Comments on: Which is the Steepest Street in San Francisco? Hint: It’s Not Filbert

By: Wes

Wes — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:28:45 +0000

I second Dalewood.

By: boris

boris — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:47:29 +0000

Dalewood Way along Mt. Davidson

By: friscolex

friscolex — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:34:26 +0000

I'm pretty sure the steepest hill has always been the one between me and my house at the top when I'm on my bike. Agreed?

By: mikesonn

mikesonn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:56:34 +0000

Filbert sure feels like it after a work out and carry groceries.

By: Shawn Allen

Shawn Allen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:49 +0000

Yeah, I can't say with any degree of any certainty that it's the steepest, but that stretch of 22nd is pretty ridiculous. Every Tuesday my boot camp trainer used to have us do sprints up it. I've never felt more exhausted after a single minute of exertion than on those damned "hill days".

By: KC

KC — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:35:06 +0000

22nd Street between Vicksburg and Church is "officially" the steepest. I frequently drive visitors down it for effect. Stopping just at the crest of the slope certainly gets stomachs churning. Stopping at the bottom leaves you staring at the Church street pavement with the seatbelts locked in a panic mode.

Many years ago I was working on a contract with MUNI to electrify the 24 Divisadero and I had a chance to chat with someone from DPW about which block was steepest -- and according to him and their records, that is the steepest block.

Sounds like there are other slopes that are steeper. Maybe they just don't count as "blocks"??

By: Ashbury Heighter

Ashbury Heighter — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:20:10 +0000

Clifford Terrace off of Roosevelt Way. Definitely steeper than the section of Duboce (27.9% grade) that is mentioned in the other article.

By: Carolyn S

Carolyn S — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:04:27 +0000

Swiss Avenue in Glen Park

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:43:05 +0000

Yes, Prentiss was realigned in 2007, from what I can tell.

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:28:45 +0000

Hmm. I always thought 22nd between Vermont and Rhode Island would be up there.

By: eddo

eddo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:09:08 +0000

Is Prentiss between Chapman and Powhatan a relatively new street? I'm looking at Mapjack and from the pictures they have, it looks to be a dirt road, so I'm wondering whether it was paved just recently.

This is from Chapman looking south on Prentiss: http://www.mapjack.com/?3EumWP27bFzD

This is from Powhatan looking north at Prentiss: http://www.mapjack.com/?D9tmWQv7bF5A

By: taomom

taomom — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:57:50 +0000

I'm not qualified to assess steepness of grades of city streets, but 22nd Street between Vicksburg and Church in Noe Valley would make a pretty good intermediate ski slope if it were in Tahoe. I was once walking down the stairs alongside it and heard an enormous roar not unlike a cement truck grinding its way up a hill. Looking down, I saw some fool in a Camaro attempt to drive up the street. (It's one-way going down, clearly signed.) After an incredible cacophony of noise he succeeded, but he must've run through three gallons of gas to get his car up that one block. With all the resulting noise, smell and general nastiness, I hope it ruined his transmission.