ADPList Hike #9 (SF) 🇺🇸

​Okay, your Castro/Mission walking trip!
Start: Taqueria: 2889 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

​(total ≈ 5 miles, half‑day stroll)

​Hill‑first Mission Loop (finish at coffee + 16th St BART)

​0. Launch Pad – La Taqueria (2889 Mission @25th)
Stuff a carnitas taco, fill your water.

1. Up to Twin Peaks first

• ​Walk west on 24th St (flat through the Mission & Noe Valley).

• ​At Castro & 24th turn right, then left on Romain St—take the footbridge and stairs, cross Corbett, merge onto Twin Peaks Blvd.

• ​Grind 40‑50 min uphill (~2 mi, 500 ft gain) to Christmas Tree Point for the full‑city panorama. Windy—layer up.

​2. Downhill to the Castro

• ​Follow Twin Peaks Blvd down, veer left on Market St to Harvey Milk Plaza / Castro Station (restrooms, rainbow crosswalks).

• ​Quick snaps: Castro Theatre marquee; optional 20‑min detour through the GLBT Museum on 18th.

​3. Glide into green

• ​From Castro & 18th stroll east straight into Dolores Park (0.6 mi). Pick a hillside for skyline selfies.

​4. Early‑SF history

• ​Exit park at Dolores & 18th, continue two blocks north to Mission Dolores Basilica (1776 chapel, 10‑min self‑tour).

​5. Art + sweets

• ​Head back to 18th & Valencia, grab a pastry at Craftsman and Wolves or keep north one block to Clarion Alley murals.

• ​Wander the alley (15 min) then continue north on Valencia.

​6. Caffeine finale

• ​Stop at Four Barrel Coffee, 375 Valencia St for an espresso (between 14th & 15th, open 7 a.m.–5 p.m.). Four Barrel Coffee

​7. Done – 16th St Mission BART

• ​From Four Barrel walk one short block east along 15th, then north on Mission St one block to the station plaza at 2000 Mission St. Trains, buses, and plenty more food options here.