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.08 . you find them. Alll plants, animals, .08 e v I fenced A and natural features are protected. Woodhaven .02 radar site n Twin Peaks o Reservoir Knolls d Private SFPUC Dogs must be under owner’s voice La Avanzada Glenhaven n (private road) Park e Property r control; bring a leash. .08 la C Be alert when crossing roads– Blairwood Oak look and listen for cars. Use mirrors FOREST Forest when available. MUNI 36 Beware of falling branches during KNOLLS storms and high winds. Stay out Map © July 2007, Ben Pease/Pease Press www.peasepress.com of the woods until wind abates 0' 200' 400' 600' 800' and be alert for fresh hazards. A BRIEF HISTORY: been planted with a colorful native plant garden, and improved trails have made the mountain accessible again. MountScale Sutro in Openfeet Space Reserve is part of the University of California, Poison oak grows in several areas. San Francisco.Contour Interval: The mountain’s 50 feet steep slopes and dense forest are a striking TRAILS: Learn to recognize and its shiny contrast to the high-rise medical center campus on Parnassus Ave. and a refuge “leaves of three.” of open space for neighbors and wildlife. The origins of Mt. Sutro’s trails are a bit of a mystery. The steep ridgeline trails probably date back to the 1890s, when Sutro Forest was planted. The Historic In the late 19th century this mountain belonged to (1830- and Fairy Gates trails may have been built then, but they could be an Motorcycles, motorvehicles, 1898). His extended from Parnassus Ave. all the way to undocumented Works Progress Administration project built 1939-41 (neither camping, and fires are prohibited. Ocean Ave. The original habitat was coastal scrub and chapparal, but Sutro theory is proven). There were forest roads (not trails) in today’s Aldea Housing planted it in eucalyptus, cypress, plums, and other trees. As the city grew in the 1930s. UCSF Police: (415) 476-1414 westward after the 1906 eartquake, Sutro’s heirs developed their land into The Fairy Gates Trail remained in use through the present, but most of the today’s Forest Hill, St. Francis Wood, and Westwood Park neighborhoods. All information on this map is Only Mount Sutro remained unbuilt. other trails were overgrown and forgotten until quite recently. UCSF reopened the South Ridge in the 1990s. Volunteers from Mt. Sutro Stewards and the subject to change. Trails may By the the early 20th century, Sutro Forest had become dense and fire-prone. Trail Center, with UCSF grounds crews, extended the North Ridge Trail from During the Depression, 1935-37, the Federal Emergency Relief Agency hired the summit to Medical Center Way in 2005. We returned over many months become unsafe or impassable due unemployed laborers to thin the eucalyptus and cut firewood for poor residents. to reopen the Historic Trail in 2007. Mt. Sutro Stewards continues to maintain to overgrowth, storms, windfalls, and improve the existing trails in accordance with the UCSF master plan. UCSF acquired 61 acres of Mt. Sutro in 1951 and built Aldea Married Student and other circumstances. Use your Housing off Clarendon, linked by Medical Center Way. The city’s Recreation GIVING BACK: best judgement, obey posted and Parks Dept. bought the adjacent 25 acres for its Interior Greenbelt. Nature in the City/ Haight Ashbury Stewards works regularly on habitat closures and respect private During the Cold War, the top of Mt. Sutro was fenced for a radar station to restoration at parks and open spaces, including Mt. Sutro. (415) 564-4107. guide the Nike missiles based at the Presidio, complete with guards and www.natureinthecity.org. property. Mapmaker assumes no German shepherds. The installation was removed by the early 1970s, but the liability for the condition of trails Mount Sutro Stewards meets the first Saturday of every month, to maintain bulldozed clearing soon became choked with French broom. Few trails remained or roads shown (or not shown) on in use, and the surrounding forest became overgrown and mysterious. trails and restore native habitat on Mt. Sutro. We normally meet at Woods Lot, and work from 9 AM to 1 PM. We provide tools and training. Wear sturdy this map. In recent decades UCSF and neighbors have collaborated on developing a shoes, long pants and long-sleeve shirt, bring snacks and water. Information: master plan for Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve. The barren summit has Craig (415) 819-2788, Ben (415) 387-1437.