DSE Race Schedule
All races begin at 9:00am unless otherwise noted. Race check-in/race day registration begins 45 minutes prior to race start. Course details are subject to race day modifications based on weather, construction, and other factors.
Gold, Child, and Teen memberships include unlimited races. Standard member race fee is $5. Non-member race fee is $10. 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/Finish: San Pedro Park. Near 600 Oddstad Blvd, Pacifica, CA 94044
Note: * 10am Start Time *
Kids Race will follow the finish of the 5K race
Members Only Picnic will follow finish of Kids Race
Parking fees inside the park are $6, otherwise there is street parking in the adjacent neighborhoods; please be courteous and mindful of local regulations. Do not park in the church parking lot!
More information at San Pedro Valley Park Website.
Course Description
Course is a hilly trail run for the first mile with tricky technical rocky trail running and fire trail roads.
Race starts near volleyball court on footpath beside restrooms.
Run North across footbridge, turn left on Weiler Ranch Rd trail.
Run West approx 500ft to cone turnaround.
Run back East bearing left up onto Valley View Trail.
Follow trail up and back down to Weiler Ranch Rd trail.
Turn Sharp left on Weiler Ranch Rd trail.
Run East turning around at “Loop”.
Stay on Weiler Ranch Rd trail back towards Picnic Area.
Turn Left to finish back at Picnic area.
Course Map
Start/Finish location:
USSSF Monument parking lot, end of El Camino Del Mar
Start time: 9:00am
Course Description:
Run from the USSSF parking lot south towards Point Lobos Ave., make sharp turn at Point Lobos Ave., run on Lands End Trail towards El Camino Del Mar, turnaround before Lincoln Highway and return.
Course Map
Start time: 9:00am
Start/Finish:
Large 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
Start/Finish:
Rockaway Beach Parking Lot
Dondee St & San Marlo Way
Pacifica, CA 94044
Start time: 9:00am
5K Course Description
Start at the Rockaway Beach parking lot near Dondee Street and San Marlo Way. Run southbound on beach promenade, left onto Rockaway Beach Blvd, right onto Nick Gust Way. Continue over footbridge. Veer right and begin paved bike path. Stay on path crossing through the Taco Bell parking lot to rejoin path. Turn around at Pedro Point Shopping Center and return the same way to finish.
12K Course Description
Follow the 5K course above. Once you are back at the start/finish area, run north along the paved trail parallel to Cabrillo Highway. At the Calera Creek Recycling Plant, continue along the sidewalk on Cabrillo Hwy. Veer left at Mori Point Road. Follow Old Mori Road trail to the water, then turn right. Continue running along Beach Boulevard until the turnaround past Pacifica Pier. Turn around and run back the same way back to the start/finish.
5K Course Map
12K Course Map
Race start time: 9:00am
Start/Finish: Grass lawn adjacent to Presidio Wall Playground (near Pacific and Spruce Avenue).
Course Description
Start and finish on the grass lawn adjacent to Presidio Wall Playground (near Pacific and Spruce Avenue). Exit grass area, complete counter-clockwise Presidio Wall rectangular loop, right onto W. Pacific Avenue trail. Prior to Arguello Boulevard, complete mini-clockwise half-arc loop before turning left onto northbound (downhill) straightaway and exit trail onto asphalt surface. Turn around at stop sign, reverse direction and return to W. Pacific Avenue. Travel downhill (eastbound), complete clockwise Presidio Wall loop before finishing on the grass.
Course Map
Start/Finish:
Great Highway & Taraval
Start time: 9:00am
Kid’s run starts after finish of adult 5K
Course Description
Run northbound from Great Highway & Taraval. Turnaround prior to Lincoln Way and return to finish.
Course Map
Course Description
Start/Finish at the north end Lake Merced Parking Lot (south end of Sunset Blvd). Run one clockwise loop around the lake staying entirely on jogging/pedestrian path.
Course Map
Start/Finish: South side of Polo Field on Middle Drive in Golden Gate Park
Race start: 9:00am
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 Berkeley Half Marathon