Buena Vista Park is a small but dramatic park above Haight-Ashbury.
I usually start at
Buena Vista Ave and Upper Terrace. Walk up the large path which meanders to a small lawn at the top of the park.
From the lawn walk down through the maze of paths. It's a densely wooded park but every time you walk round a corner you're treated to a different city view peeking through the trees.
(0.96 miles, total elevation gain 576 feet, 24 minutes, average 2.40 mph, view in
Google Earth, view in
Google Maps)
Hike starts at: 37.766248, -122.442906.