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Battery Crosby Trail

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Battery Crosby in the Presidio
Battery Crosby in the Presidio Kirke Wrench/National Park Service

This short segment of the Batteries to Bluffs Trail takes visitors to Battery Crosby, an Endicott-era battery completed and armed in 1900 to protect the underwater minefield outside the Golden Gate.

On the first Saturday and Sunday of each month (from 11 am to 3 pm), you can see a demonstration of the "disappearing gun" that was mounted here at Battery Chamberlin to the south (at the north end of the Baker Beach parking lot).  

Elevation Profile

Surface Type

Native
Sand

Surface Category

Firm

Difficulty

Easiest

Length

0.27 miles round-trip

Elevation Gain

11.00 feet

Elevation Loss

-47.00 feet

Typical Tread Width

102 Inches

Minimum Tread Width

63 Inches

Typical Cross-Slope

3%

Maximum Cross-Slope

9%

Typical Grade

-7%

Maximum Grade

5%