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Chip Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.28 miles round trip
Fort Baker Chapel
Chapel Steps Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.31 miles round trip

At the rear of the newer Cavallo Point buildings at Fort Baker, you'll discover a set of stairs that connect you with the Drown Road Trail. Highlights include sensational views of the Golden Gate, and, of course, the historic post chapel itself (now a picturesque event and wedding venue).

Former Tennessee Valley Native Plant Nursery and adjoining stables
Chaparral Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.66 miles round trip

This short trail leads to the National Park Service Mounted Patrol Stables and the former Tennessee Valley Native Plant Nursery. This is the halfway point on the way to the Tennessee Valley Beach. There is also a bench where the Chaparral Trail leads off the Tennessee Valley Trail. 

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Ben Johnson Trail
Ben Johnson Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 2.64 miles round trip

One can start the hike to the Ben Johnson Trail through Muir Woods National Monument by either the Redwood Creek Trail or the Hillside Trail.

Enjoying colors of sunset at Lands End
El Camino del Mar Trail
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.20 miles round trip

The most gorgeous view possible of this location occurs during sunset. The rocky shore is even more dramatic when the surf is rough against it and the sun a warm orange-pink.

Views from Dias Ridge
Dias Ridge Trail Hike
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 6.13 miles round trip

Descend along a gorgeous new multi-use trail. From Panoramic Hwy you start out at 700' and drop down to sea level at Muir Beach with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean for most of the trip while passing over 20,000 newly planted native plants and grasses.

Sunset through the cypress at Lands End
Sutro Trail/Lands End
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 1.50 miles round trip

The most gorgeous view possible of this location occurs during sunset. The rocky shore is even more dramatic when the surf is rough against it and the sun a warm orange-pink.

Andy Goldsworthy's "Spire" in the Presidio
Ridge Trail at SF's Presidio
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 3.50 miles round trip

If you find yourself in San Francisco and restless at the end of the day, consider the Presidio's portion of the Bay Area Ridge Trail, the planned 550-mile trail through the hills around the Bay.

Hikers explore a newly built segment of the Hawk Hill Trail
Marin Headlands Lookouts and Hawk Hill
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 0.70 miles round trip

This hike will take you to the top of one of the most famous lookout spots in the Marin Headlands, and is an easy jaunt from San Francisco.

Get there by taking the twisty and scenic Conzelman Road, which offer many amazing lookout spots with ample parking.

Sunset over Crissy Field Marsh
Crissy Field Waterfront Walk
Difficulty Level: Easiest
Trail Length: 2.00 miles round trip

Restored in 2001, Crissy Field wasted no time in becoming a San Francisco icon and a gem of the Parks Conservancy. The former military airfield now sports a clean, smooth promenade with views of the Golden Gate, Alcatraz, and the North and East Bays.