Originally Posted by drscoop

Good point...! This is all really useful.


Thinking about this from another angle, I'm beginning to wonder whether this would make more sense to fit everything in:

- Take the cable car across town to Fisherman's Wharf
- Collect a bike and head for the bridge, via the Bay Trail and a stop at Fort Point
- Over the bridge and take in the viewpoints at Battery Spencer, then drop down past Vista Point to the fishing pier.
- Back up to the bridge, cross the bay and, after looking at the maps, take a quick trip to Baker Beach for an alternate view of the bridge.
- Carry on down Lincoln Blvd and then head across to Lombard St.Get the obligatory photo of a cablecar running down the hill with Alcatraz in the background.
- Drop down Lombard St and drop the bike back to the Wharf
- Cable car back to Union Square area.

Saves about 6 miles overall and saves a few ups and downs...and gets in a return trip on the cable cars. Unsure of best routing yet from Baker Beach to Lombard Street, however...