[header] How to travel down nob hill on the san francisco cable cars [title] Recognize the route system of the trolley in san francisco. [step] The cable cars (or trolleys) run on three routes. Two of these routes begin at the powell & market turntable; they both run over nob hill. 
One ends at the turntable corner of hyde and jefferson (powell-hyde), and the other ends at the turntable corner of mason and bay streets. Meanwhile, the third offers stops at various locations along california street, up and down nob hill.