Stairway Walks in San Francisco: The Joy of Urban Exploring

Stairway Walks in San Francisco: The Joy of Urban Exploring - Paperback

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Stairway Walks in San Francisco: The Joy of Urban Exploring

Stairway Walks in San Francisco: The Joy of Urban Exploring - Paperback

by Mary Burk , Adah Bakalinsky
$24.95
Sale price  $24.95 Regular price 

Book Overview

See San Francisco like never before: Step up to 39 of its best stairway walks!


Hundreds of public stairways traverse San Francisco's boundless hills, revealing scenic vistas and connecting colorful, diverse neighborhoods. Since 1984, Stairway Walks in San Francisco has been helping urban explorers discover the best of the City by the Bay via riser and handrail. Now in its 10th edition, this beloved guidebook by Mary Burk with Adah Bakalinsky includes four new walks, updates of classic favorites, and many new photographs.


The amazing walks invite you to explore well-known and clandestine corridors, from Marshall Beach and Noe Valley to Lands End and Telegraph Hill. Whether you want to learn about the city's history and architecture, elevate your exercise routine, or just let your feet lead the way to new adventures, Stairway Walks in San Francisco has something for everyone. It has been the essential city walking guide for more than 40 years! Get this updated edition, and start walking.


Book Features


  • Comprehensive list of the city's 700-plus stairways

  • 39 walks incorporating San Francisco's magnificent stairway network

  • Lively route descriptions, at-a-glance Quick-Step summaries, and easy-to-read maps

  • Parking and public-transportation information for each walk

ISBN9780899978642
Author Mary Burk , Adah Bakalinsky
PublisherWilderness Press
GenreHealth & fitness and Travel
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2024
Edition10
LanguageENG- English
Pages368
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Mary Burk
Mary Burk has been walking the stairways of San Francisco since the 1980s. While researching the city and its seven hills, Mary discovered Adah Bakalinsky's book and quickly fell in love with her unique way of bringing the city to life.
About Adah Bakalinsky
Adah Bakalinsky grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, surrounded by flat land. She remembers trying, as a child, to walk up icy Ramsey Hill (near Pleasant Avenue) in winter, slithering down, trying again, and finally reaching the top. Fifty years later, while walking the old neighborhood on a visit, she discovered a stairway had been built to ascend the hill!

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