Presidio Park Trail Out-and-Back
A longer Presidio out-and-back combining paved path, compacted aggregate, and wooden boardwalk.
- Distance
- 3.4 mi · Out & back
- Time
- 70 min
- Surface
- Paved path, compacted aggregate, and wooden boardwalk
- Grade / hills
- 6% average grade; 10% maximum
Start
Park Trail south end near the 14th Avenue Gate and Public Health Service District
Directions
Route
- Start at the Park Trail's south end near the 14th Avenue Gate and Public Health Service District and follow the signed multi-use trail north.
- Remain on Park Trail through its paved, compacted-aggregate, and boardwalk sections to the Cavalry Stables and McDowell Avenue end.
- Turn around at the trail's north end and retrace Park Trail to the 14th Avenue Gate area.
Good to know
This is the upper-bound option in the set: the official profile reports a 6% average and 10% maximum grade, mixed surfaces, and a 3-foot minimum width. It is a multi-use trail, and the agency does not inventory every road crossing, golf-course-area junction, cross-slope, barrier, or boardwalk-edge condition. The seasonal coyote notice applies to dog walking on specified sections and should not be generalized into a pedestrian closure. Check current Presidio notices for trail maintenance, forest work, weather impacts, and route-specific closures.