

• • Old style pedestrian paths between Funston and Park Presidio from Fulton to Lake Street. With the decrease in traffic, you can enjoy the lovely homes on 14th and Funston.
  • Unique garden block of 23rd Ave between Funston and Cabrillo.

District 2 (Marina, Pacific Heights, Cow Hollow)

• Car-free steepest blocks of Broderick and Baker between Vallejo and Broadway.
• Corner of Larkin and Francisco by the old reservoir.

District 3 (Chinatown, North Beach, Russian Hill, Nob Hill)

• Fern Alley at Polk, newly redesigned.
• Any street in the temporarily quiet financial district.

District 4 (Central Sunset, Outer Sunset, Parkside)

• Sunset Boulevard, between 36 and 37th. Similar to Park Presidio, with old style pedestrian paths you can enjoy without traffic.
• Fairytale blocks of 34th and 35th between Kirkham and Lawton.

District 5 (Hayes Valley, Western Addition, Fillmore, Japantown, Lower Haight, Cole Valley, Inner Sunset, Duboce Triangle, Haight Ashbury)

• Bush and Pine between Broderick and Octavia. Take this opportunity to check out the grand Victorians along this traffic corridors.
• Quiet Biedemen Alley and Wilmot Alley. Short blocks, but little treasures.

District 6 (SoMa, Tenderloin, Mission Bay, South Beach)

• Soma Alleys: Check out Lafayette Street (quaint) and Ringold Alley (gay history plaques).
• Brannan and Townsend between 7th and 11th. These former traffic corridors are being transformed with bike lanes and new development.

District 7 (Ingleside, St. Francis Wood, Park Merced, Oceanview)

• Urbano Circle and the large sundial on Estrada Court.
• Westwood Park Circle. Walk both the inner and outer circles.

District 8 (Castro, Noe Valley, Glen Park)

• Duncan/Castro Open Space.
• Clipper and Grandview. Try a sunset walk here – it’s called Grandview for a reason!

District 9 (Mission, Bernal Heights, Portola)

• The bell-shaped neighborhood by St. Mary’s Park (College and Genebern).
• San Francisco’s steepest block on Bradford above Tompkins.

District 10 (Bayview, Potrero Hill, Visitacion Valley)

• Alemany Island Project’s beautiful mural panels on San Bruno as it dips down under the 280 / 101 interchange.
• Castle house at Newhall and Quesada. (No, this is NOT the famed Albion Castle.)

District 11 (Excelsior, OMI, Crocker Amazon, Oceanview)

• Cayuga Street to Cayuga Park and its carved sculptures.
• Itching to travel to foreign lands? Head to the intersection of Paris and France or pick the intersection of a country and city of your choice in the Excelsior. Get good some selfies by the street signs of the Excelsior.