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Murphy Windmill – Golden Gate Park loop from Internet Archive

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Murphy Windmill – Golden Gate Park loop from Internet Archive

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15,276

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Murphy Windmill – Golden Gate Park loop from Internet Archive

00:51

13.7km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.39 km for 53 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

716 m

Golden Gate Park Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Beautiful park in San Francisco. Great for cycling and jogging.

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2

1.14 km

Hellman Meadow and Lloyd Lake

Highlight • Natural

Quaint small lake fed by a stream pumped uphill and descending as an artificial waterfall. Across the street from Hellman's Hollow, the meadow hosting the annual "Hardly Strictly Bluegrass" festival, …

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3

4.00 km

Dutch Windmill

Highlight • Monument

One of two windmills at the windy Ocean beach side of Golden Gate Park, originally built in the 1880s to access groundwater and pump water uphill for irrigation in Golden Gate Park

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4

4.26 km

The Esplanade

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Great views of the wide Ocean Beach from the Esplanade, including the Cliff House and the Dutch windmill.

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5

5.41 km

Murphy Windmill

Highlight • Monument

Two authentic dutch style windmills built over 100 years ago for pumping water around the park and some flour milling are well maintained for public viewing at the North and South ends of Golden Gate Park at Ocean Beach

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6

6.16 km

Golden Gate Park

Highlight • Parking

Southernmost of three lakes in the lowest, western section of Golden Gate Park.

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7

6.25 km

South Lake

Highlight • Lake

Idyllic lake in the south-east of the park, along MLK and Chain of Lakes Drives, and next to the Cross Park Trail

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8

7.74 km

Car-Free Overlook Dr / Middle Drive West

Highlight • Cycleway

Excellent east-west axis to bike through Golden Gate Park on a wide paved road without car traffic

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B

13.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.85 km

3.54 km

1.35 km

684 m

312 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

2.86 km

148 m

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