Ohlone Greenway Loop

Difficulty: Easy

Time:  1 ¼ Hour

The Ohlone Greenway is a long trail that runs for several miles from Berkeley through Albany and El Cerrito.  This hike covers a small part of it in Berkeley and Albany.  Start at Cedar St and Ohlone Greenway by the Cedar Rose Park. 

Cedar Rose park

Go east on Cedar to Sacramento St and turn left.  In a few feet you come to Keoncrest Path on the left.  

Keoncrest Path

Take it Keoncrest Dr and turn right.  When you get to Rose St, turn left and follow it back to Ohlone Greenway.   

Ohlone Greenway 1

Turn right and continue north.  When you get to Hopkins St and Peralta Ave, follow Peralta for a few feet where Ohlone Greenway continues. 

Ohlone Greenway 2

The trail follows along the raised BART tracks.  

Ohlone Greenway 3

Continue for several blocks, past Gilman St, until you reach Marin Ave.  Turn right on Marin and go for about 9 blocks until you reach Ventura Ave.  Turn right on Ventura and continue past Sonoma Ave until you come to Manor Way on the right.  

Manor Way 1

Take it to Ordway St, cross Ordway and continue on Manor Way to Peralta Ave and turn left.  

Manor Way 2

Follow Peralta to Gilman St and turn right.  When you get back to Ohlone Greenway, turn left and continue back to the starting point at Cedar St.

Index to All The Hikes

               

Hike	Difficulty	Time (hrs)	Paths
Ohlone Greenway Loop	Easy	1 1/4	Ohlone Greenway, Keoncrest Path, Manor Way
From Spruce And Rose To The Circle And Back	Easy	1	Rose Glen Alley, Berryman Path, Eunice Steps, Oxford School Way, Terrace Walk, Fountain Walk
College Ave/Elmwood/Telegraph Ave Loop	Easy	1	Garber Path, Oak Knoll Path, Pine Path, Avalon Walk
Paths Around Panoramic Way-In Reverse	Easy	1/2	Bancroft Steps, Lower Orchard Lane, Upper Orchard Lane, Arden Steps, Mosswood Lane
Paths Around Panoramic Way	Easy	1/2	Bancroft Steps, Lower Orchard Lane, Mosswood Lane, Arden Steps, Arden Path, Upper Orchard Lane
North On The Alameda From Solano	Moderate	1	Lower Yosmeite Steps, Upper Yosemite Steps, Great Stoneface Path, Turnbridge Lane, Chester lane, Upton Lane, Indian Rock Path
Paths Connecting Cragmont and Keith Aves	Moderate	1	Pinnacle Path, Upper El Mirador Path, Lower Covert Path, Upper Covert Path, Martinez Path, Sterling Path
South On Euclid From Marin	Moderate	1	Billie Jean Walk, Easter Way, Bret Harte Way, Lower El Mirador Path, Tamalpias Path, Lower Covert Path, Martinez Path, Sterling Path, Keeler Path
Solano And Colusa To Kensington And Back	Moderate	1 1/2	El Paseo, Visalia Walk, Vincente Walk, Ardmore path, Lower Ardmore Path, Public Path 3, Public Path 2, Public Path 1
South On Grizzly Peak From Marin	Moderate	1 3/4	Miller Path East, Latham Walk, Patty Kates Path, Fred Herbert Path, Crescent Patk Path, Vistamont Trail, John Muir Path
Claremont Ave North And South From Ashby	Moderate	1 1/2	Oakridge Path, Park Path, Oakridge Step, The Cutoff, Encina Walk, The Footway, Crossways, The Steps, Garber Path, Avalon Walk, Pine Path, Oak Knoll Path
Between Rose Garden And Campus	Moderate	1	Hawthorne Walk, Rose Walk, Rose Steps, Cedar Steps, La Vereda Steps, LeRoy Walk, Hill Ct Steps, La Loma Steps, Vine Lane. Hilgard Path
Loop Hike Through Campus, Telegraph and Shattuck	Moderate	1
Cragmont Area	Moderate	1	Billie Jean Walk, Sterling Path, Bret Harte Lane Path, Bret Harte Way
Upper And Lower Halkin Walk	Moderate	1	Upper Halkin Walk, Lower Halkin Walk, AltaVista Path, Florida Walk, Acacia Steps
Paths Above Tunnel Road	Moderate	1	Evergreen Path, Eucalyptus Path, Sunset Trail, Willow Walk
Both Sides Of Grizzly Peak	Moderate	1 1/4	Keeler Path, Betty Olds Path, Tilden Path, Atlas Path, Scott Newall Path, Stoddard Path, Poppy Path
Both Sides Of Tunnel Road	Moderate	1	Willow Walk, Sunset Trail, Eucalyptus Path, Evergreen Path, Short Cut, Oakridge Path
North On Euclid From Marin	Moderate	1	Rock Walk, Poplar Path, Acacia Walk, Acacia Steps, John Muir Path
College and Derby To Hills Around Claremont Ave	Moderate	1 1/4	Tanglewood Path, Oakridge Path, Claremont Path, South Crossways, The Steps
Rose Garden To Grizzly Peak And Back	Hard	1 1/2	Rose Walk, Northgate Path, Lower Glendale Path, Tilden Path, Stoddard Path, Shasta Path, Lower Stevenson Path, Whitaker path, Redwood Terrace
Down Marin From Hilldale	Hard	1 1/4	Upton Lane, Chester Lane, Santa Barbara Path, Boynton Walk, Maryland Walk, Holmes Path, Acacia Steps, North Path, Upper Halkin Walk
South On Hilldale From Marin (Shorter)	Hard	1	Poppy Path, Ina Coolbrith Path, Anne Brower Path, Stevenson Path, Shasta Path, Tilden Path, Stoddard Path
South On Hilldale From Marin (Longer)	Hard	1 1/4 or 2	Pinnacle Path, Keeler Path, Bret Harte Lane Path, Betty Olds path Whitaker path, Upper Covert path, Northgate Path, Lower Glendale Path, Upper Glendale Path, Columbia Walk, Wilson Walk, La Loma Path, Stevenson Path, Poppy Path
Three Sections Of Easter Way	Hard	1	Pinnacle Path, Upper El Mirador Path, Lower El Mirador Path, Oak Street Path, Easter Way
South On Hilldale From Marin-In Reverse	Hard	1	Stoddard Path, Tilden path, Shasta Path, Upper Stevenson Path, Anne Brower Path, Ina Coolbrith Path, Poppy Path
Ye Olde School Path	Hard	2	Ye Olde School Path, Public Path 6, Public path 9, Acacia Steps, Acacia Walk, AltaVista Path, Rock Walk

Cragmont Area

Difficulty:  Moderate, many uphill roads and paths

Time: 1 hour

Start at the southeast corner of Marin Ave and Euclid Ave and head south on Euclid.  You shortly come to Billie Jean Walk.  

Start of Billie Jean Walk

End of Billie Jean Walk

Take this uphill (143 steps) to Hilldale Ave and turn right.  At Regal Rd turn left and  go to Cragmont Ave and turn left.   When you get to Sterling Path on the left, take it uphill (148 steps) to the junction of Keeler and Sterling Aves.  

Start of Sterling path

End of Sterling Path

Go right on Keeler.  When you pass Bret Harte Rd take Bret Harte Lane Path on the left uphill (37 steps) to Sterling Ave.  

Start of Bret Harte Lane Path

End of Bret Harte Lane Path

Go right and when you reach Twain Ave turn right.  At Keeler Ave, turn right and continue until you reach Bret Harte Rd.  Take Bret Harte Rd downhill to Cragmont Ave.  Turn right and after a few feet turn left on Bret Harte Rd and continue downhill to Keith Ave.  Make a slight left and then take Bret Harte Way downhill (44 steps) back to Euclid.

Bret Harte Way

Turn right and continue back to the starting point at Marin Ave.

College Ave/Elmwood/Telegraph Ave Loop

 Difficulty:  Easy

Time: 1 hour

Start at College Ave and Dwight Way.   Head south on College until you reach Garber St. Turn left and take Garber to the end where you come to Garber Path.  

Garber Path

Take this uphill (47 steps) to the continuation of Garber St.  At Oak Knoll, turn right.  It ends at Avalon St where you take Oak Knoll Path to Russell St.  

Oak Knoll Path

Turn right on Russell and go to just past Pine Ave and take Pine Path on the right uphill (51 steps plus ramp) back to Avalon Ave.  

Start of Pine Path

End of Pine Path

Turn left on Avalon and go to the end at Avalon Walk.  

Start of Avalon Walk

End of Avalon Walk

Take this downhill (43 steps plus ramp) to Palm Ct  which leads to Stuart St.  Take Stuart 3 blocks west until you reach College Ave.  You then have 2 options:

1.     Shorter.  Turn right on College and go to the starting point at Dwight Way.

2.     Cross College and continue on Stuart for 4 more blocks to Telegraph Ave and turn right.  When you get to Dwight Way, turn right and continue up to the starting point at College Ave.

From College/Derby to Hills Around Claremont Ave

Difficulty:  Moderate, many uphill roads

Time: 1 1/4 hour

Start at College Ave and Derby St.   Head east on Derby to Tanglewood Rd just past Belrose  Ave.  Take Tanglewood Path uphill to Stonewall Rd and turn right.  

Tanglewood Path

Take Stonewell to Claremont Ave and turn right. Continue on Claremont past Ashby Ave.  Take Oakridge Path on the left, which runs through John Muir School Park, to Domingo Ave and turn left. NOTE:  If the gate to Oakridge Path is locked, go a little further south on Claremont to Hazel Rd, turn left, and take this uphill to Domingo Ave.  Turn left and follow the route below. 

Start of Oakridge Path

End of Oakridge Path

Go a few yards and turn right on El Camino Real.  Take this for several blocks, past The Uplands, until El Camino Real ends at Claremont Path. 

Claremont Path

Take this to Hillcrest Rd and turn right.  At Roanoake Rd turn left and follow it downhill to Manor Crest.  Turn right and go to Chabot Crest.  Turn right again and follow it in a circle as it turns into Chabot Terrace.  When you reach Roslyn Court, turn right.  You shortly reach South Crossways.  

Start of South Crossways

End of South Crossways

Take this uphill to Hillcrest Rd and turn left.  Follow Hillcrest until you reach The Steps.  

The Steps

Take this back to Hillcrest, turn right and go to Claremont Ave.  Turn right and after a few blocks go left on Prince St.  Take this to College Ave and turn right.  Go several blocks, past Ashby, until you return to the starting point at Derby St.

North on Euclid From Marin

Difficulty:  Moderate, many uphill roads

Time: 1 hour

Start at Euclid Ave and Marin Ave.   Head north on Euclid until you reach Rock Walk on the west side of Euclid.  

Rock Walk

Take this downhill to Rock Ln and turn left.   When you get to Cragmont Ave, turn right.  Follow it until you reach Poplar Path on the left (slightly before Poplar St) .  Take it downhill (37 steps plus ramps) to Spruce St.   

Poplar path

Turn right on Spruce and go for a few blocks.

Nice Front Display on Spruce Street

When you reach Acacia Walk just past Alamo Ave on the right, take it uphill (about 60 steps plus long ramp) back to Cragmont and turn left.  

Start of Acacia Walk

Continuation of Acacia Walk

You shortly reach Acacia Steps on the left.  

Acacia Steps

Take this downhill (66 steps plus ramp) back to Spruce and turn right.  Follow Spruce uphill past Grizzly Peak Blvd to Woodmont Ave.  Turn right and take Woodmont about 3 blocks uphill to Rosemont Ave and turn right.  At Creston Rd turn left and go to John Muir Path on the right.  

John Muir Path

Take this to Grizzly Peak Blvd. Cross the street and take Keeler Ave a few blocks to Marin Ave.  Turn right on Marin and go downhill 3 blocks back to the starting point at Euclid.

Updated on 12/30/2021

Both Sides of Tunnel Road

Difficulty:  Moderate, many uphill roads

Time: 1 hour

Start at Claremont Ave and Russell St.   Take Russell east to Domingo, turn right and go to Tunnel  Rd. Turn left on Tunnel Rd, staying on the north side of the road.  You pass the Claremont Resort & Spa as you head up Tunnel  Rd.  When you get to Bridge Road, take it uphill to Alvarado Rd.  Turn right and continue on Alvarado Rd until you get to Willow Walk on the left.   

Start of Willow Walk

Continuation of Willow Walk

Take it uphill until you reach Sunset Trail on the left.   

Sunset Trail

Take Sunset Trail to the end where it reaches the midpoint of Eucalyptus Path.  

Up Hill Part of Eucalyptus Path

Down Hill Part of Eucalyptus Path

Take the uphill part of Eucalyptus path to Alvarado Rd.  Turn left and when you reach Slater Ln, turn left.  Follow Slater Ln to Evergreen Ln.  Turn left and at the end of Evergreen Ln take Evergreen Path downhill to Alvarado Pl. 

Evergreen Path

Take Alvarado Pl to Alvarado Rd and turn right.  In a short distance you reach Short Cut, an unmarked path.  

Short Cut

Follow it to where it ends in the Claremont Resort parking lot.  

Rear of Claremont Resort

Leave the parking lot at Tunnel Rd and crossing to the other side at the traffic light.  Turn left and go a short way uphill to Oak Ridge Rd (unmarked).  Take it a short way to Oakridge Path on the right.   

Oakridge Path

Palm Tree Overhanging Oakridge Path

Take this to Domingo Ave, turn right and cross Tunnel Rd at the traffic light.  Continue on Domingo to where it ends at Russell St.  Turn left and go back to the starting point at Claremont Ave.

The Paths Around Panoramic Way-In Reverse

 

Difficulty:  Easy, with some steep paths and roads

Time: ½ hour

Start on Bancroft  Way and Piedmont Ave.   Cross Piedmont and head 1 block east on Bancroft Way to Waring  St.  Take Bancroft Steps uphill to Bancroft Way and  Prospect St.  

Bancroft Steps

Continue up Bancroft Way to Panoramic Way and turn right and go to  Lower Orchard Lane on the left.  

Start of Lower Orchard Lane

Wall in Middle of Lower Orchard Lane

Take it uphill to a wall structure and go around it to continue uphill on Lower Orchard Lane.  

Continuation of Lower Orchard Lane

When you get to Panoramic Way make a left and then a sharp right to continue on Panoramic Way.  Shortly you come to Upper Orchard Lane on the left.  

Start of Upper Orchard Lane

View from Top of Upper Orchard lane

Take it uphill to Arden Rd and turn left.  When  you get to Arden Steps on the left, take it downhill to Mosswood Rd and turn left.  

Arden Steps

After a short way you come to Mosswood Lane on the right.  

Mosswood Lane

Take it downhill back to Lower Orchard Lane .  Continue down on Lower Orchard Lane back to Panoramic Way.  Turn right and go back to Bancroft Way.  When you get to Bancroft Steps, take it downhill to Bancroft Way and continue on to the starting point at Piedmont Ave.

To take this hike in the reverse direction go here.