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Carefully crossing Lincoln Blvd., you take Park Blvd. gently uphill to a junction. Here you angle left on a dirt path, which rises steadily through a forest of Monterey cypress and eucalyptus, both planted here. Meeting Park again and crossing it, you follow Kobbe Ave. past Officers Row, a set of beautiful homes built in 1912. Climbing gently, you pass Barnard Hall, an imposing brick building named for an Army chief engineer.

At a four-way junction, you turn right on Upton Ave., following a sidewalk on its left side. Some of the officer’s homes in the Presidio are quite lavish, with spacious lawns and exotic landscaping. Where Upton veers right, you continue straight across Ralston Ave., and then enter Fort Winfield Scott. Turn left and keep the parade ground on your right.

Fort Winfield Scott

The fort is named for Winfield Scott, who served in the army from before the War of 1812 until the Civil War. He is best known for his command of U.S. troops during the Mexican-American War. Completed in 1915, the fort was the headquarters for the artillery designed to protect the Bay Area.