Between Rose Garden and Campus

Difficulty: Moderate, some uphill climbs

Time:  1 hour

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Start at Scenic Ave and Vine St and head north on Scenic to Hawthorne Steps.   

Hawthorne Steps

Take it uphill (52 steps) to Hawthorne Terr and turn left and head to Euclid Ave.  Turn left on Euclid and go to Rose Walk. 

Rose Walk

Take it uphill (about 40 steps plus ramp) .  At the top, go left and head uphill on Rose St.  At the top of Rose St on the right, go uphill on Rose Steps (no sign) to La Loma Ave.  

Rose Steps

Turn right on La Loma and head downhill.  When you get to Cedar St, cross La Loma and take Cedar Path uphill (82 steps) to La Vereda Rd.   

Cedar Steps

Turn right on La Vereda.  When you get to Hilgard Path on the right, take it downhill to La Loma Ave,  turn left and go to Virginia St. Alternatively continue on La Vereda to La Vereda Steps (no sign) and take it downhill (68 steps) to La Loma, turn right and then after a few feet, turn left on Virginia.

View from Bottom of Hilgard path

La Vereda Steps

Follow Virginia St to Le Roy Ave and turn right.  Take LeRoy Walk uphill (41 steps) to Hilgard Ave.  Note, these steps are named LeRoy Steps at the top.  Turn left on Hilgard and head to Euclid

LeRoy Walk/Steps

On Euclid Ave turn right, cross Cedar St and turn right on Hill Ct.  At the end of the block on the left, take Hill Ct Steps uphill (21 steps) to Le Roy Ave.   

Hill Ct Steps

Turn left,  go to Buena Vista Way, turn right and head to La Loma Steps on the left.  

La Loma Steps

Take this downhill (44 steps) to the junction of Le Roy Ave and Hawthorne Terr.  Take Hawthorne to Euclid, turn left,  and go to Vine Lane.  

Vine Lane

Take Vine Lane downhill to Hawthorne Terr.   Cross Hawthorne and continue downhill on Vine St. for 1 block to the starting point at Scenic and Vine.

Rose Garden to Grizzly Peak...and Back

Difficulty: Hard. Lots of uphill and downhill climbing

Time: 1.5 hours

Starting at Euclid by the Berkeley Rose Garden, head a short distance south to Codornices Rd.  Just past Codornices Rd take the Rose Walk uphill (about 40 steps plus ramp) to Rose St.

Rose Walk

Turn left at Tamalpais Rd and make a right at Shasta Rd.  Go about 500 yards uphill on Shasta until you come to Northgate Path on the right.

Northgate Path

Take this uphill (about 230 steps) to Northgate Ave, turn left and then make a right onto Quail Ave.  Follow Quail to Campus Dr and turn right.  Take this to Lower Glendale Path on the left just past Glendale Ave.

Lower Glendale Path

Take Lower Glendale Path uphill (about 130 steps) to Queens Rd.  Go left on Queens Rd past Quail.  At Shasta Ave turn right and then take Tilden Path on the right uphill (about 140 steps) to Grizzly Peak.

Tilden Path

Turn left on Grizzly Peak, continue pass Shasta Ave until you reach Stoddard Path on the left.

Stoddard Path

Take it  downhill (about 85 steps) to Miller Ave.  Go left and continue to Shasta Path on the right.

Shasta Path

Take it downhill (about 150 steps) to Sterling.  Turn right and go to Lower Stevenson Path on the left and take it downhill (about 110 steps) to Keeler Ave.  

Lower Stevenson Path

There are now two options.

Option 1 (a little longer).  Turn right on Keeler until you get to Whitaker Path on the right. Take it uphill (about 140 steps) to Sterling and turn left.  When you get to Twain Ave, turn left and go to Keeler. Then continue with Option 2.

Whitaker Path

Option 2: Turn left on Keeler to Shasta and follow Shasta downhill to the right past Northgate Path to Keith Ave and turn right. Pass Covert Path and Martinez Path on the right until you come to Redwood Terrace on the left.  

Redwood Terrace

Take Redwood Terrace downhill (about 130 steps) to Euclid Ave and turn left.  Follow Euclid back to the starting point a the Berkeley Rose Garden.