Race Schedule
DSE Race Schedule
All races begin at 9:00am unless otherwise noted. The Top Five male, female, and nonbinary finishers in each race win place ribbons.
DSE Members receive pre-registration links by email at the beginning of each month. A limited number of non-member pre-registrations are available for select races on Active.com (search for DSE Runners). Walk-up race day registration may be available, space permitting. Gold, Child, and Teen memberships include unlimited races. Standard member race fee is $5. Non-member race fee is $10. Please bring exact change. Thank you!
Race start time: 9:00am
Start/Finish: Upper level of El Camino del Mar parking lot
Course Description
Complete clockwise loop, traverse the upper level of El Camino del Mar parking lot then downhill to Seal Rock/Clement. Turn right onto lower Land’s End Trail and continue running east past Eagles Point. Exit left, downhill on El Camino del Mar. Take lower fork at 30th Avenue staying on El Camino del Mar which merges into Lincoln Blvd. Turn left at Bowley and right into Baker Beach parking lot. Turn right onto Battery Chamberlain Rd., downhill and thru entire lower parking lot. Continue running east thru the battery section of Baker Beach then right uphill on dirt /gravel path to Lincoln. Turnaround at top of Sand Ladder. Reverse direction and run back to finish.
Course Map
Start time: 9:00am
Start/Finish:
“Great Meadow” Fort Mason Hill lawn.
Course Description:
“Out & Back” – Complete 0.3m Great Meadows clockwise loop, exit onto Marina Blvd., continue right through Yacht Harbor parking lot, run entire Crissy Field promenade trail, turnaround at Hopper’s Hands. Return to Finish Line.
Course Map:
Start/Finish: West end of Middle Drive in Golden Gate Park
Race start: 9:00am
Kid’s run starts on Middle Drive after end of 8K Race
Course Description:
Run (uphill) eastbound on Middle Drive, turn onto Overlook Drive (path), left at Transverse and right onto Kennedy Drive. Run eastbound on Kennedy Drive to barricade at Kezar Drive. Turn around at Barricade and return same way to finish.
Course Map:
No DSE Run – Opportunity to enter Chinatown YMCA Chinese New Year 5K/10K Run/Walk.
Start/Finish:
Parking lot at the corner of San Marlo Way and Dondee Way
Start time: 9:00am
Course Description
Start at the parking lot at the corner of San Marlo Way and Dondee Way.
Run toward Cabrillo Hwy and turn left, running north along the paved trail parallel to
Cabrillo Hwy.
At the Calera Creek Recycling Plant veer right and run on the sidewalk on Cabrillo Hwy.
Veer left at Mori Point Rd and run to the Mori Point trailhead at the intersection of Mori
Point Rd and Bradford Way.
Follow Old Mori Rd, turning right onto Coastal Trail.
Run on the Coastal Trail, exiting Mori Point Headlands, and continue running along
Beach Blvd to Pacifica Pier.
Turn around is one block north of Pacifica Pier at San Jose.
Run back the same way back to the parking lot at Dondee and San Marlo Way.
Course Map
START/FINISH: Yacht Harbor Parking Lot (Little Marina Green)
Start time: 9:00am
Kid’s run will start after finish of 5K race.
Course Description
S/F – Yacht Harbor parking lot. Run west along Crissy Field/Golden Gate Promenade. Stay along path into Fort Point National Historic Site. Turnaround at orange cone and return same way to finish.
Course Map
Printable Map
Start time: 9:00am
Start/Finish:
JFK Drive & Murphy Windmill in Golden Gate Park
Course Description
Run eastbound up Kennedy Drive to intersection prior to McLaren Lodge (Kezar Drive/Second Barricade). Turnaround and return the same way back to finish.
Course Map
Print Map
Start time: 9:00am
Start/Finish:
Parking Lot located at 21 Shelley Drive (the larger lot closer to Mansell, not the smaller lot near the amphitheater)
Course Description
Two clockwise loops. Start at the Parking Lot located at 21 Shelley Drive (the larger lot closer to Mansell, not the smaller lot near the amphitheater). Exit the parking lot, turn right on Shelley Drive, right onto Mansell, and right on Shelley Drive West. Follow Shelley Drive to the start. Repeat loop.
Course Map
Race start: 9:00am
Start/Finish: Mountain Lake Park path near 11th Ave & Lake St.
Course Description
Run East on Mountain Trail, turn left running North beside Mountain Lake
Continue on under tunnel, bear right until 14th avenue, turn around at steel posts
Run North on Park trail, keep straight uphill, turn around at Golf General Store running back on Park trail
Turn left to pass under tunnel again, follow path beside lake
Turn left to head East on Mountain trail, run uphill, turning around before Arguello, return straight on path to start
*Kid’s Run starts after finish of 5K race.
Course Map
Start Time: 9:00am
Start/Finish: Lower Baker Beach Parking Lot
Terrain: Asphalt, concrete/sand, gravel trail/wooden bridge/gravel trail
Course Description: Upon exiting lower Baker Beach parking lot, immediately turn left on Battery Chamberlin Rd and run up to and through upper parking lot. Exit through gate at far end and run east into short Battery section before completing .6 mile uphill climb. Run left (inside guard rail) along Lincoln Way. Just beyond Langdon Court (Street), take the left fork gravel trail and run the entire “new trail” section with wooden bridge. Do not exit onto asphalt pedestrian/bike lane leading to GG Bridge. Instead, turn around at end of trail and return the same way to finish.
Additional Parking is available in the upper parking lot off Battery Chamberlin Rd.
* Baby Strollers are not permitted for this race.
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