Walking San Francisco's 49 Mile Scenic Drive: Explore the Famous Sites, Neighborhoods, and Vistas in 17 Enchanting Walks

by Kristine Poggioli, Carolyn Eidson

Overview

Walking San Francisco’s 49 Mile Scenic Drive shows how walking―rather than driving―San Francisco’s famous scenic route gives you an active, fun way to enjoy and fall in love with the most beautiful city in the world. Get to know the City by the Bay as you never have before with this full color guidebook, which provides 17 bite-size walks, each complete with turn-by-turn instructions, maps, and historical facts and information. Get up close and personal with the most popular visitor locations in San Francisco, and explore the little known neighborhoods that the locals enjoy: Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, the Presidio, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, the Cliff House, Ocean Beach, Twin Peaks, Mission Dolores, even the Ferry Building and AT&T Park. Walking San Francisco’s 49 Mile Scenic Drive, written by two San Francisco "insiders," includes detailed maps, points of interest, info on bus routes and parking, recommendations for visiting "hidden gems" and must-see museums, plus plenty of tips and stats to help walkers, such as step counts and mile distances, hill steepness rating, weather tips, and more. Along with the 17 well-crafted primary walks, the book also offers fantastic bonus hikes through beaches, parks, stunning oceanside cliffs, and historic neighborhoods.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610353021
Publisher:	Craven Street Books
Publication date:	12/05/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	270
File size:	28 MB
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About the Author

Kristine Poggioli (pronounced Po-jo’-lee) is a copywriter and storyteller with a B.A. in History from U. C. Berkeley. As a native San Franciscan she has given people tours around this city she loves her whole life. In 2013, Kristine and coauthor Carolyn Eidson became the first people known to have walked San Francisco’s historic 49 Mile Scenic Drive—which launched them into a new healthy lifestyle and resulted in a combined 75 pounds weight loss.

Carolyn Eidson (pronounced Ed-son) is an award winning filmmaker, comedian and passionate Weight Watcher Leader. As a member of the San Francisco Scooter Girls, she leads rides all over the city.

Table of Contents

Introduction How to Use This Book Map Legend Map Bonus: MUNI and Parking Basics Walk 1: 3 miles; City Hall, Little Saigon, Cathedral Hill, Japantown, Union Square Walk 2: 2 miles #1 Must See Visitor Walk ; Chinatown, Nob Hill, More Chinatown, North Beach, Coit Tower Walk 3: 2.8 miles Must See Visitor Walk FLAT; Fisherman’s Wharf, Marina, Palace of Fine Arts Walk 4: 2 miles Must See Visitor Walk; The Presidio to Golden Gate Bridge Bonus: Walking: Good for your health, mind—and love life Walk 5: 2.5 miles Gorgeous xx mile walk-back trail; Presidio Cliff Views, Baker Beach, Sea Cliff Homes Walk 6: 2.5 miles Beautiful visitor walk; Legion of Honor, Sutro Bath, Cliff House, Playland-at-the-Beach Walk 7: 3.2 miles FLAT; Ocean Beach, Great Highway, SF Zoo Walk 8: 3.9 miles FLAT; Lake Merced Loop Bonus: WalkSF: Making SF A Walker’s Paradise Walk 9: 2.6 miles FLAT; Sunset Boulevard to Golden Gate Park \Walk 10: 2.7 miles FLAT; Golden Gate Park 1 Walk 11: 2.4 miles Must See Visitor Walk; Golden Gate Park 2 (with xx mile loop through Haight Ashbury) Walk 12: 2.75 miles; Upper Haight, UCSF, Laguna Honda, Top of Portola Walk 13: 3.4 miles Beautiful visitor walk; Twin Peaks Meander to Market Bonus: SF Architecture Guide Walk 14: 1.8 miles Fantastic 1.6 mile Mission-vibe walk-back; Mission Dolores to Cesar Chavez Walk 15: 2.2 miles FLAT; The Mission to Dog Patch Walk 16: 2.3 Beautiful visitor walk FLAT; Dog Patch, Mission Bay, ATT Park, The Embarcadero Walk 17: 2.4 miles FLAT; Ferry Building, Financial District, South of Market, DONE! Bonus: 49 Mile Driving Directions. Full and Shorter “Highlights” Route

Interviews

San Francisco’s famous citywide scenic driving route has been reinvented for a new generation as a green, healthy walking adventure. This turn-by-turn guide takes visitors and natives alike on 17 different up-close walking tours, passing by and through the city’s major sights, fascinating neighborhoods, and breathtaking vistas.

Editorial Reviews

"Well done with lots of historical facts about places located along the original 49 Mile Route. Very well written, and we recommend the book to customers, whether they be local or tourist, to learn a bit more about San Francisco and its unique history."

San Francisco Cliff House

"Fun and well-informed ... offers fascinating perspectives on the many worlds of San Francisco." —Gary Kamiya, author of Cool Gray City of Love: 49 Views of San Francisco

"Love it! There is no place like home, especially if home is the overwhelmingly gorgeous San Francisco! This book is a must read ... the excited joy of it all is worth every second and makes a visit to San Francisco an unforgettable must do!" —Angela M. Alioto, Esq., Past Member, San Francisco Board of Supervisors

"Poggioli and Eidson's Walking San Francisco's 49 Mile Scenic Drive pulls one out of his or her car or home and compels walking to the splendid sites that are illustrated in the book. The text is crisp and the production of the book superb — a must for Bay Area explorers as well as tourists." —Charles A. Fracchia, Author, lecturer, founder of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society

"Enticing photos, images and fun facts make me want to lace up my shoes and get walking!" —Janet McBride, Executive Director, Bay Area Ridge Trail

"A book for both visitors and long-time residents, Walking San Francisco's 49 Mile Scenic Drive taught me new things about my own neighborhood. I'm glad this book is reintroducing the route to a new generation." —Brian Boitano, Olympic and world champion figure skater and proud San Franciscan

"The writing is crisp and fun, the photographs are terrific, and the whole package is one of the best and most unique travel books out there." —Rosi Hollinbeck, San Francisco Book Review

"A winner ... the perfect accompaniment to the 49 Mile Drive's many scenic attractions." —California Bookwatch

"This charming and extremely useable book will be welcomed by visitors and residents of the City by the Bay. Highly recommended." —American Reference Books Annual

"A fun mix of points of interest, easy-to-read maps, historic snippets and little-known tales." —Jackie Burrell, San Jose Mercury News

From the Publisher

★ 12/01/2016
San Franciscans Poggioli and Eidson have produced a detailed and entertaining guidebook for walking their city's famed 49 Mile Scenic Drive. They have broken down the journey into two- to four-mile pedestrian segments. Maps, colorful photographs, number of steps, hill steepness ratings, and turn-by-turn instructions accompany every walk. Sights along the way are explained with blurbs of history and culture. Every chapter concludes with facts about parking nearby, mass transit access to the walk's end points, and even public restrooms. Detours and alternate return routes offer more opportunities for exploration. Tips point out views, artwork, and sounds at various locations. Additional chapters provide information about walking, architecture, parking, and mass transit. Although the authors invite inhabitants to complete the route within a year, some walks identified as "must see" encourage visitors with limited time to enjoy the drive's highlights. Interspersed among the walk descriptions, the Daily CRAB pages reveal historical photos and unusual anecdotes about the city's past. VERDICT Anybody living near or traveling to San Francisco can utilize this handy and fascinating walking guide. If only every city had one as comprehensive as this.—Janet Clapp, N. Clarendon, VT

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