Walking San Francisco (1999)

By Liz Gans and Rick Newby

Published by Falcon Publishing, Helena, MT, and Guilford, CT

272 pp., black-and-white photos, maps, appendices, 4.25" x 7"

Paper, ISBN 1-56044-706-0, $10.95

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From Leigh Munro, from London (but living in San Francisco temporarily); review appeared on Amazon.com:

“Excellent book—the best of its kind on the market.

“I love this book. I have done about 7 of the walks so far and they have all been brilliant. I am going to do them all before I leave San Fran in a couple of months time. The guides take you to all the most famous locales and sites with many good suggestions for shops and cafes along the way.

“But what I love best is that the book is small enough to slip into your pocket. I frequently leave my apartment with no other guidebook but this one. I really, really recommend it to anyone who wants to get off the beaten track—it is so much more fun to see a city that way.”

San Francisco is a mythical city, fabled for its urbanity, its handsome setting, and its charming and distinctive neighborhoods. For the walker, the city offers breathtaking vistas, a stunning diversity of culture and cuisine, and a vast network of remarkable parks, including the largest urban national park in the world, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

This compact guidebook will lead you to the best the city has to offer. Stroll along vibrant Fisherman's Wharf or follow a tranquil forest trail in the Presidio. Explore the rich culture of Chinatown or stride along the Pacific Coast at Lands End. Here are step-by-step directions and detail maps for 18 excursions, as well as firsthand descriptions of points of interest along the way.