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Rick Laubscher

‘Hyde Ride’ a summer must-do

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Climb ‘halfway to the stars’ and back in 25 minutes. Clamber up and down the steepest cable car hill in the world. Pass Crooked Lombard twice, swing through Chinatown, and roll smoothly through Russian Hill. Start and finish outside the Buena Vista Cafe, a block from Ghirardelli Square and interesting shops and restaurants in Fisherman’s Wharf on Jefferson Street. Meet people from all around the world while you’re doing it. For a single cable car fare. This is the Hyde… — Read More

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Be a guide on the Hyde Ride!

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Thanks to Muni, with support from our nonprofit, the very popular Hyde Ride returns for summer 2026. As the specially made dash sign by our board member Val Lupiz (also an ace cable car gripman) explains, the Hyde Ride offers a single fare ($9) round trip from Aquatic Park (Beach & Hyde Streets) up the steepest hill in the cable car system, past the “Crookedest Street” (yes, we know Vermont Street on Potrero Hill is crookeder) through the alleé of… — Read More

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