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Murphy Windmill – Golden Gate Park loop from Colma

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United States
California
San Mateo County

Murphy Windmill – Golden Gate Park loop from Colma

Moderate

4.7

(3198)

5,088

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Murphy Windmill – Golden Gate Park loop from Colma

02:08

35.4km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.1 km for 53 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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6.69 km

Lake Merced

Highlight • Lake

Lake Merced, a large freshwater lake in San Francisco's southwestern corner, is the heart of a 614-acre park that is popular with boaters, hikers, bicyclists, and golfers on the extended courses around the lakes. sfrecpark.org/destination/lake-merced-park

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2

12.1 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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3

12.9 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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4

13.0 km

Golden Gate Park

Highlight • Parking

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

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5

18.5 km

Golden Gate Park Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

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

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6

18.9 km

Golden Gate Park

Highlight • Structure

Sprawling over 1,000 acres from the edge of Haight-Ashbury to Ocean Beach, Golden Gate Park is bigger than NYC’s Central Park. It’s packed with museums, gardens, lakes, bison, and all …

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7

22.1 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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8

22.3 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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B

35.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.3 km

6.26 km

3.40 km

735 m

676 m

121 m

Surfaces

28.1 km

6.22 km

1.04 km

148 m

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