Excerpt from Through Forest and Field With Fred S. Robbins, the Bulletin Hike Story Writer: Seventy-Five Beautiful Walks in the Counties Bordering S. F. Bay

Tour No. 1. Through Golden Gate Park to Beach and Re turn. - Start at Fell and Stanyan Streets, up Fern Dell in rear of Park Lodge; turn to L. On to road, then to the R. Follow road to path on R. At the Meadow pass rustic house to Sixth Avenue and turn to L. Upon Main Drive to the Bridle Path beyond the bridge. Take this, cross Thirteenth Avenue, keep to the R. To rear of Prayer Book Cross. Visit this and return to road, vis iting Lloyd Lake. Return to carriage road crossed leading out of park. At entrance turn to L. On equestrian path to Spreckels Lake, which circle at the west to path alongside of elk paddock fence. Continue on this to North Chain of Lakes and turn to R., circling to the L. To the rustic house, a good place to lunch. Return Via road to pedestrian path on the west side leading to ocean. Turn to L. On path just before Main Drive. Continue on this to where it meets the main Drive again, cross over to path on opposite side, do not turn on equestrian road. Keep on the walk to the rustic bridge at second turn on R., crossing Middle Chain of Lakes. As you reach the bridge turn on trail at L. To the South Drive and cross to bicycle path on opposite side; follow this to walk leading to Stadium. Do not cross the South Drive, but keep on the upper road to Metson Lake and then on to where road divides, take the one on the L. To boat house at Stowe Lake. Turn to the R., rounding the lake to the stone bridge, cross and turn to R. To Huntington Falls, and pass the bridge, keeping to the L to top of Strawberry Hill. Return via path to brink of falls and then to bridge below; cross to opposite side of road and down corduroy steps to orchard. Turn to R. Pass the log cabin and into Japanese tea garden. Out of the main entrance, past the band stand, and over to the Acad emy of Science and Fine Arts, and turn at the Key Monument to the R., and at crossing of the roads turn to the L passing buffalo paddock on the L. And bear pit on the R. Take path at rear of the bears down De Leveaga Dell to ladies' bowling green and the green for men. Pass this to children's play ground, and thence to Alvord Lake at Haight and Stanyan Streets.

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