The affected area at Lands End, at risk of sliding. Photo by Joe Connelly
This just in from the National Park Service:
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Due to land movements and hazard trees we will have to close a portion of the Lands End Coastal Trail. Barricades and signage are currently being placed by park service staff. The closure will begin at the Camino del Mar junction and continue to the Memorial Parking staircase and will be closed through the weekend. The effected portion of the trail is small (around 300′) but it is heavily used, and will be heavily used over the Holiday weekend.
The slide area will be monitored over the next couple of days and the tentative plan will be to reopen next week pending a full assessment of the area. The condition is currently stable but does have the potential to slip further, The primary concern is that trees in the area have been undermined by the slide and could fall across the trail.
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So no Christmas Day or Christmas weekend walks on the Coastal Trail this weekend, folks!
Sarah B.
The area of the Lands End Coastal Trail that will be closed until next week.
Hang on tight, Legion of Honor!
Thanks for the info, I was going to walk there this weekend.
Cheers!
Wow! Thanks for the information. I went for my usual run the other morning and noticed it was a bit mucked up from the rains and heavier foot traffic than normal. I hope NPS will re-open the trail next week, but better to be safe and sure it’s okay for everyone and the trail.
The NPS also mentioned that they’ve closed the north half of the Batteries to Bluffs trail. One can still hike the south half from Lincoln Blvd. and Battery Godfrey down to the low point, and left at the junction to Marshall’s Beach (just north of Baker Beach). Fingers crossed they’ll be able to fix what needs fixing on both trails.
Old news, but the Coastal Trail in Lands End is open again (cypress trees trimmed, interesting slump along a fairly lengthy stretch of trail).
Meanwhile, up in the Presidio the trail from the Golden Gate Overlook north to the Golden Gate Bridge (west side bike path hairpin turn) is closed for 6+months as GGNRA builds a bridge over the old batteries and widens the existing hiking trial into bike path. The Merchant Way parking lot is closed off as a staging area for the construction, thought this week it is a parking lot for the moveable median strip being installed during the Jan 10-12 bridge closure. (Sidewalks of the GGB will be open that weekend).