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Bernal Heights Trails Improvement Project

Opened to the public September 21, 2020!

Background

Bernal Heights provides visitors with stunning 360-degree views of the city and surrounding Bay Area. A network of trails winds around the hill through the native grasslands and provides access to the top. For a more extensive description, visit the Natural Areas section of our webpage.

The Bernal Heights Trail was in poor condition with poorly defined entries, eroded stairways, redundant social trails that contributed to erosion and loss of sensitive habitat, and the trail system lacked trail identification and wayfinding signage.

Scope of Work

The Bernal Heights Trail Restoration project improved and repaired existing trails and steps, eliminated social trails, provided erosion control measures, restored native plants and provided trail identification and wayfinding.

Funding Source

The Bernal Heights Park Trails Improvement Project was funded by the 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond. The construction contract award for this project was approved by Recreation and Parks Commission on June 5, 2019 ( PDF ). This construction contract award obtained and complies with all city, state, and federal regulatory approvals, including any that are specific to this project’s funding sources.

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