Loop Hike Through Campus, Telegraph and Shattuck

Difficulty:  Moderate, Long climb from West Campus to North Gate

Time: 1 hour

This hike doesn't cover any paths of Berkeley but is an enjoyable walk.  It takes you through the UC campus, along Telegraph Ave, down to Shattuck Ave and then back through the campus.  If you just hike, the loop takes about 1 hour.  But there are many places to browse, shop and eat along the way.

The hike begins at Euclid Ave and Hearst Ave.  If you are driving to the start, park your car 2 or more blocks north of Hearst where there are 2 hour parking zones.  Enter the campus through the North Gate  and head straight along Haviland Path to Memorial Glade which faces Doe Memorial Library.

North Gate

Memorial Glade

Walk across the glade, or follow University Dr around to the left, taking you to the Campanile.    

Campanile

Continue on to the right on South Dr past Wheeler Hall.  Note the interesting tree on the left across from Wheeler.  

Tree Across From Wheeler Hall

Continue on to the left, passing through Sather Gate, on to Telegraph Ave.

Sather gate

Head south on Telegraph where you can browse the shops or get something to eat.  At one point the block between Haste St and Dwight Way housed 3 book stores, 2 coffee houses, a pool hall and several diners.  Moe’s Books is still there but all the others are long gone.  

At one time, the north east corner of Telegraph and Haste had a large transient hotel.  It burned down in the 80s and had remained vacant for many years.  Recently, the new Enclave student housing was built on the site.  It is quite a unique building.

Enclave Student Housing

Turn right on Dwight Way and go 4 blocks to Shattuck Ave.  Turn right and go through downtown Berkeley.  If you’re looking for a book,  good stops are the Central Library on Kitteredge St, Pegasus Books by Durant Ave and Half Price Books by Addison St.  

When you get to Center St, turn right and head back to the campus.  The block on Center between Shattuck and Oxford has many small diners serving a wide variety of ethnic foods.   There are many paths to get back to the North Gate.  Go straight when you enter the campus, past the bronze Rotante Dal Foro Centrale donut shaped sculpture.  

Rotante Dal Foro Centrale

Then angle to the left through Eucalyptus Grove.  Keep following roads or paths in the uphill, north east direction until you get back to Memorial Glade. Go left for a short uphill climb back through the North Gate and to the starting point at Euclid and Hearst